[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-life-as-false-emperor":3,"chapter-eternal-life-as-false-emperor-eternal-life-as-false-emperor-chapter-199":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Eternal Life as False Emperor",{"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},1682995,2149,"Chapter 199 165: Spirit Root Is a Seed (2)","eternal-life-as-false-emperor-chapter-199",199,"\u003Cp>In helplessness, he could only do some exercises to maintain his physical fitness, ensuring his body would not be too exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From then on, Zheng Yi was completely abandoned by Nanny Wang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completing the fixed cultivation of the \"Spirit Eating Technique\" every day, Zheng Yi would secretly investigate the entire Spirit Pool while everyone was cultivating or resting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As in his previous life, he could walk freely within the Spirit Pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the surroundings of the Spirit Pool were enveloped in a thick fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These places were forbidden; no children were allowed to approach!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During an outing with his companions, a sudden downpour caused all the children to run back to their rooms with their heads held high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zheng Yi, taking advantage of the opportunity, ran to the edge of the Spirit Pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the heavy rain, the fog that usually hung around had dissipated quite a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the pouring rain, Zheng Yi saw, beyond the distant forest, bizarre tree branches towering hundreds of meters high, entwining together like thorny giant walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yi was mistaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fog did not hide any huge stone walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, it was…the crowns of enormous trees!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, their Spirit Pool was actually atop an immense tree!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he suddenly felt an icy chill all over, as his vision darkened and he nearly collapsed to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vaguely, it seemed that on those branches, there were fruits like dates but shaped like infants growing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What…are those things?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They look familiar, like I've seen them somewhere before…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision blacking out, Zheng Yi collapsed headlong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unknown how much time had passed before Zheng Yi slowly woke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt feverish all over, his mouth almost glued shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to open it, but a sharp pain from his throat prevented him from doing so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him, several children and Nanny Wang were gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zheng Yi's awake!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Awake, awake!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zheng Yi, why did you run to the woods? If the guard hadn't found you, you could've died!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you get lost?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the concern from the surrounding children, Zheng Yi forced himself to speak through the sharp pain in his throat: \"The rain—it was too heavy—I couldn't see the road...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nanny Wang spoke then: \"Zheng Yi is awake, everyone should disperse now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of children responded, leaving the ward one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zheng Yi, take care and recover. We'll play again once you're well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goodbye~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Children's emotions are the purest, many waved goodbye to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Nanny Wang's eyes were filled with utmost disappointment and coldness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She suppressed her anger and said: \"Little Yi'er, once you're well, someone will come to take you out of the Spirit Pool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your constitution is too weak, if you continue cultivating the 'Spirit Eating Technique' you might die young.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once you're out, live your life well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I—I understand, Nanny…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the darkness, Zheng Yi's eyes gleamed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a month later, Zheng Yi fully recovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, an ordinary carriage arrived at Spirit Pool B-7 to take Zheng Yi away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with dozens of other children with no cultivation talent, they were sent out of the Spirit Pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all ordinary people, with no Spirit Root, so they were sent out too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, the 'seeds' within them had not sprouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeds?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yi suddenly recalled the dates around the Spirit Pool, those densely packed infant-shaped fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be, those were the seeds?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a daze, Zheng Yi was placed onto the carriage, swaying as it headed out of the Spirit Pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the last time, this time there were ten children in the carriage, including him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this carriage was very ordinary, worn out, filled with a scent of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But outside, it remained sealed with iron, revealing nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last time he was transported, the journey took little more than half an hour to reach Liuu Ling'er's Palace after leaving the Spirit Pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today, it took nearly two hours before slowly coming to a stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a colossal room constructed from large blocks of bluestone, its exterior rugged and menacing, entirely jet black in color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, five taels' worth of carriages slowly entered this massive courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, the carriages halted in their designated rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, ten children alighted from the carriage and were guided into the house by the coachman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy stone doors slowly closed, and from within came a long-repressed roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coachman shivered violently, rushing back to the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if only here could he feel a modicum of safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining four carriages continued forward, each stopping at different doorways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of bewildered little children disembarked, following the adults' guidance into the rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the last carriage housing Zheng Yi also arrived at the final room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ten children were still chatting merrily, but after entering the room, the strong scent of blood and stench rendered them speechless with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yi, at the back, carefully observed the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place could be described more accurately as a slaughterhouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire structure was made of massive bluestone, rugged and spacious, over ten meters high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was saturated with overpowering scents of blood and stench, exuding a sinister aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wha..what is this place?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slightly older child exclaimed, but before they could react, several dark shadows pounced on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gaa gaa gaa…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heard among this blood feast, a child with cultivation potential was sent out due to constitutional reasons; he's mine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Willow Bone! He's mine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's mine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kekekekeke… We've waited half a year for a chance to gorge on this blood feast, whoever seizes it first, it's theirs!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the manic laughter, at least seven or eight figures rushed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some half-human, half-snake, some half-human, half-eagle, others merely skeletal, some even transformed into black smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All targeting Zheng Yi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Snap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a crisp sound, Zheng Yi's left arm was bitten by a half-human, half-snake creature. Just as it was about to be torn off, his right side was seized by a giant centipede.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under tenfold pain, Zheng Yi instinctively screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gaa gaa gaa… He's mine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one's taking him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The half-human, half-snake monster yanked fiercely, tearing off Zheng Yi's left arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Delicious, delicious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This part is mine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black fog swept in, immediately corroding Zheng Yi's legs clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A skeleton shot forward, instantly tearing off half of Zheng Yi's body, devouring it voraciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gaa! And me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An eagle-headed demon swooped by, ripping Zheng Yi's head off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1091,"2026-06-06T13:34:09.114Z",1,"novelbin.me","e6ad91769b7cd970dda25291e6bd84a4684a5800f34c23e0fbc85c37b8f13947","eternal-life-as-false-emperor-chapter-200","eternal-life-as-false-emperor-chapter-198",358,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-as-false-emperor-cover.jpg"]