[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-fantasy-i-become-stronger-by-adding-friends":3,"chapter-fantasy-i-become-stronger-by-adding-friends-fantasy-i-become-stronger-by-adding-friends-chapter-173":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Xuanhuan: I Grow Stronger Just by Adding Friends!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2055271,3195,"Chapter 173","fantasy-i-become-stronger-by-adding-friends-chapter-173",173,"\u003Cp>And some restaurants could not accommodate the two of them at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Shi Yao was so anxious that he could only stomp his feet on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because he had already smelled the scent of food.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To this, Meng Zhangqing shook his head and smiled, letting them wait outside, while he took the initiative to go in.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sitting by the window of the restaurant.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meng Zhangqing was drinking the medicinal wine special to this city.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The taste was good.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mellow and fragrant.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because spirit medicine was added to it, it was also of great benefit to the physical body.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was a pity that for a Life-Death Realm expert like Meng Zhangqing, it had no effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Have you heard?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"A new demonic force has recently risen in our Tianyun Province, and its strength is very strong. Several sects have been washed in blood, and none have been left!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Oh? With the Southern Border Talent Tournament imminent, at such a critical moment, there are still demonic forces daring to show their heads and make trouble? Do they not want to live?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Who knows.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"What is the name of this demonic force?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It seems to be called... White Lotus Holy Sect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"White Lotus Holy Sect? How strange, I've never heard of it, it doesn't seem to be one of the ten Demonic Sects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, why call it a new demonic force?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Tell me more in detail.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Everyone became curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I don't know much either, just a general idea. It is said that the ruler of this force is a young woman, but she is very strong, and there seems to be a great power protecting her behind the scenes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"And her goal is to unify the ten veins of the Demonic Sect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The man said.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Unify the Demonic Sect? This woman's tone is too big. Although the Demonic Sect is suppressed by the Holy Land, they are all great sect-level existences. Just a new force, yet so arrogant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Since the destruction of the ancient Demonic Sect, who has ever been able to unify it again? They have all failed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Everyone shook their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They just thought a madman had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Like a meteor, it will soon disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Perhaps without the need for major forces to take action, the demonic path itself will destroy this restless thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meng Zhangqing took a sip of wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>His eyes flickered slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>White Lotus Holy Sect, unify the Demonic Sect?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Could this be that girl Bai Suxi doing this?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, what Bai Suxi cultivates is the long-lost ancient demonic art!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Meng Zhangqing opened his character panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Many things can be understood at a glance by looking at friend information.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Click on the friend's avatar.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Information about Bai Suxi was immediately displayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Friend: Bai Suxi]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Race: Human]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Cultivation: Third Level of God-Connecting Realm]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Root Bone: Second Grade]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Comprehension: Superior]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Bloodline: Emperor Demon (Remnant)]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[Cultivation Technique: \"Supreme Holy Peerless Domination True Demon Art: Middle Volume\" (Entry)...]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Already started practicing the middle volume.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meng Zhangqing raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The first volume of the True Demon Art can only detain, enslave, refine, and devour the demonic race.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But the middle volume seems to have offensive techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Current demonic arts are all created by imitating the cultivation methods and talents of the demonic race.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Naturally, they will also be suppressed by the True Demon Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Unless their demonic path mastery is very, very high, they will not be restrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It's highly likely to be Bai Suxi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although he didn't see it with his own eyes, Meng Zhangqing felt it was eight or nine out of ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>I remember when I first saw this girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Youthful and energetic, completely like a girl next door, it was impossible to imagine she would cultivate the demonic path.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Life is truly impermanent.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Close the character panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meng Zhangqing shook his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Everyone has their own path, and as a close friend, one can only hope that Bai Suxi can be well.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Unifying the ten veins of the Demonic Sect is not an easy path to take.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It's not that you will succeed just by having the True Demon Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The restaurant prepared delicious food and placed it in a special storage ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meng Zhangqing took it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After throwing down many origin stones, he got up and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Shi brothers outside had already been waiting, swallowing their saliva.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Shi Guang is smarter than Shi Yao.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But... it's also limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And when facing delicious food, there is almost no resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It's all inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meng Zhangqing threw the storage ring to the two brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The two immediately caught it, took it out, and ate it, devouring it heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They didn't care about the eyes of the people around them at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As for Meng Zhangqing, he walked forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because he saw a jade shop, and some things came to his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Arriving at the shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A manager immediately came to meet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"What would this guest like to buy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The manager was full of smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In his perception, Meng Zhangqing's cultivation was bottomless, like an abyss, obviously a martial arts powerhouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In addition, both his appearance and temperament.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Were extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Not an ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Most likely a disciple of some major force out for travel.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Or a genius who is going to Tianxuan Continent recently!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Can you repair jade ornaments here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meng Zhangqing asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The manager nodded quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Okay, then help me repair it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meng Zhangqing took out a broken jade hairpin from his storage ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was the one that broke when Kong Linxue was protecting him during his breakthrough in the Xuanqing Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meng Zhangqing said he would repair and compensate her, so naturally, he wouldn't forget.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The manager took it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But he was extremely puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because this jade hairpin was truly ordinary, just a common jade hairpin.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With his own craftsmanship, he could repair it in minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He thought it was something precious.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But he didn't say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, everyone's definition of precious is different.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Please wait a moment, guest, I will have it repaired for you immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The manager still smiled, \"Also, our shop has many famous and precious jade hairpins, containing arrays, with remarkable effects. Would you like to take a look?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Sure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meng Zhangqing nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To be honest, since the martial arts competition, he hadn't seen Senior Sister Kong again.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Perhaps it's because he has been in seclusion, or perhaps his strength and status have improved too quickly, leading to an increasing gap between the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Before, he lived on Spirit Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Senior Sister Kong could come to find him at will.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But now it's a bit difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing the Young Sect Master is not something just anyone can do, and it wouldn't be allowed for a small inner disciple to easily disturb the Young Sect Master's cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Senior Sister Kong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meng Zhangqing's eyes flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When he first entered the Inner Sect, Senior Sister Kong helped him a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She specifically went to her master to ask for a third-grade elixir, 'Golden Scale Purple Blood Pill', to help him cultivate, and told him the detailed situation of the Xuanqing Realm in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And many things after that.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It's truly hard to forget.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He actually understood Kong Linxue's feelings for him, and he didn't feel repulsed in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, in the Inner Sect, Kong Linxue is the most beautiful female disciple of Medicine King Peak, and even the entire sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It's just that his cultivation was the priority at the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He thought of letting nature take its course.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It's just that as time went on, they drifted further and further apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Guest, please look at this one. This is our shop's treasure - the Blue Flower Jade Hairpin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The manager's words pulled Meng Zhangqing's mind back.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He looked ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He saw that the jade hairpin was emerald green, with many blue flower patterns carved on the surface, emitting a glowing light.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And there were many mysterious lights flickering.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Obviously.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This is no longer an ordinary ornament.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But a rather rare secret weapon!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Secret weapons are not weapons, basically leaning towards auxiliary effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This jade hairpin has ten high-grade arrays set inside, which can clear the mind, brighten the eyes, calm the heart...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The manager began to talk eloquently.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Introducing it without sparing any effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I'll take it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meng Zhangqing didn't listen much; he just simply thought the appearance of this jade hairpin was quite beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Wearing it on Kong Linxue's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It should be very beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As for the effects, they are all incidental.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Alright, I'll pack it for you right away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The manager was stunned, and then surprise appeared in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sure enough, he didn't misjudge; this is a big customer!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>(The text provided for this tag is garbled\u002Fcorrupted; no translation possible.)\u003C\u002Fp>",1473,"2026-06-16T01:57:58.319Z","2026-06-17T08:49:14.631Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","da488b46caa856c2d51b26519c85493d7140311ed97aa6a3292c6dc374eb2337","fantasy-i-become-stronger-by-adding-friends-chapter-174","fantasy-i-become-stronger-by-adding-friends-chapter-172",267,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffantasy-i-become-stronger-by-adding-friends-cover.jpg"]