[{"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-175":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},2055273,3195,"Chapter 175","fantasy-i-become-stronger-by-adding-friends-chapter-175",175,"\u003Cp>\"Perhaps,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Great Elder smiled, then cupped his hands, \"Alright, Brother Chen, we still have to hurry on our way, so we will take our leave first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Shaoyang could only nod, pulling Chen Wanru back.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But his gaze still lingered on Meng Zhangqing, the Shi brothers, and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even as the cloud ship quickly moved away, he did not withdraw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Father, is this the Taixuan Sect you spoke of?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"A sect that just entered the first grade?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Wanru couldn't help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Shaoyang nodded with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Does this look like a newly promoted first-grade sect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Wanru was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Those disciples were actually all in the Spirit-Communication Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As for that Young Master, it was even more terrifying; he was in the Life-Death Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>His cultivation was at the same level as the ancestor!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"It certainly doesn't look like it, but it’s normal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Shaoyang withdrew his gaze and said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"How is this normal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Wanru was puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This sect is not simple; nearly two hundred years ago, it produced seventeen top-tier prodigies at the same time, plus one world-shaking monster!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"At that time, people called them the Taixuan Eighteen Sons!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Shaoyang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Taixuan Eighteen Sons?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Wanru had no impression of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, it was nearly two hundred years ago, and she hadn't seen it in any history books.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But to be able to possess so many top-tier prodigies at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Plus one world-shaking monster!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was truly an incomparably terrifying thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Only the great-sect-level forces in the top five great continents could possibly exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And Tianlingzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Was just a region ranked at the bottom!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Yes, the Taixuan Eighteen Sons, like hidden dragons emerging from the abyss, caused a sensation throughout the entire Southern Border!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"In that year’s Talent Battle, the Taixuan Sect, which was only in the second-grade rank, stole all the limelight in the world!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Not a single disciple was ranked after sixtieth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Especially their leader!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Xi Yingqing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Relying on a pair of fists, he was invincible, and even the successors of the five great sects of Tianxuanzhou were defeated one after another!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Finally becoming... the number one in the Southern Border!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Shaoyang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Wanru couldn't help but tremble all over; what kind of... peerless posture that must have been!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Defeating the successors of great sects!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was something she dared not even imagine!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One must know that any successor of a great sect is an existence second only to a Holy Son!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Incomparably monstrous, incomparably powerful!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sufficient to represent the pinnacle of the younger generation!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"But that’s not right, Father; since the Taixuan Sect is so strong, why have they only just been promoted to the first grade now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Shouldn't they have become a great sect long ago?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Also, as far as I know, there has been no Taixuan Sect in the Southern Border Talent Battle for the past hundred years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Wanru was very confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Do you know about shooting stars?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Shaoyang sighed, \"Although they are very bright, their time is too short.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Back then, although the Taixuan Sect stole all the limelight, they encountered a great change afterward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"What happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Wanru asked quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"That year was similar to this year; those ranked at the top could enter a certain ancient land.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"So the Taixuan Eighteen Sons followed the rules and headed to the Central Continent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"But later, of the eighteen, only ten returned, and their Young Master Xi Yingqing even lost his left arm, his cultivation was severed, and he was utterly dispirited!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Shaoyang’s voice was heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"How could this happen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Wanru covered her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"No one knows exactly what happened, and news about the Taixuan Sect instantly went silent, as if it had never appeared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Shaoyang shook his head, \"And it was from that time on that the Taixuan Sect almost never participated in the Southern Border Talent Battle again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Why is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Wanru was puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if that generation was ruined, subsequent disciples could still participate.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, the Southern Border Talent Battle involves the distribution of high-level resources!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Once given up.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was truly too much of a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"As the saying goes, youth is reckless; the Taixuan Eighteen Sons offended quite a few people back then, both openly and secretly, too many to count.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Perhaps the subsequent disciples were not excellent enough; once sent, they would likely be targeted, beaten, and crippled.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Shaoyang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If that were the case, the Taixuan Sect should have been secretly wiped out long ago; how could it have survived until now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Wanru felt there were many doubts in this.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Who knows? Anyway, this sect is very mysterious and has a very tough life!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Shaoyang shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Then according to your words, Father, this time the Taixuan Sect’s return to the Talent Battle will likely cause quite a stir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Wanru’s eyes flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Definitely,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Shaoyang nodded, \"The eyes of all directions will surely gather, and they will also be targeted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You must know how many top-tier prodigies and world-shaking monsters were beaten up back then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Now that they finally have a chance to take revenge, how could they miss it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gulp~\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Wanru couldn't help but swallow her saliva.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Doesn't this mean they are being targeted by the entire Southern Border?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The current generation of Taixuan Sect disciples is likely going to have a hard time, surrounded by enemies on all sides!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just thinking about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Made her feel afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Especially those great sects!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"But having said that, whether the opponents of that year can be successfully avenged is still a question.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Shaoyang suddenly had a smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Wanru asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Because the current Young Sect Master of the Tai Xuan Sect gives me the feeling that he seems even stronger than Xi Yingqing back then!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Shaoyang said, \"A Life-Death Realm expert in his early twenties. Although Xi Yingqing was also in the Life-Death Realm back then, he was already nearly thirty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"So.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Perhaps this is another era where the Tai Xuan Sect pushes across the entire Southern Territory!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"And if that Young Sect Master really does it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Then he will completely surpass Xi Yingqing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Because the enemies he faces now are more numerous than back then, and perhaps even stronger!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chen Wanru's pupils shrank slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Pushing across the young generation of the Southern Territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That scene, just imagining it, made her whole body boil with blood!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Goosebumps rose all over her body!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I didn't expect that we and the Chen family of Wind Spirit Ancient City are actually family friends.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meng Zhangqing said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Yes, it can be traced back to my master's generation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A look of memory rarely appeared in the Great Elder's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Then besides the Chen family, are there any other forces?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meng Zhangqing asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As soon as this was said.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Great Elder sighed instantly, his brow a little worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"There are some things I need to tell you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In an instant, Meng Zhangqing had a bad premonition.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"In the Southern Territory, our Tai Xuan Sect has very few friends, and many have conflicts, especially those top great sects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Great Elder said something shocking, \"Specifically, it goes back nearly two hundred years, to the era when Xi Yingqing was the Young Sect Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The Eighteen Sons of Tai Xuan, except for me, were all young and frivolous, and didn't know how to restrain themselves at all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Great Elder's narration also allowed Meng Zhangqing to understand the situation of the sect's high-level officials for the first time!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>I didn't expect such a powerful past!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Especially the Sect Master!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He actually pushed across the entire Southern Territory!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This is not something everyone can do.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It's just why...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Countless doubts surfaced in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Don't ask about other things for now. When the time comes, I will tell you one by one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Through Meng Zhangqing's expression, the Great Elder seemed to know what he was thinking, and said immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meng Zhangqing nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"In this Talent Battle, the pressure you face is far beyond that of Xi Yingqing back then. After all, at the beginning, no one noticed our Tai Xuan Sect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"But you are different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Once you enter the arena, you will be the center of attention, with enemies from all sides!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Great Elder said in a deep voice, \"So my requirement for you is to go as far as possible, but with the premise of protecting yourself. Just entering the top twenty is enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>0.3\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meng Zhangqing was silent for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Then he raised his right hand and placed it on the Great Elder's shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This made the Great Elder stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the sect, as the person with the highest seniority, who would dare to put their hand on his shoulder? Even Xi Yingqing wouldn't dare!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Senior Brother,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meng Zhangqing's mouth curled up, \"Can you have some confidence in me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Since the Sect Master was able to push across the entire Southern Territory back then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I can naturally do it too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Surrounded by enemies on all sides? Enemies from all directions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"That's an exaggeration!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I will make the entire Southern Territory recall the memories of that year!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Meng Zhangqing walked toward the pavilion, brushing past the Great Elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The cold wind blew, and his black hair danced lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The sharpness unique to a young man left the Great Elder stunned for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It took a while to come back to his senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And Meng Zhangqing had already disappeared from view.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This kid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Great Elder looked at his shoulder, laughed and scolded, then sighed, \"Perhaps, I... am old.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1633,"2026-06-16T01:57:58.319Z","2026-06-17T08:49:14.631Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","4130c2fc8228495a6513d35746ddfb93562c3d217c5adf183a727a99762ad785","fantasy-i-become-stronger-by-adding-friends-chapter-176","fantasy-i-become-stronger-by-adding-friends-chapter-174",267,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffantasy-i-become-stronger-by-adding-friends-cover.jpg"]