[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds":3,"chapter-high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-39":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","High Martial Arts Across Two Worlds",{"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},2361010,4616,"Chapter 39: Crisis Approaches","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-39",39,"\u003Cp>The formation arrays of the Yuanwu Continent are drawn with Bagua runes and ancient inscriptions, granting them incredible abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Formation arrays are divided into three major categories: offensive arrays, defensive arrays, and auxiliary arrays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Formation arrays, like cultivation techniques, elixirs, and weapons, are ranked into four grades: Yellow-grade, Xuan-grade, Earth-grade, and Heaven-grade, from low to high; each grade is further subdivided into lower, middle, and upper tiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To draw a formation array, three conditions must be met: first, knowledge of the array’s structure—understanding which runes and inscriptions compose it and how they are arranged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second condition is the material used to draw the array, which must be capable of holding or conducting Yuan force, such as Yuan stones, beast blood, or hide armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third condition requires a stable, continuous, and massive output of Yuan force, along with a powerful Yuan consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as these three conditions are met, one can draw a formation array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, due to the third condition, only cultivators with a cultivation base above Wu Ling typically possess the ability to set up arrays—and even then, only the lowest Yellow-grade arrays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there are exceptions: on the Yuanwu Continent, there exists a rare class of cultivators, extremely few in number, who are born with blocked meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These cultivators can still cultivate, but they can only practice heart methods and cannot cultivate or use martial techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because their meridians are blocked, they cannot convert Yuan force into martial output.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this misfortune brings unexpected fortune: they possess vast amounts of Yuan force and powerful Yuan consciousness, making them natural formation masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such formation masters need only reach the Wu Shi level to set up Yellow-grade arrays alone, and even Xuan-grade arrays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, formation masters can collaborate in groups to create even stronger and higher-grade arrays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Major powers on the Yuanwu Continent recruit formation masters to serve them, and the masters are more than happy to oblige.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because their work is considerably safer and easier compared to other cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They rarely need to fight on the front lines; even when deployed, they merely set up arrays from the rear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Safe, with pay no less than that of combat cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Cang Luo decided to add formation studies to his learning plan from this moment forward, vowing to become a formation master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo continued flipping through “Basic Formation Studies” and soon found the method for using the Beast Pet Contract Array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The book explained: the Beast Pet Contract Array is an auxiliary array; a cultivator may sign a contract with a beast using one organ or a limb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The procedure is simple: first, subdue the beast you wish to capture, break its will, and force it to submit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One point to note: the beast’s rank must not exceed that of the master; if the master’s Yuan consciousness is weaker than the beast’s, the contract will backfire, scattering the master’s Yuan consciousness and rendering him an idiot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming that one’s Yuan consciousness is stronger than the beast’s, place a single drop of one’s own blood and a drop of the beast’s blood onto the array’s focal point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, press one hand on the array and the other on the beast’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, envelop one organ or limb with a thread of Yuan consciousness as the offering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Note: when choosing a limb as the offering, it must not be too small—a single finger is insufficient; at least one palm is required.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After deciding on the offering, output both Yuan force and Yuan consciousness through both hands to link oneself and the beast to the array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the master’s Yuan consciousness surpasses the beast’s, the beast can be tamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When taming a beast pet, the offered organ or limb will dissolve into a mist of blood and merge into the beast’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a Beast Pet Space Array will form within the master’s dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, the beast pet may remain within the Beast Pet Space; when needed, activate the array to summon it forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that moment on, the wild beast becomes a beast pet; its strength will rise with the master’s cultivation base and may even surpass its original genetic limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, if the beast pet was originally a Rank One beast, before becoming a pet, its power would never exceed Rank One peak in its lifetime, unless it underwent a mutation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once it becomes a pet, if the master reaches Wu Di, the beast pet will also attain Rank Nine beast strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master and beast pet complement each other, sharing a spiritual connection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the master dies, the beast pet dies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conversely, if the beast pet dies, the master suffers no harm, for the master has already paid the price with the offering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hour later, Cang Luo finished reading “Basic Formation Studies” and began practicing the Body-Annihilating Divine Art while half-asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the tent, two shadowy figures lurked in the night, whispering about Cang Luo’s tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them, an outer disciple of the Xuantian Sect with triangular eyes, whispered to another outer disciple: “Good things come to those who wait—we finally found that waste.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang, you stay here and watch him. I’ll return to the sect tonight and report to Brother Chen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang’s name is Wang Lei. He nodded but added: “That Cang Luo’s cultivation base seems only Wu Shi Third Layer, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We two could handle him—why summon Brother Chen, who’s at Wu Shi Eighth Layer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The triangular-eyed disciple shook his head: “Too many eyes around, and that brat is cunning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better let Brother Chen come himself. Let him settle his brother’s grudge—then we won’t get tangled in trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, the triangular-eyed disciple sprinted toward the Xuantian Sect...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuantian Town, adjacent to the Xuantian Sect’s outer gate, is where the sect’s laboring disciples live and work—and also where outer disciples indulge in leisure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was deep night; most laboring disciples, exhausted from the day’s toil, slept, dreaming of soon forming their Yuan Wheels and becoming cultivators to enter the outer gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet some laboring disciples with no heavy tasks tomorrow remained awake, gathering in twos and threes at still-open taverns, chatting and boasting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sipping wine, spinning tall tales, fantasizing about life as a cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a brightly lit tavern in southern Xuantian Town held many laboring disciples, among them a few outer disciples, each arm-in-arm with female laboring disciples, leering with lewd smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a guest room on the tavern’s second floor, faint, muffled gasps of a girl occasionally drifted out, clashing with the noise below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room reeked of sensuality; scattered on the floor were two sets of clothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a female laboring disciple’s gray tunic; the other, a male outer disciple’s blue tunic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The male and female disciple robes of the Xuantian Sect differed in two key ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the female robe’s tie was on the right side and embroidered with patterns; the male robe’s tie was on the left, plain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, the female robe included a skirt hem, embodying feminine grace; the male robe had none.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes: male left, female right; male yang, female yin—this distinction was perfectly reflected in their attire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The owners of these two garments now lay on a large cedar bed covered with soft fur, engaged in the forbidden act of young lovers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl was plump and beautiful, her skin pale, held in the boy’s arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy was tall and muscular, effortlessly cradling her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes glazed, cheeks flushed, she whispered: “Brother Chen, be gentle... you must keep your promise tomorrow—give me a bottle of the original... original essence... ah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she finished speaking, the powerful boy behind her activated his heart method, boosting his combat strength, swiftly overwhelming her...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xuantian Sect had ten thousand laboring disciples, and the medicinal broth they consumed daily was diluted from the essence the girl mentioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The broth accelerated the absorption of Yuan force and the formation of Yuan Wheels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not by much—most laboring disciples needed nearly a year of continuous consumption before they could form a Yuan Wheel and become cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original essence, however, was dozens of times more potent than the diluted broth; those who consumed it had far higher chances of becoming cultivators, and much faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, some low-talent female laboring disciples traded their bodies for the original essence—the girl on the bed was one such.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the act ended, the powerful boy, whom the girl called Brother Chen, leaned back on the bed, satisfied, gazing at the girl lying face-down before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grinned lazily: “Didn’t I tell you I was in seclusion, pushing for Wu Shi Eighth Layer? That’s why I forgot to give it to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t worry, little sister—if you please me well tonight, I’ll give it to you tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing his promise, the girl turned back with a sultry smile, cheeks flushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the young Chen grew restless, ready to reignite the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then, he heard footsteps approaching the door, followed by a knock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tap-tap-tap... tap-tap-tap...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The naked pair tensed instantly. The powerful boy shouted and assumed a combat stance; the girl snatched the blanket, wrapped herself, and cowered behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Chen, it’s me—Zhang Youliang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knocker was one of the two shadowy figures who had spied on Cang Luo in the Beast Forest Camp—the triangular-eyed disciple who returned to Xuantian Sect to report: Zhang Youliang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The powerful boy in the room was Chen Dalong, elder brother of Chen Dahu, Wu Shi Eighth Layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Dalong frowned, annoyed at being interrupted mid-act, especially at this hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since Zhang Youliang was someone he’d recently taken into his gang and followed him, he held back his anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He threw on his robe, walked to the door, cracked it open, and growled: “What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Youliang stole a glance at the bed inside, then whispered excitedly: “Brother Chen, I found that waste.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What waste?” Chen Dalong couldn’t recall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cang Luo! The one who injured Brother Dahu...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Youliang leaned close, whispering, avoiding mention of Dahu’s ruined genitals, only saying he was injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you say?” Chen Dalong flung the door open, startling Zhang Youliang, who stumbled forward and landed face-first inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah!” The girl, revealing her bare shoulder, shrieked and immediately curled into the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Youliang, hearing the cry, deliberately looked up—and upon seeing the girl, his eyes lit up, filled with envy for Chen Dalong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to look longer, but Chen Dalong grabbed his collar from behind and yanked him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Dalong hissed through clenched teeth: “Where is that waste?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hours later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Dalong and Zhang Youliang crept through the dark to the Beast Forest Camp where Cang Luo was stationed, meeting up with Wang Lei, who had been monitoring him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Dalong demanded: “Where’s that waste?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Lei pointed to Cang Luo’s tent: “Brother Chen, the waste hasn’t come out—he’s probably still asleep. Should we kill him now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Dalong glanced at the eastern sky—dawn was approaching—and at the hundred-odd tents in the camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head: “Dawn’s near, and there are too many people here. If we kill a fellow sect member, we’ll draw attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, I promised my brother I’d capture that waste alive, torture him half to death, then send him back to the sect to suffer for the rest of his life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Youliang and Wang Lei nodded; they would do exactly as Chen Da said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Cang Luo lived or died was none of their concern—they were merely messengers—but they both wanted to see Cang Luo’s miserable state with their own eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Zhang Youliang, whose memory of Cang Luo’s insults that day remained sharp; he longed to strike him himself, which was why he had rushed back overnight to the Profound Heaven Sect to report the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Wang Lei, who had been watching Cang Luo’s tent, suddenly said: “Look, the waste is coming out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Dahu immediately fixed his gaze and saw a man with a scruffy beard, dressed in the blue robe of an outer disciple, stretching as he stepped out of the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Dahu frowned: “That’s Cang Luo? He defeated my brother, who was at Warrior Third Level, with only Warrior Third Level himself? And he’s alone now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, he’s alone now,” Wang Lei confirmed. He and Zhang Youliang had been guarding the camp for a long time and had not seen Zang Feng or the others who had been with Cang Luo that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Speak quieter!” Zhang Youliang whispered beside him. “Brother Chen, this man is extremely cunning—he has a rare skill for sensing sound to pinpoint location.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s how he ambushed you that day, Brother Chen Dahu—using that despicable trick to strike and injure you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Dalong snorted softly: “Keep watch. If he’s heading back to the sect, we’ll ambush him on the road somewhere isolated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If he’s entering the Beast Mountain Forest, we’ll follow him silently and strike when we reach a place far from any witnesses...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood!”\u003C\u002Fp>",2176,"2026-06-21T06:04:04.528Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","29fd4f76a816d0a7ea11a97e80a274786dafc0e438a095758e05f2d87f5f76da","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-40","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-38",157,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhigh-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-cover.jpg"]