[{"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-8":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},2360979,4616,"Chapter 8","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-8",8,"\u003Cp>\"Who?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing a knock at the door, Cang Luo instinctively replied, then prepared to open it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before Cang Luo could rise, the deep red carved wooden door was pushed open from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a white-clad girl burst in, carrying a faint fragrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After standing still, the white-clad girl saw that Cang Luo had awakened from his coma, and she exclaimed happily: \"When did you wake up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half-sitting on the chair, Cang Luo forgot to answer, utterly stunned by the sudden appearance of the girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her jet-black hair was tied into two delicate buns atop her head, the ends naturally falling past her shoulders and resting on her left chest, looking utterly adorable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her delicate features paired with a fair, clean face made her resemble a legendary beauty warrior stepping out of an ancient costume drama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at the girl, Cang Luo momentarily lost himself, recalling his ex-girlfriend who had dumped him before his transmigration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I get back to Earth, you’ll kneel and sing \"Conquer\" for me...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you had enough staring?!\" the girl snapped, her fair cheeks flushing red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough, cough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo snapped back to reality, deliberately coughing twice to mask his embarrassment, then stood and asked: \"May I ask who you are?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl pulled up a chair and sat beside Cang Luo, then introduced herself: \"I’m Xuan Qingqing, sixteen, an inner sect disciple of Xuantian Sect, at the fifth level of Martial Master cultivation. You must call me Senior Sister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inner sect disciple?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From her words, Cang Luo gathered much information: Xuantian Sect disciples were ranked, and there were likely outer sect disciples too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And \"fifth level of Martial Master cultivation\" must be the specific rank of martial cultivators—was sixteen years old with this level impressive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, what’s my own cultivation level?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait—she just said her name was Xuan Qingqing. Could she be a relative of Sect Master Xuan Hong and Elder Xuan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably, but I should ask anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo asked softly: \"Xuan... Senior Sister Qingqing, may I ask who Xuan Hong and Elder Xuan are to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo had intended to call her \"Senior Sister Xuan,\" but found it awkward, so he switched to \"Senior Sister Qingqing\"—a more intimate form of address.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuan Qingqing frowned at Cang Luo’s direct use of her father’s name: \"Xuan Hong is my father, the current Sect Master of Xuantian Sect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Xuan is my grandfather, the chief Supreme Elder of Xuantian Sect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo froze—holy shit, she’s the Sect Master’s daughter. I’ve got to cultivate this connection carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo scratched his head apologetically: \"Sorry, I shouldn’t have spoken the Sect Master’s name so casually. I just arrived on Yuanwu Continent—I didn’t know he was the Sect Master, and no one told me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuan Qingqing waved her hand lightly: \"It’s fine. My father is very kind. Just call him Sect Master, like any other Xuantian Sect disciple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you!\" Cang Luo nodded. \"Senior Sister Qingqing, could you tell me about the history of Yuanwu Continent? And about Xuantian Sect and martial cultivators?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo had wanted to ask these questions yesterday, but with five elders interrogating him, he hadn’t dared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now was different—Senior Sister Qingqing seemed quite approachable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hoped she could explain why Yuanwu Continent’s geography resembled Earth’s so closely, and why they spoke Chinese too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuan Qingqing beamed: \"Sure! Let Senior Sister tell you everything—but you must tell me about Earth too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem! Senior Sister, ask anything—I’ll answer without holding back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo agreed cheerfully, though inwardly he plotted to conceal Earth’s information technology and nuclear weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me think where to begin...\" Xuan Qingqing tapped her forehead with one finger, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Cang Luo, the gesture was utterly adorable—he longed to grab her and hug her tightly, nuzzling her cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long pause, Xuan Qingqing seemed to have organized her thoughts, her gaze fixed on the English letters printed on Cang Luo’s short-sleeved shirt: \"Two thousand four hundred and ninety-one years ago, when this land was not yet called Yuanwu Continent...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One day, nine strange stars suddenly appeared in the sky, replacing the moon and becoming the nine moons of Yuanwu Continent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This event is known as 'Nine Stars Swallowing the Moon.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'Nine Stars Swallowing the Moon!'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo’s heart tightened—he realized the nine strange stars Xuan Qingqing mentioned were the same nine moons he’d seen orbiting Yuanwu Continent through the satellite during his coma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the milky white mist covering the moon’s surface, he suspected something strange lurked there—perhaps even a world-shattering secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuan Qingqing continued: \"After the Nine Stars Swallowing the Moon phenomenon, some people sensed a new substance in nature—a force that allowed all living things to cultivate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Later, it was named 'Yuanli.' From that moment on, the ancestors of the Huaxia people renamed this world 'Yuanwu Continent.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo nodded, guessing that the Yuanli Xuan Qingqing described was the same strange substance he’d sensed in the air moments ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I can cultivate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo decided to ask Xuan Qingqing later how to cultivate—first, he needed to understand Yuanwu Continent’s basic facts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pressed: \"And after Yuanli appeared?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After Yuanli appeared, some people became martial cultivators. Meanwhile, the seven Huaxia states, already embroiled in war, fought an unprecedented conflict over cultivation resources, resulting in countless deaths,\" Xuan Qingqing said with a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which seven states?\" Cang Luo thought of the soldiers he’d seen on the satellite patrolling the Great Wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuan Qingqing counted on her fingers, enunciating each clearly: \"Qin, Qi, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, and Da Chu Empire—where Xuantian Sect is located.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the names of the seven states, Cang Luo suddenly leapt from his chair, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xuan Qingqing mentioned 2,491 years ago, Cang Luo had been trying to recall which Chinese dynasty that was—but he couldn’t remember.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, when she named the seven states, it struck him: 2,491 years ago was the Warring States period!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Identical names to Yuanwu Continent’s seven states—how could this be? Coincidence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s impossible?\" Xuan Qingqing didn’t understand his shock—were these seven states strange?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo sat back down, gravely: \"What happened next? How long did the war between the seven states last?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuan Qingqing shrugged: \"Not long. One day, a martial cultivator from Qin reached the Martial King realm and gained flight ability.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He flew beyond what people had believed was the 'whole world,' and discovered lands and populations far vaster than the 'world' they knew.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He returned to Huaxia and told the rulers of the seven states. They immediately ended their civil war and began conquering the true world without delay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo nodded, recalling a common internet joke on Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if Qin had known its territory was merely a tiny fraction of the entire world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some believed it would have unified Earth; others thought it could conquer only Eurasia—Africa and the Americas were impossible due to the oceans and primitive navigation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Huaxia states of this world were different—since the continent was one single landmass, total unification of Earth was entirely possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—unification of Yuanwu Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did the seven Huaxia states unify Yuanwu Continent?\" Cang Luo asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph! Of course they did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuan Qingqing raised one finger proudly: \"In one hundred days—just one hundred days—the seven Huaxia states divided the entire Yuanwu Continent and established the Seven Great Empires that endure to this day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, Qi has been replaced by Yuan, and those stinking, filthy barbarians survive only on the fringes of Yuanwu Continent and its islands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xuan Qingqing spoke, Cang Luo felt his blood boil—as if the spirit of General Huo Qubing had possessed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever dares defy Huaxia, no matter how distant, shall surely be destroyed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who defy Huaxia, however distant, shall surely be slain!\u003C\u002Fp>",1290,"2026-06-21T06:04:04.528Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2a78cf308546bc45927f4769ef3665faef4b4b6774b66c39af78396495a48dfd","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-9","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-7",157,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhigh-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-cover.jpg"]