[{"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-83":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},2361054,4616,"Chapter 83","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-83",83,"\u003Cp>Fifteen days later, at dusk, on a flat stretch of ground somewhere in the Beast Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All members of the Wolf Warband sat around the campfire in order of rank and cultivation base, with their leader Cang Luo at the center, chatting, eating beast meat, laughing and cheering—never had they been so joyful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few meters away, a mountain of slain first-rank beasts lay piled up, their beast cores left intact, since cores slow the decay of dead beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around the beasts, a ring of powder had been scattered to mask the scent of blood and beast aura, preventing other beasts from being drawn near.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were part of the Wolf Warband’s harvest after half a month of training in the Beast Forest; Cang Luo felt it was enough, and planned to return to Xuantian Gate at first light tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Wang Fuhai finished gnawing on a beast leg, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, then stood up and scanned the group, clearing his throat several times to draw attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned to Wang Fuhai; he smiled and said, “As Deputy Head of Internal Affairs, I oversee the gang’s supplies. The boss has asked me to summarize the results of our training in the Beast Forest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, everyone put down their food and looked at Wang Fuhai with eager anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Fuhai nodded in satisfaction, then turned to Cang Luo with admiration: “Over the past half-month, under the boss’s leadership, we’ve reaped tremendous gains—we’ve slain two hundred and fifty-six first-rank beasts, averaging seventeen per day...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he finished speaking, a wave of gasps erupted from the crowd. Though they knew the number was high, hearing the exact figure still stunned them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hundred and fifty-six beasts? That’s too many!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And only half a month? That’s too fast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When had any of them ever seen so many beasts? Two hundred and fifty-six beasts meant two hundred and fifty-six beast cores—equivalent to two hundred and fifty-six low-grade yuan stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enough low-grade yuan stones to reach Martial General, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then they thought again—it wasn’t that much. The Wolf Warband had sixty members; dividing evenly, each got only four beast cores. For some, that wasn’t even enough to meet their sect’s monthly quota.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A member from the Vermilion Bird Hall whispered, “Didn’t the boss say we could kill thirty beasts a day? Why are we only at seventeen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone froze. The boss had indeed said that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo raised an eyebrow, glancing sharply at the Vermilion Bird Hall disciple who spoke—he was one of Zhao Renwu’s men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before anyone could comment, Cang Luo said calmly, “I can find thirty beasts a day. But can you kill them all?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this, everyone realized it was true. For the past half-month, from dawn to dusk, each hall had worked in coordination—some surrounded, some attacked, others cleaned up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could barely manage ten or so beasts a day, and even that exhausted them—there weren’t enough hands, and their strength was too low. They simply couldn’t kill them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo continued, “Don’t think only of the four beast cores each of you gets. What’s four cores? Haven’t you gained anything else?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Fuhai picked up the thread: “The boss is right. Over the past half-month, eighty percent of the Wolf Warband members advanced one level. Can that be bought with just a few beast cores?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, many faces lit up, and they instantly forgot about the shortage of beast cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the past half-month, they had fought beasts nonstop. Under Cang Luo’s orders, they first surrounded the beasts, then took turns battling them until utterly exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even those injured in battle were forced by Cang Luo to keep fighting—he claimed a martial artist only unlocked potential and broke through when facing death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had to believe him—Cang Luo’s own cultivation base had been forged this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After slaying beasts, they ate them to replenish their yuan energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such intense combat and daily consumption of beast meat, several broke through within days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike before, when three or five disciples would come to the Beast Forest for training, finding only one or two beasts a day, killing them quickly, barely fighting, and often unable to even eat the meat or divide the cores fairly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, under Boss Cang Luo’s leadership—who knew what trick he used—they found dozens of beasts every day. More beasts meant more meat, and yet they still couldn’t kill or eat them all...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, everyone looked at Cang Luo with awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boss hadn’t lied—fighting on the brink of death truly unlocked potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Fuhai signaled for silence and continued: “Of the two hundred and fifty-six first-rank beasts, eighty were edible. We ate fifty. The remaining thirty, per the boss’s orders, will be transported back to the sect to open a barbecue shop selling roasted meat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boss said the gang must grow—it can’t rely only on killing. We’re civilized people, not bounty hunters from the Martial Alliance who only know how to kill...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We need profit-making ventures. Selling roasted beast meat is the Wolf Warband’s next plan, overseen by me and Deputy Boss Zhao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone nodded. We’re civilized people, not barbarians. Only killing is uncouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why risk your life for money when you can earn it lying down?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the end goal is the same: earn money, buy cultivation resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the premise is that the barbecue shop actually makes big money, as the boss claimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for whether the barbecue shop would profit, Cang Luo had no doubts. He hadn’t been idle these past half-months—he’d used his phone to study barbecue techniques in his spare time, and learned the seasonings needed from Xiang Yunjiao: salt-pepper, black pepper, cumin—all existed on the Yuanwu Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Yuanwu Continent lacked was only the barbecue technique and marketing know-how.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo planned to rent a shop in Xuantian Town and open a comprehensive barbecue stall selling skewers, grilled fish, roasted beast meat, grilled oysters, grilled eggplant, cold skin noodles... Just thinking of it thrilled him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roasted beast meat would be the highlight, since it enhanced physique and boosted yuan energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuantian Town, as the resource hub between the Beast Forest and Danyang Commandery, was always crowded with martial artists—all wealthy. It would make a fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Cang Luo envisioned the Wolf Warband’s future, Wang Fuhai continued his report: “I’ve estimated the total value of our harvest—beast cores, beast materials, and collected spirit herbs...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At least... at least thirteen hundred low-grade yuan stones!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, everyone swallowed hard, then erupted in stunned silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirteen hundred low-grade yuan stones? Two hundred and fifty-six of those were beast cores—they’d assumed cores would be the bulk of the haul, but they turned out to be barely a fraction!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beast materials and spirit herbs were worth this much?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course—the first day, two Ironhide Lizards had yielded armor worth thirty low-grade yuan stones each, while their cores were worth only one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armor was worth thirty times the core!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the crowd burst into excited shouts, too overwhelmed to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boss was right—following him meant endless beasts, endless meat...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How would they divide thirteen hundred low-grade yuan stones?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, everyone silently rejoiced at joining the Wolf Warband, and looked at Cang Luo with utter reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Cang Luo’s left, Zhao Renwu, the Deputy Head of General Affairs, forced a smile—he noticed many of his subordinates drifting away, showing increasing deference to Cang Luo, calling him “Boss” with eager servility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such fickle, ungrateful worms—did I ever mistreat you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Renwu seethed inwardly, but circumstances favored Cang Luo—he couldn’t stop them from defecting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he could do now was train harder, surpass Cang Luo, surpass Wang Fuhai, and put effort into the barbecue shop project...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a deep breath, Zhao Renwu quietly rose and left, walking to a spot far from the revelry to begin meditating. He wouldn’t waste time—he would train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two days ago, he had broken through from Warrior Sixth Level to Warrior Seventh Level, tying with Cang Luo and Left Guardian Cheng Datong as the four strongest in the gang, just below Wang Fuhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this breakthrough, he was slightly grateful to Cang Luo—if not for Cang Luo finding so many beasts, reaching Warrior Seventh Level would have taken him at least three more months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Renwu’s departure drew little notice—everyone was excitedly discussing the Wolf Warband’s future and how to divide the thirteen hundred low-grade yuan stones, how much each would get.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Cang Luo noticed him—and saw him meditating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kid’s working hard?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, there were five Warrior Sixth Level members in the gang. After half a month of fighting, he was the only one who advanced. No wonder he had so many followers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good thing I’m not far behind—I’m already at Warrior Ninth Level...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Cang Luo pondered, Wang Fuhai continued: “The boss trusts me with all supplies—I won’t embezzle a single copper. May thunder strike me dead if I do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After converting all supplies into low-grade yuan stones, the boss has ordered each member receive five low-grade yuan stones; the rest will be reinvested into the barbecue shop project...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one objected to this plan—it was Cang Luo’s decision, and everyone understood: investment precedes return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Cang Luo had originally planned to give out no yuan stones at all—beast meat alone was enough, and he intended to keep everything for the gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wang Fuhai argued that without even a small payout, no one could meet their monthly sect quota; Cang Luo finally agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After distribution, the crowd was ecstatic, feasting openly until darkness fell. Cang Luo then dismissed them, ordering everyone to rest well—they’d return to Xuantian Gate at first light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, someone would stand guard in shifts—arranged by Zhao Renwu, as was his duty as Deputy Head of General Affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This trip to the Beast Forest, they’d brought only ten tents. Later, because the harvested beast hides and spirit herbs took up too much space, they abandoned five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining five tents: one for Cang Luo, one for Zhao Renwu, one for Wang Fuhai, one for Cang Feng, and one shared by Xiang Yunjiao, Baili Wunan, and Yin Mengruo—no one objected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning to his tent, Cang Luo didn’t rest or cultivate the Destruction Body Divine Art. Instead, he took out beast blood and hides and began working on a formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With ample materials and over ten days of study, Cang Luo had fully mastered the Thunderlight Formation and improved it—reducing and stabilizing its lightning output.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But without proper testing equipment, he couldn’t confirm whether the modified Thunderlight Formation could charge Earth devices—he wouldn’t dare use his phone for an experiment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one exists. If it breaks, there’s no replacement!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like I’ll have to wait until I return to Earth for the final test.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo murmured to himself, preparing to turn off his phone’s flashlight, which served as a lamp, then rest while cultivating the Destruction Body Divine Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then, a soft rustling of footsteps came from outside the tent—someone was approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was night; satellite surveillance was useless now. Only scattered flickers of firelight were visible—the rest was pitch black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo frowned, alert: “Who’s there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Luo... it’s me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft female voice came from outside the tent...\u003C\u002Fp>",1889,"2026-06-21T06:04:04.528Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ee4287d302aae3f2fe8069d025bc1e64d2a191c3bded4c1764caf578bb3565da","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-84","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-82",157,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhigh-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-cover.jpg"]