[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-can-fix-my-talent-in-hundred-lives":3,"chapter-i-can-fix-my-talent-in-hundred-lives-i-can-fix-my-talent-in-hundred-lives-chapter-24":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Can Fix My Talent in Hundred Lives",{"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},1302692,1728,"Chapter 24 - 21: The Passing of an Old Friend","i-can-fix-my-talent-in-hundred-lives-chapter-24",24,"\u003Cp>When the family was cultivating behind closed doors,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the outside world was already in turmoil, with continuous conflicts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zhang Clan and the Li Clan, along with some marginal cultivators coveting the Zhou Clan’s power, launched exploratory attacks and plundering under various banners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, there were quite a few opportunists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking advantage of the chaos, they acted recklessly, killing and robbing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, within a radius of several hundred miles, there was a tense atmosphere, with a faint scent of blood wafting in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the Thousand Machines Market was still protected by Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Qinghua Sect, and it was not affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Order within the market remained stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially steady, as more and more cultivators gathered here, making it more prosperous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Pill Workshop, inside the Alchemy Room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Collect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan cast the Pill Collection Technique, and the furnace lid gently opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six light yellow Yellow Bud Pills emerged, lifted by an invisible force, and flew into a jade bottle that had been prepared long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sheng reached out to take the jade bottle, unsealed it, and a strong herbal pill fragrance wafted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carefully examined the pills’ color and texture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The essence is well-contained, with few impurities, eighty percent efficacy, not bad. Yuan’Er, your control over the heat is becoming increasingly refined!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at his disciple with satisfaction, generously praising him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several years have passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan had reached adulthood, standing as tall as Chen Sheng, with a handsome face and gentle brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He resembled Qin Shuang from those years by about sixty percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, he diligently cultivated without pause, steadily reaching the Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His alchemy skills also grew increasingly advanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long ago, he barely managed to refine Middle Grade Spirit Feeding Pills, qualifying as a Middle Grade Alchemist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan showed a modest smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is all thanks to Master’s years of meticulous guidance; this disciple dares not slacken in the slightest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A familiar and crisp voice called from the back courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior brother, come over, spar with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this urging voice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan’s heart immediately stirred, and he instinctively wanted to move his steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sheng was right in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only stop moving, hesitating for a moment, and looked towards his Master in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sheng noticed his small actions and couldn’t help but laugh, encouragingly patting Qin Yuan on the shoulder:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go ahead, have a good spar with your senior sister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your senior sister has been confined to the market, and she’s been itching for some action.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan responded, gave a salute to his Master, then turned and quickly walked towards the back courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sheng was in a good mood. He also strolled out, leaning against a pillar, watching the courtyard \"practice session\" with great interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two were in a fair duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xichen played by the rules, restraining her cultivation to the Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer and did not use Sword Gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, the situation was overwhelmingly in favor of Tang Xichen, with Qin Yuan basically taking a beating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although his talent in magic was not weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one’s time is limited, and he focused more on alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Tang Xichen, who devoted herself wholeheartedly to sword refining for years, there was naturally a big difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was supposed to be a competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it seemed more like Qin Yuan was struggling to \"survive\" under Tang Xichen’s stormy attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After watching for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Chen Sheng couldn’t help but itch to participate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Qin Yuan was defeated,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sheng stepped into the arena with large strides, laughing aloud:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen’Er, come, let your father also stretch his bones!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xichen’s eyes lit up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please advise, father!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sheng’s skills in magical combat were not lacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had dived into fire control and alchemy for many years, using these as a medium, he also cultivated two High Grade Fire Element Techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fire Snake Curse\" and \"Melt Gold Finger\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had mastered these techniques to the point of refinement and subtlety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire serpents were elusive and entangled, the finger’s force melted gold and pierced the air, with straightforward yet dynamic assault...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the courtyard, tongues of fire spewed while sword Qi intertwined and interwove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The muffled sounds of mana collisions were incessant, mesmerizing Qin Yuan, who was watching from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The father and daughter exchanged blows back and forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, they had already clashed over a hundred times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Tang Xichen’s lips curled into a sly smile, she suddenly surged her mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sword Gang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A layer of transparent Sword Qi, thin as a cicada’s wing and cold to the bone, instantly covered the sword’s blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tide of battle suddenly turned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment that Sword Gang appeared, the air around seemed to freeze for an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It easily tore through the Fire Spirit Shield protecting Chen Sheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only keep dodging and retreating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The traps Chen Sheng set up with his Fire Control Technique appeared as flimsy as paper against the indomitable Sword Gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure surged intensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweat appeared on Chen Sheng’s forehead, and he felt even more helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two hundred moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An incredibly tricky Sword Gang, at an almost unsolvable angle, broke through Chen Sheng’s hastily formed Fire Wall defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It halted three inches before his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sheng was utterly defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reluctantly withdrew his protective magical power, raised his hands in surrender, and shook his head in admiration:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop the fight! Your Sword Gang is indeed remarkably powerful; your old father can’t compete with it anymore!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was helplessness in his tone, but even more so pride for his daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Xichen sheathed her sword, a triumphant smile spreading across her heroic face, with an unusual touch of girlish playfulness:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This minor swordsmanship of mine is all thanks to the foundation laid hand-in-hand with you, father. I’ve truly surpassed my teacher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sheng nodded with a grin:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, that’s no lie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two years later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inner hall remained elegantly furnished, with sandalwood incense lingering in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Wangyou held a thin letter, her slender fingers unconsciously trembling slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a moment of distraction, the teacup slipped from her grip and shattered on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside her, Chen Sheng remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them received a message—Li Huayao was killed, Zhang Yue and his wife were missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Wangyou spoke bitterly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That farewell that day really became a final goodbye.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guy with bright eyes, who liked to playfully stick his tongue out during her teasing, kind-hearted and meticulous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had spent over a decade bickering and learning together with Li Huayao, their friendship deep, leaving her heart filled with indescribable sorrow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sheng, too, was deeply shocked, memories surging like a tide, he took a deep breath, ultimately letting out only a heavy sigh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who could have thought the Zhou Clan could endure so silently, hidden so deeply.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the news initially broke, Cloud Dragon District fell into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with Zhang and Li families’ restlessness, probing collaborations, and opportunistic attacks by other factions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zhou Family’s situation plunged overnight from the clouds into the abyss, forced to cut losses, retract defenses, abandoning most of their assets and strongholds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Retreating repeatedly, clan members suffered heavy casualties, including the death of this generation’s Zhou Clan patriarch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opponents exposed a ’weakness,’ which thoroughly ignited the greed of the Zhang and Li families, numbing all onlookers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They further encroached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All direct descendants of the Zhou Clan retreated to their ancestral land—Jade Spring Mountain, relying on the Mountain Protection Array to barely hold on, teetering precariously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, for two years, they stalemated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two families colluded with ’traitors’ within the Zhou Clan, planning a coordinated inside-out attack to open the array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The senior members of both families were ecstatic, considering it the final straw to break the camel’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both families’ ancestors personally mobilized, leading almost all combat-capable forces to gather at Jade Spring Mountain’s base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the agreed \"auspicious time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the grand array shield above Jade Spring Mountain flickered violently, a crack slightly over a foot wide appeared right in front of the coalition!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victory was within reach!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they passed through the array’s crack, entering the inside, the anticipated chaos wasn’t there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the array, a deadly calm reigned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three overwhelming presences erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zhou Clan’s ancestor hadn’t died; surprisingly, two Foundation Establishment Zhou Clan members were revealed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three combined with the array, completely annihilated the coalition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then split into three groups, leading Zhou Clan cultivators, to counterattack Cloud Dragon District, Zhang Clan’s Celestial Cool Mountain, Li Clan’s White Dragon Lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Zhang and Li family cultivators were nearly exterminated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Huayao and all his children were killed, Zhang Yue and his wife from Cloud Dragon Market were nowhere to be found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the situation became strikingly clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all orchestrated by the Zhou Clan ancestor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t critically injured or deceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zhou Clan had secretly acquired a second Foundation Establishment cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Foundation Establishment Pill in the last auction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had empowered the Zhou Clan with a third Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With three Foundation Establishment, feigning weakness for years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using numerous Zhou Clan offspring as sacrifices, setting this trap, precisely to entrap Zhang and Li families, seizing their Spirit Vein resources, and to monopolize Cloud Dragon Market.\u003C\u002Fp>",1594,"2026-06-05T18:09:17.150Z",1,"novelbin.me","d7a0f2a886a37d1ed62c84360d7e4214b72581ebe52123af0b86d457071bf1dc","i-can-fix-my-talent-in-hundred-lives-chapter-467","i-can-fix-my-talent-in-hundred-lives-chapter-466",563,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-can-fix-my-talent-in-hundred-lives-cover.jpg"]