[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts":3,"chapter-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-565":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts",{"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},1865613,2473,"Chapter 565 - 464: Don’t Believe It!","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-565",565,"\u003Cp>Within the surveillance system of the Peach Garden, these bizarre images were captured immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the strange, twisted black shadows seemed to have discovered the presence of the surveillance camera as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the footage, it wriggled its pitch-black, wave-like hands and legs, approaching the camera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a blink, it had vanished from the surveillance camera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gone?\" Seeing this, everyone exchanged glances in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Gongyang Jin suddenly looked at Shang Siteng with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She extended her hand, pointing behind Shang Siteng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, on the surveillance system’s display screen, twisted, pitch-black wave lines, akin to tentacles, were crawling out from the screen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had entered the core area where Han Zhan and others were, directly through the monitor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How was this achieved?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Gongyang Jin’s reaction, Han Zhan responded with remarkable swiftness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his hand was the dagger gifted by Taibai Jinxing, which had played a decisive role the previous two nights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold gleam flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dagger pierced the wave-like arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the sensation transmitted back from the dagger made Han Zhan frown deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a miss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Retreat!\" Without any hesitation, Han Zhan commanded, as he simultaneously retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other Contracted Spirit Girls reacted just as quickly, all retreating and distancing themselves from the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had they left than numerous black wave lines started protruding from the monitors, resembling a countless number of crazed, writhing tentacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition to this, in everyone’s ears, there was a low, chilling wail, as if from souls imprisoned for centuries, crawling out from the depths of an abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So fragrant, so fragrant! I want to eat the peach, I want to eat the peach!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me a bite, just one bite, one bite!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eating the peach can make one an immortal, a saint; I want to cultivate immortality, I want to become a saint!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They struggled out of the monitor’s display screen, one by one, returning to human size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hung their heads low as they slowly headed towards the surrounding peach trees!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, whether it was Han Zhan or the other Contracted Spirit Girls, their attacks on these bizarre entities all fell through without exception!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Attacks were ineffective, unable to stop them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan was appalled; the low, chilling wails in his ears abruptly turned high-pitched and sharp again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s fake, it’s all fake!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Queen Mother of the West deceived us, the Queen Mother of the West deceived us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s no such thing as immortals!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t ascend, don’t ascend, don’t ascend!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan frowned tightly, instinctively covering his ears, but those voices were pervasive still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, blood trickled from between his fingers and dripped down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Queen Mother of the West’s deception? What were these dark, eerie things talking about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that the Peach Blossom Assembly was a ruse?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially eager to eat the peach, then turning outraged and fervent—was it because consuming the peach caused their bodies to mutate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One thought after another flashed through Han Zhan’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just him, but the other girls too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing these words, everyone cast their shocked gazes towards the surrounding peach trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was an illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silhouettes of the peach trees in the darkness began to appear distorted and chaotic too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they had also turned into spirit monsters of the night, like these black creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their voices continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am the Barefoot Immortal, invited by the Queen Mother of the West to attend the Peach Blossom Assembly. I ate the peach, but... that wasn’t a peach, that wasn’t a peach!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was a head, a saint’s head. The Queen Mother of the West hung the saint’s head on the tree, disguising it as a peach!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maggots, yes, those maggots! They crawl out from inside, then transform into terrifying giant worms, devouring the peach trees!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A twisted black shadow claiming to be the \"Barefoot Immortal\" spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another then howled, \"The Queen Mother of the West wants to use all the saints’ heads to siphon endless longevity, Queen Mother of the West, you’re so cruel!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am the Yellow-Horned Immortal; don’t eat those peaches, don’t eat the peaches!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, immortals announcing themselves, each a familiar identity to Han Zhan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had they experienced to end up like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Queen Mother of the West, peaches, the Peach Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Han Zhan’s mind was in disarray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he looked up again at the surrounding peach trees, he suddenly realized that all of the peaches had turned into heads!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every head was gory, hideous, with small insects witnessed in the daylight frantically gnawing at the flesh of the heads from their hollow sockets and damaged interiors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seemingly sensing Han Zhan’s gaze, the jaw of a head being devoured by insects slightly opened, turning to his location:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am the Southern Dipper Star Monarch...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, more heads from the peach trees turned towards Han Zhan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am the Northern Dipper Star Monarch...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am the Taishang Laojun...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am... Taibai Jinxing...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan involuntarily took a few steps back, as if hearing something unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taibai Jinxing, dead too?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Taibai Jinxing were dead, then who had they been seeing these past few days?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thoughts in Han Zhan’s mind, like dry grass set ablaze, uncontrollably spread and surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those peach trees, the heads on the peach trees, the crazily writhing black shadows, and the increasingly numerous, sharper, wails and howls filled the entire world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, Han Zhan’s vision went pitch black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he reopened his eyes, he had been resurrected in the Rhombic Crystal Area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number in his hand changed once more, from \"2\" to \"1.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only then Han Zhan realized that just moments ago, he had died in the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, in a way completely unknown to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you... okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan asked, looking around at the resurrected girls, realizing his voice was unexpectedly hoarse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Han Zhan’s voice, Li Lingzhen took a deep breath like a drowning person saved ashore, returning to her senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reactions of the other girls were similar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How... did we die?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those black shadows, what they said, is it all true...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobody could answer their questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why aren’t you going in yet?\" a voice suddenly sounded behind them, startling everyone once again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taibai Jinxing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the one whose head was hung on the peach tree during the night, supposed to be completely dead, Taibai Jinxing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As this thought hit Han Zhan, he abruptly turned to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taibai Jinxing still had that amicable, smiling countenance, holding a duster, looking at them with a gentle smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s getting late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should go in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1111,"2026-06-10T05:31:29.100Z",1,"novelbin.me","78ef3b9e1a3accba581f2cd7ce0c15667ad1c387c0acb8400fecc90dff95afa5","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-566","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-564",617,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-cover.jpg"]