[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-invincible-and-you-tell-me-this-is-journey-t":3,"chapter-i-m-invincible-and-you-tell-me-this-is-journey-t-i-m-invincible-and-you-tell-me-this-is-journey-t-chapter-26":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I'm Invincible, and You Tell Me This Is Journey to the West?",{"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},2360527,4615,"Chapter 26: The Difficulty of Destiny, Yet Finally Entering Wanshou Mountain","i-m-invincible-and-you-tell-me-this-is-journey-t-chapter-26",26,"\u003Cp>Following the guidance of Master Xuanming, Su Chen rode the wind, and in less than half a day, a vast, boundless mountain range appeared on the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mountain range rose like dragons, rolling endlessly upward into the clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faint white mists curled through the peaks, resembling a fairyland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He descended from the clouds and landed atop one of the peaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spiritual sense spread out, covering hundreds of li in every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet within his spiritual perception, it was nothing but mountains—spiritual energy was abundant, yet there was not a trace of any array, let alone a hint of a Daoist temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He refused to believe it, changed directions several times, and scoured the entire perimeter of the range, yet still found nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mountain range seemed truly nothing more than an ordinary land of spiritual beauty, with no connection whatsoever to the legendary abode of the Earth Immortal Ancestor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strange,” Su Chen frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had searched continuously for three days, nearly treading every inch of this range, yet the Wuzhuang Temple appeared as if it did not exist at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, he had encountered numerous spirits and demons cultivating in the mountains, even several great demons rivaling the Void-Union realm, yet none of them knew anything of Wuzhuang Temple—they merely regarded this place as an ideal cultivation ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the fourth day, Su Chen stood atop a solitary peak, gazing at the rolling sea of clouds, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Xuanming would not deceive me. Wuzhuang Temple must be here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then where was the problem?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled Master Xuanming’s words: “Only the destined may enter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve been searching with my spiritual sense and eyes—but I forgot, such a supreme Daoist abode cannot be found by mere searching,” Su Chen’s eyes flickered with sudden insight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuzhuang Temple was concealed by a supreme great array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This array’s mystery had long transcended space and vision—true Wanshou Mountain likely existed as a self-contained dimension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you lack destiny with it, even if it stands before you, you will not see it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But destiny is intangible—how could he prove himself “destined”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen sat cross-legged, calming his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began contemplating the essence of Zhenyuanzi, the great immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth Immortal Ancestor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Dao must be intimately tied to “the Earth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the key lay within the earth beneath his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Su Chen completely abandoned using his spiritual sense to search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes, entered a state of emptiness and clarity, and slowly sank his spirit into the earth below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt the veins of stone, the flow of earth qi, the breath of grass and trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His soul seemed to merge entirely with the entire Wanshou Mountain range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time slipped away. Su Chen sat motionless, like a monk in deep meditation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he communed with the mountains and earth, two furtive little heads peeked out from behind a nearby boulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a rabbit spirit with fluffy ears; the other, a round-bodied boar spirit whose nose twitched constantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two minor demons had only just awakened their spirits and could barely speak—they were the lowest beings in Wanshou Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big Rabbit, look! There’s a Daoist!” the boar spirit squeaked, saliva nearly dripping, “He smells so good! Even better than that old ginseng we found last time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rabbit spirit sniffed, his red eyes gleaming: “Yes! He’s sitting still. Let’s drag him back to the cave and eat him slowly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two demons instantly agreed, tiptoeing out from behind the rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boar spirit, relying on his thick hide, charged ahead, rushing behind Su Chen and extending two black hooves to lift him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the moment his hooves touched Su Chen’s Dao robe, an invisible force recoiled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boar spirit screamed as his round body bounced like a ball, flying backward, rolling over ten times before crashing into a large tree, dazed and seeing stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pig Brother!” the rabbit spirit gasped in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a faint aura unintentionally leaked from Su Chen, who had been sitting with closed eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rabbit spirit and the boar spirit, just rising from the ground, froze instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their pitifully limited intellect could not comprehend what this aura meant—but primal, instinctual terror made every hair on their bodies stand on end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thud!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both demons collapsed to their knees, banging their heads against the ground like pounding garlic, unable to speak, only whimpering pitifully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen slowly opened his eyes, gazing helplessly at the two trembling creatures on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been on the verge of profound insight, his spirit immersed in the earth’s veins, when these two blind fools interrupted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not angry—only amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flicked his fingers, and two gentle winds swept up the two demons, carrying them miles away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rabbit and boar spirits saw a blur—and when they opened their eyes again, they stood before a cave entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They exchanged glances, both seeing wild relief in each other’s eyes, then scrambled inside, never daring to emerge again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having dispelled this minor disturbance, Su Chen closed his eyes once more and sank his spirit into the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After an unknown length of time, he suddenly “heard” a pulse unlike any other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was deep and powerful, like the very “heartbeat” of the land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It carried a grand, ancient, boundlessly vital Daoic resonance, utterly distinct from all surrounding earth veins, yet perfectly governing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Found it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen’s heart trembled; his soul instantly locked onto the source of that pulse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood, abandoned flight, and walked step by step toward the mountain’s depths, following the inner sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He passed through what seemed an ordinary dense forest—and the surroundings subtly shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trees grew taller and older; many were species he had never seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual energy in the air became purer; each breath filled him with serenity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him, a vast, ancient Daoist temple stood quietly on the mountainside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green tiles, red walls, soaring eaves and bracket sets—all shrouded in a faint aura of auspicious clouds and blessed radiance, with the faint chime of bells and chimes audible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White cranes danced gracefully before the temple; spiritual deer frolicked on the slopes behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Chen followed the mountain path to the temple’s front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the temple gate hung a massive plaque, inscribed with three bold, swirling characters:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wuzhuang Temple!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the plaque hung a couplet:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The abode of immortals who never age, the dwelling of Daoists who share heaven’s eternity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An indescribable weight and majesty surged toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not oppression from magic power—it was the Daoic resonance of pure existence itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before it, Su Chen felt his Void-Union cultivation base as insignificant as dust.\u003C\u002Fp>",1112,"2026-06-21T05:42:07.836Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","886ceb03b6f1173f4292a2b989e5af03c3f186fc123abb84150ae072d01413f9","i-m-invincible-and-you-tell-me-this-is-journey-t-chapter-27","i-m-invincible-and-you-tell-me-this-is-journey-t-chapter-25",470,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-invincible-and-you-tell-me-this-is-journey-t-cover.jpg"]