[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-must-immediately-strike-it-lucky":3,"chapter-i-must-immediately-strike-it-lucky-i-must-immediately-strike-it-lucky-chapter-117":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Must Immediately Strike It Lucky",{"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},2293889,4487,"Chapter 117: The Art Duel (Ninth Update)","i-must-immediately-strike-it-lucky-chapter-117",117,"\u003Cp>Feng Xue had been pondering how to escape from this giant creature when he heard the girl Deng’s shout—he was completely stunned. He’d only been in Lucheng County for less than twenty days; he hadn’t even figured out where the local black market was, let alone found any demonic cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, he was the victim, wasn’t he? He’d just rented a house, and a corpse puppet showed up. The county magistrate gave him a house, and then a malevolent spirit showed up. Now, thank heaven he was trying to run—otherwise, this Nian Beast might have chased him straight to the guesthouse!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Feng Xue thought his own chaotic cultivation had drawn the monster, but he hadn’t cultivated at all after Xushih today—this Nian Beast couldn’t possibly be chasing his Qi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But right now, explanations were useless. Feng Xue had already decided to flee. Without another word, he wrapped his legs in magical energy, activated the Divine Step Talisman, and his speed surged—he shot straight beneath the Nian Beast’s feet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t think you can run!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the girl Deng’s gray hair floated slightly, her demonic aura mingling with yin energy to envelop her body, instantly transforming her into a streak of gray light as she chased after Feng Xue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, hidden in the shadows, Li Maolin’s face lit up with sudden realization:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did I get exposed? Damn it—so the [Heavenly Punishment] revealing malevolence and clashing with the Rat was meant to happen here! I should’ve quietly gotten rid of… no, this guy’s a known name in town; even if I didn’t kill him, his sudden disappearance would draw attention.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, Li Maolin’s grim expression suddenly eased. If the girl Deng was chasing Feng Xue, it meant she hadn’t locked onto him. In a way, this “disciple” of his had truly taken the curse for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it seems my fate shifted the moment I seriously considered taking him as a student. Karma is truly subtle… Does human spiritual potential truly lack sentience?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Maolin looked up at the moonless sky, where faint, flickering starlight barely shimmered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Concealing his form, he controlled the Nian Beast to draw the attention of the xuan cultivators, while he himself followed after them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no intention of acting immediately—or rather, Feng Xue being suspected now better served his interests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the girl’s single testimony wasn’t enough to prove Feng Xue’s collusion with demonic cultivators, and Feng Xue knew nothing of what he’d done—meaning that even if the City God or the Judges of Reward and Punishment were summoned, they’d find not a trace of karmic debt on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, while Lucheng County investigated Feng Xue, he himself could calmly spend New Year’s Eve, waiting until his spirit and body fully merged, then retrieve Feng Xue and use this as an excuse to take him as a disciple…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I could even claim this was all a test—and now that he’s passed, I’ll pass on to him the true secret of immortality…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Maolin smiled inwardly, yet still followed after them. Though Feng Xue was capable, that gray rat was a centuries-old spirit immortal—if he accidentally injured his precious disciple, that would be disastrous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Feng Xue saw that the girl Deng’s speed surpassed even his own Divine Step enhanced by high-level magical energy. His face darkened—he knew he’d be caught before reaching his target. He gritted his teeth, slapped his belt mid-run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Colorless elemental Qi flowed along the Ren Meridian to his dantian, surged into the belt, and activated the jade talismans strung together with magical silver. Pure blue magical energy spilled from the belt, fully enveloping Feng Xue’s body, with flickering lightning dancing across his skin, forming a subtle counterbalance against the gentle wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Divine Step and Transformation to Thunder talismans actually work perfectly together?” Feng Xue felt the synergy far exceeded using either alone—he immediately memorized this combo, planning to research related papers later. But his goal wasn’t here now. With a sharp crack, his elevated shoulder-level gaze had already spotted a streak of gray light!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Divine Step enhancement, Feng Xue’s mobility had improved dramatically. Under Liu Yunxi’s training, he was no longer the clueless novice from half a month ago who could only bounce around like a rubber ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lightly tapped his toe—the gray light swept past his side. Just as he thought he’d evaded it, the gray light abruptly reversed midair and leapt toward him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Substitute]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magical energy surged—he instantly activated the Substitute Talisman. A palm-sized white paper doll remained in his original spot, colliding with the gray light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper doll instantly turned a bluish-gray the moment struck—but Feng Xue had no time to care. His immature Substitute Technique had flung him directly to within five meters of the girl Deng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl Deng was startled by Feng Xue’s sudden advance and leapt backward two steps. Fortunately, her retreat gave Feng Xue just enough time to react. Lightning flared across his body. His left hand pressed against his waist—two jade seals, black jade and green jade, were pressed down—one deep, one shallow—followed by a series of crisp clicks, signaling the magical gold connectors had locked tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magical energy triggered the switch. Yuanqi flowed into his dantian in a ratio of three water to two wood, mixed, ascended along the Du Meridian to his consciousness, forming a pool of bluish-black magical energy. It flowed back along the Ren Meridian and finally poured into the Transformation to Thunder jade plaque.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire process was completed in an instant. The girl Deng, seeing Feng Xue hadn’t launched an attack, was about to bind him with the Spirit Binding Cord—when he flicked his finger, a murky black speck shot toward her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she didn’t recognize the technique, given Feng Xue’s previously grand and majestic lightning art, she dared not underestimate it. She unsealed her hand, and several gray specks materialized before her—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Horse of Report, Guard Me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Horse of Report, forged from common rat spirits, slammed into the black light like intercepting missiles. Each collision drained a little more color from the girl Deng’s face—but finally, after sacrificing six Horses of Report, she escaped the black speck’s range. She regrouped, breathing heavily:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of demonic art is this? It just erased my Horses of Report outright!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not demonic art—it’s lightning art! Yin Thunder that corrodes bones!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice echoed in the girl Deng’s mind. Before she could respond, Grandpa Gray Nine forcibly took control of her body. His gray spirit filled her youthful form, transforming her once-clear face into one with a pointed snout and monkey-like features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grandpa!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Grandpa Gray Nine forcibly manifest, the girl Deng was shocked. But Grandpa Gray Nine now stared at Feng Xue through her eyes, his voice absolute:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re no match for him. Since the feud’s already begun, don’t make things worse for me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1150,"2026-06-20T04:32:49.208Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","34ee21921f4005b63d5eb4ad427c8bbc80dacd9da9a1c23bb9c238a4a652b936","i-must-immediately-strike-it-lucky-chapter-118","i-must-immediately-strike-it-lucky-chapter-116",365,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-must-immediately-strike-it-lucky-cover.jpg"]