[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength":3,"chapter-i-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength-i-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength-chapter-21":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Subdue the Immortals with Strength",{"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},2295323,4490,"Chapter 21","i-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength-chapter-21",21,"\u003Cp>“You’re only seventeen this year, while I’m already twenty-four, and in two months I’ll be twenty-five—no comparison, no comparison at all!” Xia Daoming shook his head humbly, though he didn’t deny his own cultivation base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Wenyue glanced at Xia Daoming’s humble expression and rolled her eyes at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others might not know how powerful he was, but didn’t she know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at the fourth-rank realm, he had brutally beaten to death a fifth-rank Great Martial Master; now that he was a fifth-rank Great Martial Master himself, even if she used her toes to think, she knew his fifth-rank level was far superior to hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xia Daoming’s words did remind Ji Wenyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already quite old; reaching the sixth rank before thirty should be feasible, but achieving seventh or even eighth rank held slim hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only with massive financial and material support—or some other great fortune—could that hope be increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Master realm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Wenyue didn’t even consider it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At nearly twenty-five and still only a fifth-rank Great Martial Master, the chance of becoming a Master was negligible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the Secret Map of Refined Strength and Divine Aura was a secret within secrets, with extremely few surviving transmissions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Xia Daoming encountered a great fortune and reached the eighth rank before thirty, he’d have nowhere to observe the Secret Map of Refined Strength and Divine Aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I believe you’re only poor in family background—if not, you’d never be inferior to the top geniuses of Li City. Even now, though you entered the Great Martial Master realm a bit late, if you heavily supplement your cultivation and train diligently, you’ll surely catch up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luckily, I have no other talents, but in alchemy, I’m confident I’m among the very best in Li City—and in wealth, among the younger generation, only a handful can match me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since you’ve come to Li City, why not move into the Ji residence? I’ll supply you with all the elixirs for supplementation, top-grade nourishing meats—you won’t lack a thing.” Thinking of how little time Xia Daoming had left before his age became a barrier, Ji Wenyue made up her mind instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who’d have thought one day I, Xia Daoming, could live off my looks—being openly bankrolled by a rich, beautiful girl!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Daoming looked at Ji Wenyue with a subtle expression, secretly delighted inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xia Brother, why are you staring at me like that?” Ji Wenyue blushed, her face turning red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not falling for me, are you? Let me warn you—I don’t sell myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pfft! Xia Brother, stop being so self-absorbed—do you really think I’d like someone with your looks? I’m doing this to repay you!” Ji Wenyue’s face flushed even deeper, her heart pounding wildly, yet she spat out the words immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Superficial. Do men judge by appearance? Wait until you grow up a bit—you’ll understand that what truly matters in a man is his inner aura.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My aura? When you finally understand men, you’ll realize—it’s utterly irresistible!” Xia Daoming spoke without a hint of shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big Brother, you…” Ji Wenyue was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d met shameless men before, but never one this shameless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she couldn’t dislike him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How shameless could he be compared to how shameless he’d been in the desert?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget it. You wouldn’t understand now anyway. Let’s talk business. You’re right—I come from a poor family, so I want to save money and get your Ji family’s elixirs at cost price.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here’s five thousand taels of silver—get me some elixirs to strengthen blood and qi. Preferably the San Yuan Gui Xue Pills or better; if not, something slightly inferior is fine, but not too much worse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Xia Daoming pulled out five thousand taels in silver notes and placed them on the tea table, pushing them toward Ji Wenyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big Brother, what are you doing? You saved my life—why would you pay for elixirs from me?” Ji Wenyue’s expression changed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not the type to leverage a favor for gain. You giving me cost price is already more than generous!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xia Brother, don’t you know what kind of person I am? What’s this talk of leveraging favors or not?” Ji Wenyue said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But you just said you were repaying me!” Xia Daoming replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xia Brother, I’m a girl—if I don’t say ‘repaying,’ what else am I supposed to say? That I like you?” Ji Wenyue blurted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after the words left her mouth did she realize her mistake. She lowered her head, face burning red, her chin nearly touching her prominent chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… Is it true that girls love bad boys? I’ve been such a rogue with her, yet she still… Or is my personal charm really that great?” Xia Daoming was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough, cough—you’re still young. Let’s not talk about this. Let’s not talk about this.” Xia Daoming quickly sounded awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At seventeen, in his old world, she was still a minor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this world was different from his, and Ji Wenyue’s status meant she couldn’t be treated as a minor—but that’s why he’d let his words get a little flirty and his eyes wander a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the age gap still stood there. Suddenly talking about love and affection? Xia Daoming was genuinely nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, he was already keeping a “golden silk cat” at home—just two days ago, he’d played cards with her all night long. Now he was trying to seduce a minor? Was he even human?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not young!” Ji Wenyue puffed out her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t mean that!” Xia Daoming blurted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xia Brother, you…” Ji Wenyue’s face turned crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough, cough—I really didn’t mean it that way this time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what did you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… Never mind. Let’s get back to business.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I won’t take your silver.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can that be! Even brothers keep accounts clear! Besides, didn’t you just tell me not to profit from me—just give me cost price?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What accounts? Profit? I don’t lack money—I just want to give you elixirs for free, isn’t that fine?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Daoming was stunned by Ji Wenyue’s final words. He looked up at the sky, speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Truly, extravagance without humanity!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long silence, Xia Daoming silently sighed inwardly, then lowered his head and nodded silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he couldn’t resist the extravagance of a rich beauty, he might as well enjoy it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, when I become invincible, I’ll protect you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xia Daoming nod, Ji Wenyue smiled happily, two faint dimples appearing on her cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the amount of supplementation I need will be huge—even several times what you’d normally use.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s fine. Our Ji family doesn’t have much else, but we have plenty of silver and elixirs. As a clan elder and the most skilled alchemist in the family, the resources and funds I can mobilize far exceed those of ordinary elders—even rivaling half a clan lord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As long as you can absorb and refine even a little, even if most of it’s wasted, it doesn’t matter! The key is to raise your cultivation as fast as possible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In truth, every Great Martial Master from the great families wasted countless precious resources to reach their level—especially the geniuses, who received special treatment since childhood,” Ji Wenyue said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Daoming had originally worried his massive needs would arouse Ji Wenyue’s suspicion, but now he realized he’d overthought it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed large quantities because he was strengthening his meridians—his conversion rate was extremely high, with almost no waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, disciples of major sects, seeking rapid advancement, took massive supplements in short periods, resulting in very low conversion rates and massive waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, even though his consumption was high, the gap between him and others at the same realm would remain limited—not extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Ji Wenyue, it would seem perfectly normal—he was older, so he naturally needed faster, greater supplementation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, poverty has limited my imagination! I once ate a single abalone and thought it was incredible, terrified of being caught—never imagining the rich feast on abalone daily.” Xia Daoming exhaled in relief, silently mocking himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, Xia Brother, you should consider cultivating a few reliable people around you. Otherwise, alone and weak, it’ll be hard to stand firm in this world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take our Ji family—how many covet us? Yet our only true expert is my grandfather. Still, we’ve used wealth to recruit numerous Martial Masters and even Great Martial Masters, so no one dares easily move against us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, for elixirs, you needn’t worry—I’ll provide them whenever you need,” Ji Wenyue continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Daoming looked at Ji Wenyue, and his views on mature women and young girls suddenly shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems I was still shallow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could I generalize like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Wenyue, this kind of girl, is wonderful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only does she feed me—she feeds my whole self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since you say so, I won’t be polite with you—otherwise, it’d seem I’m looking down on you,” Xia Daoming said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! Between us, why be polite?” Ji Wenyue blurted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let’s not delay—today, bring me some supplementation elixirs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big Brother, since you’ve come to Li City, why not move into the Ji residence? Wouldn’t that be more convenient?” Ji Wenyue said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not just a stunning beauty—you’re talented and rich. How many wealthy youths in Li City are watching you? I’m just a lowly Martial Master with no talent or background—if word got out that you favor me, my Big Brother will probably die young!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So our relationship—and your supplying me with massive supplementation elixirs—must stay secret, unless absolutely necessary. Even your own people shouldn’t know.” Xia Daoming’s expression turned serious by the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having survived the dangers of the northern desert, Ji Wenyue had matured greatly and seen through much of human nature. As soon as Xia Daoming pointed out the danger, she thought for a moment and nodded: “I understand. Wait a moment—I’ll return home and gather some elixirs for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good!” Xia Daoming nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: I recommend a new book by the veteran historical author and longtime friend Mo Ji Jian Ke: “Songhu: Never Fallen.” His books always get your blood pumping—link below. If you enjoy it, please bookmark and support it; it’s already substantial enough to dive into.\u003C\u002Fp>",1695,"2026-06-20T05:15:29.288Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","bf14b2b9ef0c386d60d87f23dfc5a687b0edfd307701008158bd1e8e399024ef","i-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength-chapter-22","i-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength-chapter-20",484,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength-cover.jpg"]