[{"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-26":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},2295328,4490,"Chapter 26: Jinwu Grass","i-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength-chapter-26",26,"\u003Cp>Ji Wenyue stared at the drawing for a long while before saying, “I remember now—this is Jinwu Grass. I saw it in an ancient herbal formula from my family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jinwu Grass is a fire-yang herb, its medicinal properties extremely fierce; it cannot be ingested directly. It must be decocted together with the heart of a Cold Ice Rabbit to neutralize its potency before consumption. That decoction is called Jinwu Guiyuan Soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after neutralizing its potency, Jinwu Guiyuan Soup requires at least a Seventh-Rank Great Martial Master to consume safely; otherwise, the medicinal force is too overwhelming—it won’t nourish you, but harm you instead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even after neutralizing its potency, it still requires at least a Seventh-Rank Great Martial Master to consume? Then Jinwu Guiyuan Soup must be an extraordinary tonic, undoubtedly very precious,” said Xia Daoming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Naturally,” said Ji Wenyue. “According to the ancient formula, if a Great Martial Master reaches the peak of Seventh Rank and consumes this adjusted decoction, there’s a significant chance they’ll break through the eighth meridian and become an Eighth-Rank Great Martial Master. For an Eighth-Rank Great Martial Master, it greatly enhances their cultivation base.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xia Daoming was both startled and delighted, and hurriedly asked, “What is a Cold Ice Rabbit? Where can I find one?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Daoming was only a Fifth-Rank Great Martial Master now. Ji Wenyue had no suspicion and answered without hesitation: “Juvenile Cold Ice Rabbits are generally First-Rank Mid-Level demonic beasts; when mature, they reach First-Rank High-Level. In Mangzhou, most demonic beasts dwell deep within Cangmang Mountain, and the Cold Ice Rabbit is no exception.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you use juvenile Cold Ice Rabbits to brew the soup, you’ll need at least ten. If you use adults, three will suffice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Xia Daoming sucked in a sharp breath inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was no longer the naive country boy he once was—he well understood the power of demonic beasts and the peril of Cangmang Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bloodfeather Eagle he’d encountered last time in Chiyan Valley was only a First-Rank Low-Level demonic beast, its combat strength equivalent to a Third- or Fourth-Rank Minor Martial Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when severely wounded, it would instinctively release feather arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A First-Rank Mid-Level demonic beast equals a Fifth- or Sixth-Rank Great Martial Master; a First-Rank High-Level one equals a Seventh- or Eighth-Rank Great Martial Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second-Rank demonic beasts are Master-level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even juvenile Cold Ice Rabbits are as formidable as Fifth- or Sixth-Rank Great Martial Masters, yet you’d still have to venture deeper into Cangmang Mountain to hunt them—and you’d need at least ten. Just thinking of it made Xia Daoming’s scalp tingle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For now, I can only store the Jinwu Grass. My immediate priority is to acquire some high-quality pills from elsewhere and complete the Ninth-Level meridian reinforcement, so I can break through to Sixth-Rank Great Martial Master as soon as possible,” Xia Daoming thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Xia Daoming specifically asked Ji Wenyue about precious herbs, pills, and other related knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were precisely what Ji Wenyue excelled in, and since Xia Daoming had asked, she explained everything without reservation, even drawing several diagrams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The diagrams depicted precious herbs that greatly benefit Great Martial Masters—even Masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These herbs were exceedingly rare; in Mangzhou, they generally grew deep within Cangmang Mountain. Even Ji Family, a major herbal merchant, did not possess any.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Wenyue had only seen them mentioned in her family’s ancient herbal texts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Daoming carefully stored the diagrams. Later, unable to resist Ji Wenyue’s persistent coaxing and childish pleading, he reluctantly accepted the bundle she brought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the study of the rear courtyard of the Xia residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Daoming opened the package Ji Wenyue had given him and found within it not only five thousand taels in silver notes, but also pills worth at least eight thousand taels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Excluding the martial arts diagrams and the Jinwu Grass, even counting the pills, I now have cash equivalent to roughly seventy thousand taels.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Money only fulfills its true purpose when spent. I must make a long journey soon,” Xia Daoming thought, gazing at the money and pills before him, deciding to set out on a distant trip soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But plans often change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, his plan was to accompany Zhuo Xingji on several long escort runs—to gain experience, buy pills, and earn money—all in one stroke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this morning at dawn, he looted Wu Yue Li’s treasure vault and struck it rich; in the evening, Ji Wenyue gave him another large sum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the small earnings from Xingyou Escort Agency now seemed beneath him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, escorting with the agency meant waiting for their schedule and hoping the destination suited him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Daoming was growing impatient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zuiyun Pavilion, third floor, Yungui Chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Daoming had specially hosted a banquet for his senior and junior fellow disciples, as he planned a long journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strange, it’s already this hour—why hasn’t Sister Liu arrived?” said Yu Chi Xiao, frowning slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve sent someone to urge her. She should arrive soon,” said Jiao Yongbao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Jiao Yongbao had finished speaking, the door to the private room was suddenly flung open and a servant rushed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, trouble at Yaohua Pavilion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened?” Everyone’s faces changed, and they blurted out in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s said Shi Yingdeng demanded Wan Qing accompany him to bed, and a conflict broke out,” the servant replied, panting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, everyone’s faces darkened with anger—even Xia Daoming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just three months ago, Shi Yingdeng teamed up with Xu Shisen to severely injure Gu Ren, shattering his martial path. Liang Jingtang, considering the power of Qianjiao Martial Hall and the larger picture, had suppressed the incident and forced silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, barely three months after Gu Ren’s incident, Shi Yingdeng had returned to cause trouble again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!” Yu Chi Xiao slammed his fist on the table and leapt up, his beard bristling. “Son of a bitch—Shi Yingdeng is pushing too far! Let’s go to Yaohua Pavilion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Yu Chi Xiao stormed out first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuo Xingji, Jiao Yongbao, and Xia Daoming naturally followed immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the doorway, Jiao Yongbao gave the servant a specific instruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servant, upon receiving the order, sprinted toward Qianjiao Martial Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four hurried forward and soon arrived at Yaohua Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once a place of music, dance, and bustle, Yaohua Pavilion today was unnervingly quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the front courtyard, a group of courtesans huddled together, pale-faced and anxious, peering toward the rear courtyard—but none dared enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because before the moon gate to the rear courtyard stood four burly men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Yu Chi, Master Zhuo, Master Jiao, Master Xia—you’ve come! Please save Miss Qiang and Miss Wan Qing!” As soon as Yu Chi Xiao and the others stepped into the front courtyard, the courtesans rushed forward like seeing saviors, tears streaming down their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are they?” Yu Chi Xiao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the rear courtyard,” one woman replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, the women parted to clear a path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Chi Xiao and the others rushed straight to the rear courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop! Young Master Xu is enjoying himself inside—do not disturb!” A man in green martial attire, with twin black tiger wings embroidered on his arrow sleeves, stepped forward to block them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master Xu? Which Young Master Xu?” Yu Chi Xiao’s face darkened with fury, a flicker of hesitation crossing his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master Xu Shisen!” replied the Xu family retainer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Again Xu Shisen!” Yu Chi Xiao’s face turned ashen, his iron fist clenched, tendons on his forehead throbbing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough. You all step back. Wait until my young master finishes his…,” the retainer smirked, seeing Yu Chi Xiao’s rage but lack of action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finish your what? Get out of my way!” Yu Chi Xiao, unable to contain his fury any longer, roared, raised his Long Zhao, and lunged straight for the retainer’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How dare you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The retainer, a Fourth-Rank Martial Master, saw Yu Chi Xiao attack, his face changed, and he roared, raising his Tiger Palm to slash at Yu Chi Xiao’s Long Zhao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yu Chi Xiao’s wrist moved like a serpent—just as their weapons met, it twisted aside, evading the Tiger Palm. The Long Zhao snapped shut with a sharp “snap,” gripping the retainer’s arm, then yanked and hurled him violently. The retainer lost his footing and crashed to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yu Chi Xiao moved, Zhuo Xingji, Jiao Yongbao, and Xia Daoming had already surged forward like ferocious dragons diving into a river, attacking the other three retainers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon can grow large or small, rise or hide; when large, it summons clouds and spits mist; when small, it conceals its form; when rising, it soars through the cosmos; when hidden, it lurks within the waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qianjiao is half-snake, half-dragon, possessing a trace of dragon nature—hence also called Jiaolong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Daoming, observing the Qianjiao Divine Essence Diagram for the second time, had fully comprehended the Seventh and Eighth Stages of the Snake-Dragon Transformation technique—only his strength had not yet reached that level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eighth Stage contained the secret of Jiaolong concealing its form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this “concealing form” did not mean changing one’s true body like the legendary true dragon—it meant concealing and altering one’s blood, qi, and martial force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Xia Daoming suppressed most of his cultivation and applied this secret, he could mask part of his blood, qi, and martial force, making his realm appear one or two ranks lower than his true level—only a Master might perceive the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These four gatekeepers—the strongest was only a Fourth-Rank Martial Master, the other three Third-Rank. Xia Daoming had no need to use his full strength against them; a slight application of force would suffice. Thus, even though Zhuo Xingji and Yu Chi Xiao were Fifth-Rank Great Martial Masters, under Xia Daoming’s deliberate concealment, they could not detect that he, too, was a Fifth-Rank Great Martial Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang! Bang! Bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Zhuo Xingji and the others struck, the remaining three retainers were knocked down and flung away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No! You beast, let go of me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Agh! You dare bite me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Slap!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the four burst into the rear courtyard, they heard shouts and curses from the innermost room, along with the sounds of tearing clothes and slaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Chi Xiao, hair standing on end, charged straight for the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kicked the door open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, a finely dressed man who had been tearing at Liu Xiao Qiang’s clothes released her and slowly turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiao Qiang seized the chance to pull her clothes together, covering her exposed flesh, and hurriedly stepped behind Yu Chi Xiao. Her once alluring peach eyes now burned with humiliation and fury as she glared at the finely dressed man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, Yu Chi Xiao, are you planning to fight me?” the man sneered, a contemptuous smile curling his lips as he calmly adjusted his clothes and walked toward Yu Chi Xiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Chi Xiao’s iron fist clenched, then loosened; his feet unconsciously retreated into the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The finely dressed man stepped slowly out of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the door of the adjacent room opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Wan Qing, disheveled and tear-streaked, ran out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her emerged a man with a large black mole on his right chin, joining the finely dressed man on the veranda, their gazes smug and taunting as they stared at Yu Chi Xiao and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s rare for Young Master Xu to visit Yaohua Pavilion for amusement. Why spoil it, Liu Xiao Qiang? And why drag Yu Chi Xiao and the others into this? Do you want them to end up like Gu Ren?” the mole-faced man sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xiao Qiang, feeling safe under the protection of Yu Chi Xiao and the others, turned pale at these words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: A new week begins. Please continue supporting—consider bookmarking and following.\u003C\u002Fp>",1964,"2026-06-20T05:15:29.288Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","797b2224d90116f9119329d51a50ca7dfebe6479c6ac40a5303bbe824566eabb","i-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength-chapter-27","i-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength-chapter-25",484,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength-cover.jpg"]