[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-if-you-will-not-reject-me-i-wish-to-bow-and-take":3,"chapter-if-you-will-not-reject-me-i-wish-to-bow-and-take-if-you-will-not-reject-me-i-wish-to-bow-and-take-chapter-64":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","If You Will Not Reject Me, I Wish to Bow and Take You as My Adoptive Father",{"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},2276791,4454,"Chapter 64: Immortal Art Duel","if-you-will-not-reject-me-i-wish-to-bow-and-take-chapter-64",64,"\u003Cp>In fact, as soon as Hunter Flag Immortal Kong Zan left his post and departed from the Eight Trigrams Heavenly Sword Array, Lord Yangming immediately sensed something amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The authentic ancient flag gate Dun  technique was solely used for slaying generals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once inside the flag gate Dun  array, the enemy’s five senses and heart perception were entirely controlled by the flag gate Dun  master, but to kill the enemy, the master had to personally swing his blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like Kong Zan “vanished” to slay Xiao Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That move was the most authentic flag gate Zhanjiangdun  technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the Hunter Flag Immortal has enveloped the entire Feixian Ferry within the flag gate Dun  array, containing thousands of people—he cannot slay them one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the Western Eight Immortals’ goal is “shooting the sun,” to assassinate Lord Yangming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before breaking the Three Thousand Fire Crows Array, how could Kong Zan dare charge into the camp wielding his demon-headed blade and slash at soldiers stripped of their six senses?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, within the flag gate Dun  array, another “Eight Trigrams Heavenly Sword Array” was layered, manipulating cosmic qi according to the Eight Trigrams directions to summon invisible, intangible blades—the so-called “Heavenly Swords.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An array within an array counts as a modern cultivator’s improvement upon ancient Daoist arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem is, since Kong Zan is the flag gate Dun  master, he can precisely direct the Heavenly Swords to strike the heads of soldiers whose six senses he controls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he departs, even if Jade Face Wenchu Dou Yilin temporarily takes over the Eight Trigrams Heavenly Sword Array, he cannot control the flag gate Dun  array—his own six senses remain obscured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under his control, the Heavenly Swords’ kill rate is extremely low, entirely dependent on luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord, the flag gate Dun  array has malfunctioned.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sima Cai Fengnian of the Fire Crow Army reported, bowing outside the commander’s tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Yangming fell silent for a moment, murmuring, “Kong Zan has left the Eight Trigrams Heavenly Sword Array...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It must be that the Western Eight Immortals have encountered some upheaval...” Sima Cai stepped closer, pressing his mouth to the tent flap’s seam, lowering his voice, his tone hesitant, “Should we summon General Gao?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, the Western Eight Immortals already knew of the Emperor’s death—do you think Gao Xianjue’s Wind-Ear ability hasn’t been exposed yet?” Lord Yangming sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Xiang Huchen didn’t know that the unassuming commander of the scout unit possessed the Wind-Ear divine ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Lord Yangming’s hidden card in the West.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t rely solely on Xiang Huchen for intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Few knew this hidden card—Qingsong Daoist Acolyte happened to be one of them, which was why he borrowed the “Immortal-Eyed Tiger” from Lord Yangming to search for Sha Man Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——There is a traitor in the Great Qin court! The chaos among the Western Thirty-Six States is likely far more complex than it appears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sima Cai sighed inwardly but said aloud, “Whether they know or not doesn’t affect General Gao’s Divine Ear. Now that an unexpected event has occurred, they’re even less prepared.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But only if Gao Xianjue can hear it,” said Lord Yangming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sima Cai withdrew and found Gao Xianjue alone, asking, “Commander, can you hear what’s happening outside? What happened to Kong Zan? Why did he leave the Eight Trigrams Heavenly Sword Array?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Xianjue’s round face betrayed unmistakable embarrassment and helplessness. “We’re currently inside the flag gate Dun  array.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sima Cai was startled. “Even your Divine Ear...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Xianjue sighed. “The flag gate Dun  is no ordinary divine technique. It’s a supreme illusion array created by ancient immortals—capable of blinding even immortals’ five senses and spiritual sense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Put plainly, during the Investiture of the Gods era, the flag gate Dun  had famously slain immortals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it were possible to break the flag gate Dun  array directly, do you think Lord Yangming would let Kong Zan run rampant?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Gao Xianjue dragged Lord Yangming into the argument to prove to Sima Cai that his Divine Ear’s distortion wasn’t due to weakness—it was purely because the flag gate Dun  suppressed all six-sense abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it sounded like shifting blame, Gao Xianjue’s words held merit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take Xiang Huchen, who possessed the Thousand-Mile Eye— he had walked right past the Feixian Ferry archway, yet for days afterward repeatedly activated his Immortal Eye to scan enemy positions near the camp, and still noticed nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Feixian Ferry archway itself was a giant flag transformed by magic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Xianjue’s current situation was worse than Xiang Huchen’s—he was trapped inside the flag gate Dun  array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh, I hope Kong Zan really has run into serious trouble. Enduring this stalemate is too frustrating,” said Sima Cai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Xianjue spoke with deep implication: “Look how calm Lord Yangming is—he’s not panicked, not frustrated; he’s playing a grand game, luring in big fish!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, I see,” said Sima Cai, thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d just been wondering: the Emperor had just died, yet the Western Eight Immortals received word faster than they did—likely a traitor in the court, and the Eight Immortals had a mastermind behind them... Clearly, Lord Yangming had anticipated this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The real trouble is us... well, Sima Cai, it’s you!” Gao Xianjue sighed, frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sima Cai looked puzzled. “What trouble do I have?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Xianjue said coolly, “Of the group that carried Xiang Huchen’s corpse away, only two returned.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sima Cai’s eyes flickered. “Song Changqing was Xiang Huchen’s deputy. Though Wei Wu came from a respectable family, his grandfather once served as a retainer in the Xiang household.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father and he both trained in the Xiang family’s clinic since childhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, thanks to Xiang Huchen’s recommendation, they entered the Deer Wild Guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——These two are too deeply tied to the Xiang family; they might soften at a critical moment and ruin everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Xianjue nodded slightly. “Your arrangement was prudent—but ill-timed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sima Cai frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hadn’t he acted urgently because of the assassin attack and looming chaos?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Xiang Huchen had still been in camp, it would’ve been fine—but he’s gone, barely alive, no one knows where he’s died, and the assassins may have reached him first—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sima Cai’s mind snapped. His expression turned anxious. “Commander, are you suggesting Kong Zan left the Eight Trigrams Heavenly Sword Array at this critical moment to seize Xiang Huchen’s Bone-Transformation Pill?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t think of any other possibility,” said Gao Xianjue, his expression calm, but his eyes filled with resentment and fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his heart, the Bone-Transformation Pill was already Kong Zan’s possession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh, it’s my mistake—I never realized the Feixian Ferry was already inside the flag gate Dun  array!” said Sima Cai, Aonao .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Xianjue said coolly, “It’s not your fault. The Western Eight Immortals knew of my existence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They deliberately let me overhear part of their plan to reassure Lord Yangming, while concealing their true killing move.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had long known the Western Immortals secretly conspired, swearing blood oaths to assassinate Lord Yangming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had heard them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he thought he’d heard everything—when in truth, the Western Eight Immortals had only let him hear what they wanted him to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sima Cai straightened up. “Commander, it’s fine. Lord Yangming has a plan—he’s clearly one step ahead of them. Once we kill Kong Zan, we can reclaim the Bone-Transformation Pill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that point, the pill will be officially recognized as war loot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A legitimate prize—no one can accuse us of wrongdoing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I fear that dog Kong Zan will swallow the divine pill on the spot—wait!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mid-sentence, Gao Xianjue’s face changed drastically. He leapt to his feet, his large ears suddenly expanding, fine, transparent ripples like water waves visible along their rims.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could Kong Zan be dead? How? Who could kill him inside the flag gate Dun  array?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Kong Zan is dead?” cried Sima Cai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The flag gate Dun  array has lost its master. Without control, the gathered cosmic qi is slowly leaking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Divine Ear has recovered most of its function—I can now faintly hear Dou Yilin and the others shouting in panic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sima Cai opened his mouth to speak, but a cold, clear voice cut through: “Gao Xianjue, Cai Fengnian—come here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two hurried to the commander’s tent entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Yangming had already lifted the tent flap, gazing northward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you hear?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Xianjue knew he was being addressed. “No one else can hear clearly—only Madam Feng, flying in the sky, can lock onto the position.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bring me my Jade Carved Bow,” said Lord Yangming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Xianjue and Cai Fengnian didn’t move; two towering Qin soldiers, each three meters tall, stepped forward—one holding the bow, the other carrying an arrow quiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bow’s body was charcoal-black, indistinguishable as metal or wood, with a rough texture and appearing ancient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lord Yangming nocked the arrow, Gao Xianjue’s body erupted in flame-like crimson light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a member of the Three Thousand Fire Crows Array, every soldier bore a layer of dim or bright “true qi armor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not merely borrowing the soldiers’ internal qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had become individual cells of the Fire Crows Array, which itself had become a new living entity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human martial cultivators’ internal qi circulates within their bodies; similarly, the Fire Crows Array, as a whole, had its own internal qi circulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soldiers contributed power to the array; the array, in turn, drew cosmic qi to replenish each soldier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a cell of the array, a soldier’s contribution wasn’t limited to the “internal qi cycle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Gao Xianjue served as the array’s ear; the array’s core was Lord Yangming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Xianjue listened and pinpointed Madam Feng’s location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Yangming, as if possessing Wind-Ear himself, instantly pinpointed the same location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without even aiming, he raised the Jade Carved Bow and shot an arrow eastward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the four-foot-long arrow left the bowstring, it was already sheathed in fire; when it exited the array, it seemed each soldier within the array had a fiery phantom line connecting to the arrow’s tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each soldier felt it—their strength was channeled into that single arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!” By the time the arrow fully left the array’s range, it had become a ten-foot-long fire dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire dragon flew like a meteor—Madam Feng had no time to react before vanishing in an explosion of flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Yangming did not stop shooting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After firing the first arrow, he didn’t even look at the result—immediately shifted direction and fired over forty more arrows northward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when rain began to pour from the sky did he turn and shout, “Bao Shengshui!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your servant understands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant, fifteen-foot-tall man stepped out from the camp gate. He left the Qin encampment’s inner camp, entered the outer camp, walked to the eastern gate, faced the direction of the Cloud Guest Inn, planted his feet in a horse stance, formed a hand seal, and roared, “Water-Avoiding Spell!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, the Western soldiers saw nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No unusual phenomena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until someone screamed, “Look! The rain hitting the ground has turned into a flood!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under normal circumstances, raindrops falling to the ground either seep into the soil or form puddles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The raindrops falling now were as large as broad beans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment they hit the ground, each broad-bean-sized drop exploded into a splash of water equal to a full bucket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One drop of water became a bucket of water upon hitting the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now the sky poured rain like a waterfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost as soon as it was seen, the flood took shape—within seconds, the earth was submerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no ordinary flood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had the soldier’s cry escaped his lips than a ten-meter-high wave crashed toward the camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rain continued, falling faster and heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant wave continued to rise at a visible pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the valley where the Cloud Guest Inn stood was swallowed by a hundred-meter-high flood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Immortal art—this is Immortal art!” the Western soldiers in the camp cried in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their terror was quickly suppressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For when the wave reached the camp’s edge, it seemed to strike an invisible reef and split automatically in three directions: left, right, and above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers looked up and saw the flood surging overhead, as if a transparent layer of glass hung above them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang~~ Bang~~ Bang~~~ Hum~~ Hum~~ Hum~~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flood carried debris—logs, stones, pots and pans from the inn, pigs, sheep, and cattle from the animal pens, the corpses of villagers and the innboy—each hurtling through the swift current like cannonballs, slamming into the invisible water membrane and sending out concentric rings of transparent ripples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, “Bang~~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little girl in a pale yellow ruqun clung tightly to the transparent water membrane like an octopus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang bang bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pounded the transparent membrane with her tiny fists.\u003C\u002Fp>",2113,"2026-06-20T00:29:13.334Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9ea972d066a8f8856db0cdbbffd75a238fc47a4d98dfc6e82120495b65574495","if-you-will-not-reject-me-i-wish-to-bow-and-take-chapter-65","if-you-will-not-reject-me-i-wish-to-bow-and-take-chapter-63",840,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fif-you-will-not-reject-me-i-wish-to-bow-and-take-cover.jpg"]