[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s":3,"chapter-immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-chapter-100":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Immortal Through Martial Path, I Who Cannot Die Shall Ultimately Be Invincible",{"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},2325318,4549,"Chapter 100: The Mad Emperor","immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-chapter-100",100,"\u003Cp>Taiji Palace!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The senior eunuch Qiu Defu bowed low and stepped quietly into the hall, approaching the old emperor Taixing Emperor beside him. Four junior eunuchs followed behind, each carrying a bamboo basket filled entirely with memorials from court officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Taixing Emperor was over seventy, yet looked no older than fifty or sixty. At this moment, he sat meditating with a group of Daoists, practicing Qi cultivation—his daily ritual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Defu held his breath, daring not to make a sound, afraid of disturbing the emperor’s practice. He merely bowed low and waited silently to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about an incense stick’s time, the old emperor finally ended his daily practice and slowly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Palace maids had been standing by, waiting. As soon as he opened his eyes, they stepped forward silently to change his robes, wipe his face, and knead his shoulders to relax his muscles. Not a single word was spoken throughout—the entire scene resembled a silent play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after the emperor finished changing and felt refreshed did he speak to Qiu Defu beside him: “What’s happened today?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Defu stepped forward quietly and said: “Your Majesty, three hundred and one memorials arrived today. Most of them impeach Minister Jiang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t they ever stop?” the Taixing Emperor sneered. “Where’s Jiang Tu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty, Minister Jiang is waiting outside the hall, awaiting your summons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell him to crawl in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Your Majesty!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Defu gave a signal. One of the junior eunuchs immediately bowed low and exited the hall to summon Jiang Tu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, Jiang Tu crept into the hall, hunched over and hurrying forward. Before reaching the center, he dropped to his knees and crawled forward on his knees, dragging himself to the emperor’s feet. With a sobbing cry, he shouted: “Your servant commits a capital crime! I beg Your Majesty to punish me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Taixing Emperor kicked Jiang Tu over with one foot, then snatched up a memorial and hurled it hard against his head. “Look for yourself—these two baskets of memorials are all accusing you. And this is only today’s pile—tomorrow’s will be worse. Have you torn a hole in heaven? The entire court wishes you dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emperor kicked him again. Jiang Tu rolled halfway across the floor, feeling as if he’d been struck by immense force. Then he crawled back on his knees, knelt upright before the emperor, picked up the memorial the emperor had thrown, flipped through a few lines, and wept: “Your Majesty! Your servant is utterly wrong, but my loyalty to Your Majesty is as clear as sun and moon. The court officials are jealous—they envy that a lowly nobody like me has earned Your Majesty’s favor and the chance to ease Your Majesty’s burdens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They clearly seek to sabotage Your Majesty’s Dao cultivation, to block Your Majesty’s quest for immortality. They refuse to understand Your Majesty’s intentions, and are determined solely to destroy Your Majesty’s sacred path. I may die—I don’t care. But I will never allow anyone to undermine Your Majesty’s great Dao enterprise. I will fight them to the end!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tu’s face twisted grotesquely, giving the impression he was a rabid dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who knew Jiang Tu well knew he truly was a rabid dog—a mad, deranged one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Defu looked down on Jiang Tu as a vile man, yet the emperor favored him. He could only lower his head silently, his expression as still as a deep well, revealing not a trace of emotion before the old emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am the Son of Heaven, ruler of all under heaven. What harm have I done by cultivating the Dao? Why can’t you all leave me in peace? And you—you’re reckless, crude, and provoke endless chaos. Because of you, the court officials harass me daily, refusing to let me cultivate in peace. Right now, I truly want to cut off your head!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tu’s heart flickered—first shock, then delight. He banged his head repeatedly on the floor, sobbing: “If my death will let Your Majesty cultivate in peace, I beg Your Majesty to issue the decree and condemn me to death. But alas, from now on, I can no longer ease Your Majesty’s burdens—who will build palaces and gardens for Your Majesty? Who will scour the land for rare treasures and miraculous herbs to aid Your Majesty’s Dao? The thought of Your Majesty being left without servants makes me die with unquenched eyes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke with heartfelt sincerity, wept as if moved heaven and earth. Crucially, he had learned some strange skill—he wept like a man, yet it did not mar his handsome appearance in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Defu was furious. He silently added another mark against Jiang Tu in his mind. What did he mean—“Your Majesty lacks servants”? Are we eunuchs dead? Is building palaces and gardens, or gathering Qian Cai, so hard? Many can do it—better than Jiang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This vile man still dares to plaster gold on his face even now. He truly deserves to die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the old emperor not been in such a rage, Qiu Defu would have slipped Jiang Tu a poison pill to teach him his place. Overreaching is a fatal sin. To dare scheme against us eunuchs—hmm, he might die one day without ever knowing why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Filthy dog, if you die, die quietly. Don’t cry before me. You’re a man—what’s there to cry about? Shut your mouth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Taixing Emperor was disgusted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tu immediately clamped his weeping mouth shut, though he still hiccuped occasionally, appearing heartbroken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the Taixing Emperor seemed moved. His tone softened slightly: “I know you’re loyal. But what you’ve done merits death a hundred times over. What kind of scum do you have under you? They sparked tax revolts in Jiangnan, ruined Jinzhou, and now rebels multiply with every purge. What the hell have you been doing? If your subordinates are incompetent and fail their duties, they all deserve to die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty, they still managed…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You dare defend these useless fools? Do you wish to die in their place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your servant deserves death! Whatever Your Majesty orders, I shall obey.” Jiang Tu instantly decided to sacrifice his underlings to save himself. As long as he remained standing, he could find more underlings—endless, countless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Taixing Emperor nodded in satisfaction. “Don’t be sentimental. Failure merits death. Qiu Defu, draft the edict: Have the Embroidered Uniform Guard arrest all those involved in the Jiangnan tax revolt and the Jinzhou incidents. Execute them as needed. Also—weren’t there a group of officials arrested earlier for being confused about right and wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Defu hurriedly replied: “Your Majesty, yes—we arrested a group of officials who jointly signed memorials impeaching Minister Jiang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Taixing Emperor paused, weighing his decision. After a moment, he said: “Execute them all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Defu was visibly stunned. “Your Majesty—is this wise? If this becomes known, the outcry will be overwhelming.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing Jiang Tu’s allies wasn’t enough—he now wanted to execute the imprisoned officials too. He was leaving no one untouched! If the emperor played this way, it would ignite fiercer rebellion. Qiu Defu was deeply troubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emperor’s political tactics were growing ever more deranged—just like Jiang Tu, that rabid dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Draft the edict. If any official resists, report it to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty, might you reconsider?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My decision is final!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1220,"2026-06-20T17:39:56.967Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d036058ddd6cba4ba7556241864601bfad3e26545baea047620d8a7f6734739b","immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-chapter-101","immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-chapter-99",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-cover.jpg"]