[{"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-109":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},2325327,4549,"Chapter 109: Saving Lives","immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-chapter-109",109,"\u003Cp>Send the signal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the many large barges in the center of the lake, one medium-sized barge broke away from the main group and slowly approached the shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou asked the Hu family’s eldest son, “Is that the boat?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hu family’s eldest son weakly nodded, “You’ll let me go, right? This is my first time leaving home—I’ve never done anything wrong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never done anything wrong? Ha! Who believes that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At such a young age, he knows full well how to kill and torture others—clearly raised in an environment steeped in evil, born with a criminal gene. A natural little monster. When he grows up, how many people will suffer at his hands, their lives destroyed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know what to say when the time comes. Don’t force me to kill you.” He warned the Hu family’s eldest son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hu family’s eldest son hung his head, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boat finally reached shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone on the boat shouted, “Is that Master Hu? You’re late—we’re about to leave the city.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hu family’s eldest son said nothing. Chen Guanlou tightened his grip, and the Hu family’s eldest son screamed in pain, then answered on his own: “Something came up and delayed me. Let me aboard—I need to see Brother Qi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men on the boat didn’t suspect a thing. They laid out a long wooden plank to form a floating bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou dragged the Hu family’s eldest son aboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the lantern light, the crewmen saw the blood-soaked Hu family’s eldest son and were stunned. Instantly, they drew their waist knives. “Master Hu, what happened to you? Who is this man? You actually brought… ah—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou didn’t hesitate. Before the man could finish speaking, he struck decisively—kill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commotion on deck startled the many thugs and guards inside the cabin. They rushed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou stood on the Hu family’s eldest son, his great blade cold and sharp. Wherever it passed, lives were taken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dragged the barely breathing Hu family’s eldest son slowly toward the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed a true master—at least third-rank peak strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Save me, save me! Manager Zhang, save me!” The Hu family’s eldest son, clinging to his last breath, burst into the cabin with astonishing force, screaming at the top of his lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manager Zhang, a middle-aged man, thin and gaunt, sat motionless like a mountain. Merely seated before a tea table, he radiated overwhelming pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He killed my men, killed everyone—Uncle died in his hands too! Manager Zhang, save me! After this, my father will reward you handsomely. If you save me, you’ll be our Hu family’s savior. Manager Zhang, kill him—kill him now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou slashed his blade—the Hu family’s eldest son’s carotid artery spurted blood. He died instantly, utterly dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world was now one small monster fewer, saving countless families, countless children and women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immense merit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared fixedly at the man before him—Manager Zhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the entire boat, this man was the strongest. But where was Brother Qi? He opened his senses. Beneath the cabin, there were people—many of them. Yet none carried the aura of the powerful Brother Qi the Hu family’s eldest son had mentioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where is Brother Qi?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you? Killing Master Hu—do you know what trouble you’ve invited?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Trouble? I fear trouble won't come to me—otherwise I'd have to travel a thousand li to kill people myself.\" Chen Guanlou sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“May I ask, brother, what path do you walk? Do you have a nickname? I’ve never seen you before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manager Zhang seemed to want to begin with courtesy before force—to learn the stranger’s origins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou had altered his appearance—he now looked like a rough middle-aged man. No one in the martial world knew him, for this was a brand-new face, appearing only tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough talk! Where is Brother Qi?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re reckless. You dare intercept our business? Do you really think you’re some righteous martial hero? How presumptuous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he finished speaking than he leapt into the air, charging straight at Chen Guanlou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how complex the martial arts, Chen Guanlou had only one move: draw the blade—kill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Manual of Ascension followed the path of simplifying complexity, using killing to stop killing. Plain, straightforward, no flashy tricks—only killing techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manager Zhang wielded a nine-section whip—extendable, retractable, effective at both long and close range. Combined with his third-rank peak strength, Chen Guanlou dared not slacken his guard for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the candlelight, the blade gleamed coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among countless martial arts, speed alone breaks all defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two passed each other. Manager Zhang stood frozen, nine-section whip in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou sheathed his blade and slowly walked out of the cabin toward the hold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manager Zhang’s body collapsed to the ground, split cleanly from shoulder to waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pushed open the door and stepped into the hold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene before him froze Chen Guanlou in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large ceramic jar with a narrow mouth sat by the door. A man’s head protruded from its opening—a face in ruins, both ears gone, right eye socket hollow and black, maggots crawling in and out. Below the head, there were surely no arms or legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A renzhi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A living renzhi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only read about them in books—the most famous case being Empress Lü turning Consort Qi into a renzhi, earning eternal infamy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, Chen Guanlou saw a living renzhi. He felt an immediate physiological revulsion—nausea rose in his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never felt sick or vomited at murder, decapitation, or pools of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, he wanted to bolt from the hold, to the deck, to breathe fresh air—he could not bear to witness such inhuman cruelty. The darkness of human nature filled him with despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man inside the jar slowly opened his remaining left eye. Seeing the stranger Chen Guanlou, he stirred violently, opening his mouth wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mouth was black—his entire tongue had been cut out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thrashed his body, shaking the ceramic jar along with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou sighed deeply, without hesitation, raised his blade, and gave the man a swift end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man slowly closed his eyes. Before his final breath, his ruined face finally wore a look of peace. He could rest now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liberation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Final liberation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Freedom from endless torment—final liberation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou took a deep breath and walked deeper into the hold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, he lifted the lids of ceramic jars. Inside were all the kidnapped children and women—even an infant under a year old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been drugged—each child and woman lay unconscious, unaware. At the very back of the hold, he found his niece, Yaya. He quickly lifted her up, relief and dread flooding him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he hadn’t arrived in time, what fate would these children and women have suffered? Would disobedient children have ended up like the man in the jar—limbs severed, eyes gouged, ears cut off?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evil!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Titanic evil!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this moment, facing the darkest side of humanity, Chen Guanlou wanted only to kill—to slaughter every human trafficker on earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carried the children ashore, smashed holes in the boat’s bottom with several hammer blows, and watched the lake water flood in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he returned to the barge’s cabin and set it ablaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing on shore, he watched the flames rise high as the barge slowly sank—this evil he had buried with his own hands. But this was not an end—it was a beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>",1245,"2026-06-20T17:39:56.967Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","74588cf1bc22415484b8bdee5b4637f4aa2e8c817df199bd000c46b39d753a88","immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-chapter-110","immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-chapter-108",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-cover.jpg"]