[{"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-196":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},2325414,4549,"Chapter 196: Beheading and Collecting Corpses","immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-chapter-196",196,"\u003Cp>“Is Wang Shuner really that important? Does the sect ancestor Lingxu Zi himself need to show up to save him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou was astonished, unable to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prison guards hid outside the execution ground, watching the aerial battle above. One side sought to rescue, the other to kill; both sides fought fiercely, evenly matched, neither able to gain the upper hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such a massive scene—Wang Shuner must not be ordinary, or he has some other backing,” Old Zhang said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou’s hands itched. A group of fourth-, fifth-, even sixth-rank martial artists fighting on the execution ground—he longed to join in, to test his own strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since returning from Hujiacun, he hadn’t properly fought yet. He felt he could match a fifth-rank martial artist, but whether he’d win or lose, he’d only know after fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, today’s situation left no room for him to act—he could only be a spectator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chief Chen, are we just watching?” Qian Fugui asked, stepping beside him in a whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What else can we do? Do you think you can rescue him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Fugui fell silent immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Jin clapped him on the shoulder. “Relax. With this much commotion, even if Wang Shuner dies right here or gets snatched away, the higher-ups won’t blame us guards. Such accidents—martial artists this powerful—we can only watch. We’ve done our part.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d shouted two feeble orders: Protect Wang Shuner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Xiao Jin’s words, Qian Fugui finally relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sword qi slashed straight toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Run, now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou led the way toward open ground. The guards had no other skills, but their survival instincts were razor-sharp—they heard “run,” turned and fled without looking back, sprinting with every ounce of strength they had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barely had they escaped when—CRASH!—the spot they’d just left became a massive crater, surrounding buildings reduced to rubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t ninth-rank—this killing power rivaled a missile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could one sword slash cut off an entire mountain peak?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this truly a high-martial world, or something closer to cultivation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou began to deeply doubt the nature of the world he lived in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap between a ninth-rank martial artist and fourth- or fifth-rank ones couldn’t be called a chasm—it wasn’t even worthy of that word. Only dimension could describe it. Two-dimensional versus three-dimensional, three-dimensional versus four-dimensional… it was a qualitative difference, a dimensional one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are there immortals in this world?” he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Zhang continued, “Legends say there were immortals eight hundred years ago. Then came the Immortal-Demon War—after that, the immortals vanished.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eight hundred years ago—that was still the Great Yu Dynasty. Were there really immortals then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s what the legends say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three hundred years ago, the founding emperor of the Great Gan Dynasty overthrew the Great Yu Dynasty and established the Great Gan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Yu Dynasty, which had lasted nearly a thousand years, was thus extinguished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No official records remain?” Chen Guanlou asked, curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Zhang shook his head. “After the Immortal-Demon War, the Great Yu Dynasty suffered constant calamities. For five hundred years, Yu Capital endured dozens of wars, fell multiple times—most documents and records were lost in the flames.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He led the guards far away, ensuring their safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his line of sight, he saw something that shocked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingxu Zi feinted, broke off combat, and suddenly slashed Wang Shuner’s head clean off. The event happened too fast—the city gate troops reacted half a beat too late. That half-beat was all Lingxu Zi’s disciples needed: they seized Wang Shuner’s head and corpse, broke off the fight, and fled at top speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pursue!” Old Mo roared. The city gate troops scattered in chase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the vast execution ground fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The execution platform, once a full story high, was now rubble. The ground around it was pockmarked with craters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The onlookers were dead or wounded in equal measure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou’s group of guards, under his leadership, emerged unscathed—not a single injury among them. They were the luckiest of all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang Shuner is dead,” Chen Guanlou whispered to Old Zhang. “His corpse was taken by Lingxu Zi’s people.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You saw it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I saw the gist.” Chen Guanlou firmly denied having seen the full sequence. From that distance, seeing clearly would invite interrogation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Zhang fell silent for a moment. “Let’s go see the scene.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He led the guards to the ruined execution ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chief Chen, this is Wang Shuner’s,” Prison guard Liu She picked up a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Left hand!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuner’s left hand, stripped of flesh to bare bone, had broken free from his corpse and landed in a corner of the rubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou instantly felt relief—he now had proof to report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he ordered the guards to search carefully for more body parts, Xiao Jincheng arrived with a large contingent of Embroidered Uniform Guards, taking over all operations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou handed over the bony hand and withdrew decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter ran too deep—he had to get out fast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have guessed the No. 3 rebel leader had such powerful backing? Not only did they openly storm the execution ground, but they also killed and carried off the corpse right under a ninth-rank martial artist’s nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing—he understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silencing him, or sparing him further suffering—he could accept that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But taking the corpse? That made no sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fleeing, yet dragging a corpse—didn’t they want everyone to know they were the ones who stormed the execution ground?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this heat, the corpse would rot within half a day. The stench couldn’t be hidden—how could they escape?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t figure it out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group returned to Tianlao, dusty and grimy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deputy Warden Fan learned that the execution ground had been stormed, Wang Shuner was dead, and his corpse stolen—he turned ashen, wailing: “What do we do now? What do we do? Just as I feared, it’s happened! Are you certain the attackers weren’t rebels?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Definitely not rebels. High-rank martial artists on-site identified them—they’re led by a man named Lingxu Zi. Wang Shuner called him ‘sect ancestor,’ and Lingxu Zi called Wang Shuner ‘disciple.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deputy Warden Fan sighed in relief. “Good, good—thank heavens they’re not rebels.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he added: “I must hurry to the Ministry of Justice. Xiao Chen, you and Master Li guard Tianlao—no more accidents.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, rest assured—no more incidents.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deputy Warden Fan hurried off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guanlou washed up with hot water and changed into a clean uniform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Li had the kitchen prepare two small dishes to help Chen Guanlou calm his nerves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard it was a ninth-rank martial artist?” Master Li asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know. My meager skills only tell me the intruders were strong—I lack the eye to judge their exact rank.” Chen Guanlou always remembered his place: a prison guard who knew a few martial tricks, incapable of discerning true cultivation levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To extract a man safely from a ninth-rank martial artist’s battle without a single casualty—that’s remarkable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Li flatters me. Today was pure luck.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luck is also skill. Look at the onlookers—dead or wounded. Your entire group returning unharmed? That’s extraordinary fortune.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To heaven’s grace, thank heaven for its protection.” Chen Guanlou raised his cup decisively and toasted the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>",1199,"2026-06-20T17:39:56.967Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","25b2c7272a381c01fe50201502b7e293d440b1b312523ecad1539521ecbb00e5","immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-chapter-197","immortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-chapter-195",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortal-through-martial-path-i-who-cannot-die-s-cover.jpg"]