[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons":3,"chapter-immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-793":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Immortality Begins with Slaying Demons",{"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},2318681,4533,"Chapter 793: The East Window Is Exposed","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-793",793,"\u003Cp>“You two are quite sensible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Shuyu fell silent for a moment, then let out two low, dissatisfied laughs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things that got their courage shattered in Nanzhou—better to discard them outright; as for Dao halls, who would ever have too many?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing these people casually discuss the ownership of Tian Ta Mountain, True Person Yunmiao felt displeasure, but glancing at Youyao seated above, he forced his discontent down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally thought his Dao heart’s turmoil stemmed from an uncertain future and lack of belonging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now he had already descended the mountain and had a rough direction—and yet that faint unease within him refused to fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What exactly is going on...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Yunmiao stepped out of the hall, seeking to clear his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Tong nodded politely to him; though he privately looked down on this senior brother of Lingxu Cave, since the man was willing to lower himself, they were now, from today onward, one family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youyao’s ambitions extended far beyond mere control of a few prefectures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was the first to enter the Tribulation, her sole focus fixed on the final position—and with such ambition, she naturally needed a cadre of allies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fellow disciples like True Person Yunmiao, who possessed cultivation but lacked sufficient courage, were perfectly suited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As True Person Yunmiao was about to respond, he suddenly saw a streak of red light streak across the sky, and at the same moment, that faint unease in his heart surged violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chi Yun Cave?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s heading toward Lingxu Cave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Tong likewise looked up, then sprouted wings, gave a slight flap, and vanished from his spot, directly intercepting the distant red cloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you headed to Lingxu Cave? True Person Yunmiao is currently a guest at Qingguang Mountain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his words had fully faded, the red cloud slowly dispersed, revealing the figure within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant he saw that cold, rigid face, He Tong’s entire body trembled—he wished he could slap himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had imagined the cloud-rider might be a direct disciple of Chi Yun Cave, but he never expected the one he’d intercepted to be a Hunyuan Dala Jin Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little servant He Tong pays homage to Great Immortal Chi Yun!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such Jin Xian ignored worldly affairs, spending years in cultivation and contemplation, only appearing when the Patriarch taught the Dao—what had happened today to make him leave Chi Yun Cave?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s expression was indifferent, his blood-red flowing-cloud robe flaring in the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave no reply, merely turned and shot toward Qingguang Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his form even arrived, Youyao—who had been lounging moments before—had already led her junior brothers and sisters out to greet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We pay homage to Elder Chi Yun!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Yunzi coldly acknowledged Youyao, then swept his gaze over the group, finally settling on Yunmiao, who was the most humble in posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trio of Immortal Sect disciples, who had been laughing moments before, now dared not even breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yunmiao, under that intense stare, felt drenched in sweat, instinctively burying his head deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flicker of disdain passed through Chi Yunzi’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, he swept his sleeve, and four streaks of light shot out, lying quietly on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the light faded, the objects within were revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Youyao’s heart leapt; she unconsciously loosened her grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Beizhou, corpses of the Three Immortal Sect were rare—let alone four at once, all prominent figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what truly startled her was the faint golden glow lingering on the corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden light shatters all methods, subdues demons and evils—that’s the method of a Bodhisattva!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light like a great river, scouring the Dao body, directly crushing these men to death—certainly at least a Bodhisattva who had reached the pinnacle of the Ninety-Nine Transformations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Yunmiao’s breath stopped; his eyes locked on one female corpse, his face suddenly turning ashen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally understood the source of his unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingsu was dead—and killed by the Bodhi Sect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly looked up, meeting the calm, bottomless gaze of Elder Chi Yun—and instantly his back soaked through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What were they doing?” Chi Yunzi’s voice held no inflection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet anyone could see the fury simmering within this Hunyuan Dala Jin Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of Chi Yun Cave’s seven disciples, nearly half now lay dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His own pupils, raised by his own hands, slaughtered right before his eyes—even a Jin Xian who had transcended the two realms could not remain unmoved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder! Yunmiao... Yunmiao truly doesn’t know!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Yunmiao swallowed hard; his terror of this enraged elder swiftly drowned out his grief over his junior sister’s demise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instinctively began shifting blame: “Lingsu only told me she was going out with a few fellow disciples from Chi Yun Cave for a stroll. She never specified the purpose, nor did I know how they encountered the Bodhi Sect. This has nothing to do with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this reply, Chi Yunzi’s eyes slowly filled with chilling frost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Youyao suddenly straightened, fixing him with a serious gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You speak,” Chi Yunzi shifted his gaze to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Investigate Beizhou. Pay with blood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Youyao lifted her chin slightly, her fair jawline clear and elegant; her eyes narrowed: “If they dared come in, they won’t leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the frost in Chi Yunzi’s eyes receded slightly; he said gravely: “When you have time, ask your master to visit my Chi Yun Cave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those words, he swept his sleeve again, whisking away three corpses, then transformed into a vast red cloud that surged skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this elder departed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>everyone finally exhaled in relief, then all turned to stare at Lingsu’s body on the ground, watching her face—long dead, yet still twisted in terror and despair—and their eyelids twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These filthy monks dared to stick their claws into Beizhou—they're asking for death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the Tribulation, members of both sects cultivated together, served the heavens side by side, exchanged greetings when they met—harmonious and pleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet within mere days, even high-ranking third-rank cultivators were now slaughtering each other—with such brutality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they showed no mercy, then we owe them none in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shan Laozu dared not utter a word, only secretly casting a grateful glance toward Yu Chi Laozu—he was the only one who could remain calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How quickly had the Bodhi Sect reached Beizhou?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One only hoped it wasn’t the Dragon-Taming Bodhisattva from Nan Xumí—if it truly was that monstrous deity... the two of them must be even more cautious. And with that Grand Void Alchemist so brazenly seizing Dao halls, rushing to claim territory—he’ll draw that monster’s attention, and then he’ll have no tears left to cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Yunmiao stepped forward, lifting Lingsu into his arms—but for some reason, his heart felt less sorrow than lingering dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been so close—he’d nearly been dragged into this Tribulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he not gained insight, come to Qingguang Cave, and forged ties with Sister Youyao...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter would have fallen squarely on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought of leading a mission to avenge these unknown monks made Yunmiao shudder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the one who struck this time was at least a Bodhisattva on his own level—who knew how many other powerful cultivators lurked behind them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How close! How close!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Send word to all other caves: the Bodhi Sect has invaded Beizhou. Activate the array—find these monks first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Youyao’s command, several Qingguang Cave disciples swiftly pulled out jade slips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a senior disciple of the same lineage, her jade slips clearly carried far more weight than Yunmiao’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within days, jade slips began returning responses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In matters of united resistance, all of Beizhou showed astonishing unity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Beizhou’s border, beyond the former Divine Dynasty’s territory,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>several cultivators rode swords through white clouds, soaring freely—carefree and exhilarating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They flew straight ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, an invisible pressure descended; their faces changed, yet they steadied themselves, descending toward the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they could land, over a dozen streaks of clear light darted through the sky, weaving into a prism glowing with ten radiant hues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you, Daoist friend? What is the meaning of this?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They frowned; their cultivation was clearly fifth-rank—nowhere near powerful in Beizhou—and yet they remained calm despite the sudden change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Daoist friend?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scoff echoed from all around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, cultivators of varied attire slowly materialized; though from different immortal lineages, even the weakest among them had reached the third-rank Dala Xian realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their leader sneered, pointing at the prism above: “What kind of Daoist friend are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword-riding cultivators instinctively looked up—the mirror’s bright surface clearly reflected their forms, but not as soaring cultivators; instead, they were monks clad in saffron robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing their cover blown, they exchanged glances and reluctantly revealed their true forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five Bodhisattvas altogether—disguised and infiltrated Beizhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One sighed, clasping his palms: “Friends, we come from Nan Xumí. We mean no harm in entering Beizhou—we only follow our sect’s edict to investigate certain matters. Please, grant us passage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as he spoke, he was deeply puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shouldn't be like this—given the Three Immortals Sect’s power in the North Zhou, why such caution?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No ill intent?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the Three Immortals Sect disciples all simultaneously curled their lips into cruel smiles: \"Tell that to the senior brothers and sisters who died horribly in Chi Yun Cave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how fiercely we fight among ourselves, it’s still a family matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bunch of monks dare to lay hands on the incense offerings of the North Zhou? Seek death!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They said no more, but immediately summoned their magic treasures and channeled vast tribulation energy; the prism in the sky slowly rotated, projecting beams of piercing sharpness that instantly trapped the five Bodhisattvas inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both sides were evenly matched in cultivation base, but one side was well-prepared with a great array’s aid, while the other was caught completely off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bodhisattvas hadn’t even time to manifest their Dharma forms before they were overwhelmed by a storm of magic treasures, left with no defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Friends! Why go this far?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They finally grew alarmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if we disguised ourselves to come to the North Zhou, we could simply apologize and make amends—we’ve done nothing else. Why are you attacking us with murderous intent from the very start?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, we’ve only just arrived here—what connection do we have to the disciples who died horribly in Chi Yun Cave?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please let us explain…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words sounded utterly powerless beneath the dazzling glow of countless magic treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Three Immortals Sect disciples had no intention of listening to their excuses; now that someone had died in the North Zhou and the culprit was the Bodhi Sect, every monk’s head could earn them prestige and status within the sect—and rewards from Chi Yun Cave and Ling Xu Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all unleashed their full strength, determined to crush and exterminate every last one of these monks here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… ”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the Bodhisattvas were on the verge of collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clean, pale, and exquisitely beautiful hand quietly appeared upon the prism in the sky, gently brushing across its surface—within the great array that had trapped the Bodhisattvas, cracks instantly spread everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The collapse of the array finally gave the Bodhisattvas a moment to breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Three Immortals Sect disciples froze, all turning their gazes upward—every eye fixed on that hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, the pure white hand swept again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the magic treasures in the sky suddenly reversed direction, hurtling back with brutal force, striking their own owners with a power a hundredfold greater than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great Zizai… interfering in the affairs of juniors… do you fear not the Sect Master?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the Three Immortals Sect disciples could finish speaking, they were obliterated in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dressed in a loose white robe, revealing a lean yet sturdy chest, the monk stepped down from the sky, his bare feet landing silently upon the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We pay homage to Great Zizai Jing Shi Bodhisattva!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few Bodhisattvas who had barely escaped death had no time to catch their breath—they bowed deeply and respectfully before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep investigating.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Shi Bodhisattva lifted his gaze far into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The destruction of the great demon of the South Zhou, the disappearance of many Bodhisattvas, and the whereabouts of the Future World Buddha’s disciples—all demand answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He came personally to the mortal realm to investigate and found several third-rank cultivators within the South Zhou  Three Immortals Sect had abandoned their sects and vanished; they must be Zhiqingzhe .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for these North Zhou cultivators’ strange behavior, he could afford to ignore it for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang Long, why are you the only one alive?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from Yu Chi Shen Shan, who escaped the South Zhou, and figures like Shen Xu, there was another insider, equally enigmatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Shi Bodhisattva lowered his gaze slightly, staring at his palm, then slowly clenched it tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were utterly cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai Yuan Prefecture, Tian Ta Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure in a black dress had appeared there, standing with arms crossed, silently gazing downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister You Yao, what’s unusual about this place?” Master Yun Miao’s face showed slight embarrassment—he recalled the words he’d spoken to win over the Grand Void Alchemy Emperor before leaving; now, the ownership of Tian Ta Mountain was no longer his to decide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Yao watched the young man within Tian Ta Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Su’s departure was because her cultivation ground had been seized; though she didn’t know Ling Su well, she thought carefully—any proud disciple from the North Zhou would hardly retreat before a refugee cultivator from the South Zhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His so-called “rest” was likely meant to do something illicit; coincidentally, Mao Feng from Chi Yun Cave was close to him, and Mao Feng had lost a great demon to this young man’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Need to observe further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2303,"2026-06-20T15:00:39.179Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","709f938e256d23fa4f5e10bf77adcaececbe69da3e670df4ae8674ed3e07edf9","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-794","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-792",840,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-cover.jpg"]