[{"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-812":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},2318700,4533,"Chapter 812: The Counterattack of Lingxu Cave","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-812",812,"\u003Cp>In recent days, Yunmiao True Person had become like an accountant fiddling with abacus beads, haggling over every tiny bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, who had barely touched the Dao field, was now unusually attentive to the tasks assigned by Youyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the imperial aura must be gathered in full, or he’d fail his mission—but under that condition, he couldn’t let the people of these four prefectures die outright, or what use would he have for four lifeless, desolate lands?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this end, Yunmiao True Person racked his brains, directing Qingguang Cave disciples to roam the Dao field, not only replicating the tricks he’d seen in Kaiyuan Prefecture—building shelters for refugees, providing unlimited food and water—but also personally overseeing the disciples’ expressions and attitudes, Yanran  acting as the true master of Qingguang Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, only when the people had experienced good days would their loss hurt more deeply, making the Immortal Grace all the more precious by contrast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many Qingguang Cave disciples, out of respect for Master Youyao, obeyed without question, yet privately they couldn’t help gossiping about this overly eager “outsider.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is no wall that doesn’t let wind through, especially in Beizhou, where all cultivators belong to the same sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the changes in these four prefectures, led by Zhenning, drew the attention of many fellow disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Youyao Shijie doesn’t look like she’s given up at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could it be that since direct methods failed, she’s resorting to covert ones? Just as Tai Xu Zhenjun took Kaiyuan Prefecture, she plans to copy him and influence other disciples’ Dao fields?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Never mind Youyao Shijie—how come Yunmiao Shixiong is acting like a groveling lackey, and actually enjoying it, as if the imperial aura of these four prefectures were his share?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These recent developments had clearly shattered Youyao’s standing in the sect; in the past, no one would dare speak so casually about this sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to his fellow disciples’ laughter and chatter,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lishan True Person fell silent, gazing far toward Zhenning Prefecture, his eyes flickering uncertainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contrary to their guesses, what he saw was that Youyao hadn’t just surrendered—she intended to quit entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, no matter what the woman planned, she could no longer compete for the final imperial throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lishan’s real fear was that Youyao’s ruthless, all-consuming posture toward the four prefectures meant she sought to use the imperial aura to attain Golden Immortal status—and after such a crushing setback, she must be seething with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with such haste to break through, could it be she didn’t just abandon her own claim, but intended to drag others down with her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lishan wasn’t afraid of a madwoman; even if her target was likely not him, even if she somehow succeeded, the sect elders would never let her harm him, the senior disciple of Xuanwei Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He feared that in her fury, Youyao might break the rules—turning what should have been a voluntary, fair contest among disciples for the title of Lord of Heaven and Earth into an uncontrollable chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Brother Lishan, where are you going?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other disciples noticed the oddity and turned toward him in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lishan smiled helplessly. Youyao’s withdrawal was good for him—fewer powerful rivals—but he couldn’t stand by and let her turn this great tribulation into a filthy, stinking mess, harming both others and himself, inviting disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I must go persuade our Youyao True Person.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhenning Prefecture’s city, though years had passed since its fall, remained a ruin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air reeked heavily of urine and feces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Yunmiao True Person were a Great Luo Immortal, as long as he refused, these stenches could not touch him—but merely seeing the surroundings, he instinctively pressed a handkerchief to his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are all arrangements ready?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Report, Elder, the seven great demons have arrived. Their routes and how many to kill, how many to spare—all have been clearly instructed, exactly as you ordered.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qingguang Cave disciples masked their contempt, bowing respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s time to begin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yunmiao True Person lowered his handkerchief, surveyed the surroundings again, and his face lit with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In no time, all within sight would become his Dao field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That worm demon disciple, who schemed endlessly, plotted wickedly, and brought upon himself death, had merely seized Kaiyuan Prefecture for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he, Yunmiao, senior disciple of Lingxu Cave, needed no struggle—just a little effort, and he would claim a Dao field far superior to the other’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who truly is the future of Lingxu Cave’s lineage? In a few more days, his blind old master would see clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, since Youyao Shijie chose to withdraw, wouldn’t he naturally inherit her position?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Yunmiao True Person instinctively looked upward, his breath quickening… He never imagined he, Yunmiao, would one day have the qualification to vie for the Immortal Emperor’s throne!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he truly ascended, even his master would have to bow respectfully and call him Lord of Heaven and Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely imagining this scene made Yunmiao tremble slightly; he waved his sleeve: “Hurry and carry it out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could hardly wait to wash away his injustice and prove to all the fellow disciples of Beizhou just how foresighted he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, sir!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qingguang Cave disciples swiftly bowed and departed, scattering in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the vastness of the four prefectures, seizing the imperial aura all at once—even with the entire lineage’s manpower—would still be beyond their strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, even as they made tight arrangements, unfamiliar figures quietly flooded in from countless obscure corners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the border of Zhenning Prefecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Immortal aid, it had, like Tian Ta Mountain months ago, faintly regained a sense of human life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people, dressed in new clothes, gathered before wells, drinking deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man in coarse hemp walked in slowly, taking neither food nor water; he glanced lightly at the crude huts around him, a faint sneer on his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man strolled to the base of a large tree and leaned against it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old man noticed his oddness, hesitated a moment, then broke off half his bun and offered it: “Hungry? Take some.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In old Zhenning Prefecture, this would have been unthinkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Things are getting better.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man grinned, revealing a mouth of yellow, broken teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man raised his eyes, didn’t take the bun, and said calmly: “What if this good life doesn’t last?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man froze, then his face twisted with fury; he snatched back the half-bun, refused to eat it, and glared fiercely at the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To speak such ill fortune was no different than cursing in someone’s funeral hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those gathered by the well fell silent and closed in, fists clenched, eyes cold and fixed on the man under the tree, blocking every escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The good life granted by Youyao Zhenjun—how could it vanish so easily!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone growled low; others echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crowd of emaciated, corpse-like figures advanced step by step toward the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tsk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man leaned back calmly; only when someone raised a fist did he rise slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of Immortal light passed—his hemp robe instantly became a plain Lingxu Cave disciple’s tunic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I mean no curse upon you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swept his sleeve, reverently placing a statue of a figure standing on black clouds beneath the tree, then lightly carved on its trunk: “Can you read?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The refugees, stunned by the transformation, stood frozen, mouths agape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Memorize this sacred name. If change comes, chant it—and perhaps it will protect your lives.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lingxu Cave disciple walked calmly out of the crowd, heading toward the edge of Zhenning Prefecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The refugees stared at the tree trunk: “Tai Xu… Zhenjun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they could react, a furious voice erupted behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Insolent! You wretches, how dare you trespass on my Youyao Shibo’s Dao field!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Qingguang Mountain disciple spotted the disturbance, descended from the sky; upon seeing what had happened, his face flushed crimson: “What are you staring at? Do you want to die? All of you—disperse!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand, sending a streak of Qingguang light toward the statue beneath the tree, intending to obliterate it into dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Qingguang light twisted and dissolved halfway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the Qingguang disciple nearly laughed in rage—he hadn’t even confronted the man, and now this Lingxu disciple was daring to defy him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the gap between the two lines, Lingxu disciples always avoided Qingguang disciples on the road—today, they were turning the world upside down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, Qingguang light flared from his ten fingers; he prepared to strike again—when both palms froze mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A divine sword had appeared, resting across his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go ahead—try touching my True Master’s statue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lingxu disciple held the sword, lightly tapping the Qingguang disciple’s cheek twice with the blade, sneering—his demeanor, for the first time, utterly defiant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, even with higher cultivation, he would never have dared provoke such a rival—but after witnessing his Tai Xu Shushu casually slay five Bodhisattvas atop Tian Ta Mountain, everything had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qingguang disciple felt the tribulation force in the blade’s edge, eyes blazing with fury, yet dared not move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did he truly grasp how drastically Youyao Shibo’s status in Beizhou had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the timid Lingxu Cave dared to run wild on their own Dao field!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disciple didn’t know that this scene was no exception—similar events were unfolding across the vast four prefectures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to alert Elder Yunmiao of the change—but beneath that cold blade, he could only reluctantly retract his jade slip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A demonic howl, distant yet piercingly clear, surged outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The refugees, who had been stunned, were suddenly jolted by primal fear, instinctively scrambling to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, that same calm voice drifted into their ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t forget what I said earlier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lingxu disciple sheathed his sword, turned to the statue beneath the tree, and bowed respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The refugees paused for an instant—but having witnessed countless demonic calamities before, how could they entrust their lives to a lifeless statue?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demonic roar grew deafening, nearly solid into a storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They screamed in terror and bolted again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a vast shadow suddenly engulfed the earth, as if the sun and moon had dimmed and plunged into eternal night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone looked up in terror, only to realize it was not a great demon attacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like ink dropped into clear water, it spread visibly, coiling into rolling black clouds that filled the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black clouds covered the sky, not appearing demonic, but instead evoking a sense of boundless grandeur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To mortal eyes, only this heavy sky-curtain could be seen; its true form remained hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the great demon racing toward them had already reached Zhenning Prefecture—yet it froze, trembling, refusing to move even an inch despite the life and blood beneath its feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stood there, stunned, neither daring to flee nor to advance further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sanxian Sect disciples who had been watching the Youyao Dao Field stared at one another in stunned silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No words were needed—they all saw the white-robed figure standing motionless at the center of the black clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The handsome young man, amidst this vastness, gazed calmly downward, taking in all four prefectures; the dense mist cast a shadow like a colossal claw, slowly opening to clench the earth in its palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had done nothing—and yet those disciples far away felt a crushing sense of suffocation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the confidence of total control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Taixu is preparing to counterattack!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally someone realized it, but they felt only wonder, not unease—they believed such a sight was only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Sister Youyao had struck first, targeting Kaiyuan Prefecture; having failed to seize it, how could she avoid paying a price?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one expected Master Taixu’s retaliation to come so swiftly, so utterly ruthless—striking all four great prefectures at once, while Sister Youyao was seizing the imperial qi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the entire Beizhou, no Dao Field struggle had ever involved such widespread territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While many disciples watched with excited amusement,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>within Zhenning Prefecture City,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yunmiao True Person also saw the black clouds. He stared fixedly at the figure within, and when he understood what was about to happen, a surge of venomous hatred flooded his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why? Why again and again do you ruin me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dao Field so close at hand, the Immortal Emperor’s throne descending upon him—suddenly felt distant once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since descending the mountain, Yunmiao had never broken decorum with another, not even when furious at Shen Yi—he had never once cursed him face-to-face, let alone struck him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today, if he continued to endure, his entire cultivation would be wasted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yunmiao watched as the figure within the black clouds slowly vanished, streaking eastward—he twisted his face in fury and shot skyward in pursuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2127,"2026-06-20T15:00:39.689Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","bf2cbdab531668178aeb9ffbba174654a70bd792c57e505fb68783640d5ffc29","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-813","immortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-chapter-811",840,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortality-begins-with-slaying-demons-cover.jpg"]