[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal":3,"chapter-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-193":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Investing in the Reborn Empress, She Actually Calls Me ‘Husband’",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},596716,846,"Chapter 193: Oh no, the persona is still about to collapse","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-193",193,"\u003Cp>Since the founding of Hengyun Sword City, the sword mark that had accompanied the mystical stone had been erased?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword mark... well, now it could only be called the mystical stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stared at the stone, their eyes blank and minds bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The origins of this stone were shrouded in mystery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a Seventh-Realm Palm Mystic Sage could not leave the slightest trace upon it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sword mark had been overwhelmingly powerful, cutting across time itself, enduring the rise and fall of Hengyun Sword City without being worn away by the ages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, such a feat had been accomplished by someone merely at the Observation Spirit Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder there had been such a commotion earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the solitary young woman standing there, the elders were momentarily speechless, unable to find words to describe their emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Donglai's back was drenched in cold sweat as he hastily pulled out a booklet titled [Survival Rules of Martial Arts].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crossed out the first line on the first page—\"Never act on impulse\"—and replaced it with \"Never provoke Ying Bing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Mu's expression shifted through a myriad of emotions before he suddenly laughed in resignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hahaha, had he really thought he could one day reclaim his pride?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was truly foolish, really.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Bai.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Jinghong snapped out of his daze and turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Chushu, his eyes vacant, had clawed his hair into a disheveled mess:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Suddenly, I don’t feel like practicing the sword anymore. Tell me, how is the gap between people even wider than the gap between people and dogs?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Why insult dogs?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, just lightening the mood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Jinghong had matured, learning to find humor in hardship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Chushu said, \"Just award her the Sword Hero title already.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not that we can’t...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Jinghong opened his mouth but suddenly recalled a scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Blood Phoenix Secret Realm, he had seen it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young woman before him, now serene and ethereal like a celestial being, had once stood behind a man, sheltered by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That man was present right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Jinghong couldn’t help but glance to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Bing... is amazing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light in Jiang Chulong’s gray-white eyes seemed to pierce through the cloth covering them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though overjoyed, she also felt an inexplicable familiarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Bing’s comprehension of the sword path... why did it carry a hint of their teacher’s style?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be... that the teacher... had also guided Sister Bing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The teacher is truly incredible...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Princess Jiang, who firmly believed that the Celestial Venerable teacher was the GOAT, noticed nothing amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m used to it. I’m already used to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo was no longer the inexperienced young boy he once was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t they know what the Phoenix Heaven Empress was capable of?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she didn’t stir up some commotion, would she even be the Ice Block?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Looks like my faith won’t be shattered.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo sighed in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, no need for grand words of gratitude, but he ought to reward the Ice Block somehow... just to show appreciation...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young lady, what have you... comprehended?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Zeng rubbed his hands together, speaking on behalf of the elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elderly masters were somewhat embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By tradition, the outstanding talents who gained insights from the mystical stone were expected to leave behind their realizations—a mutual exchange of benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, not a single one of these old-timers dared claim they could remain indifferent to that sword technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will leave behind my understanding of this sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing gave a slight nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone truly could learn it, so what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excellent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected of you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Truly a celestial maiden descended to earth! Given time, you will undoubtedly rise to the top of the Hidden Dragon Ranking—no, even the Heavenly Ranking!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I declare henceforth, whoever opposes Lady Ying opposes Hengyun Sword City itself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old men and women beamed, their wrinkled faces creasing with smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene was rather surreal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Numerous powerhouses, each capable of dominating a region, were showering a young woman—who had just entered, no, was now at the Observation Spirit Second Aperture Realm—with effusive praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, looking at the young woman they praised, it somehow didn’t seem unreasonable...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For Lady Ying to become this generation’s Sword Hero would be an honor for the title itself...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um... is there a possibility...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo raised his hand. \"That we haven’t had our turn to comprehend yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elders: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Got a little carried away there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, with the sword mark gone, might the mystical stone have lost its divine properties entirely?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would be hard to say whether it was a blessing or a curse...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elders hurriedly inspected the stone again, and after a moment, they set it down, their worries easing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Though the sword mark is gone, the mystical stone remains as extraordinary as ever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, it can still be used for comprehension.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps the stone’s marvel does not depend on that sword mark.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One elder speculated, \"Could it be that when someone comprehends an even greater martial art from it, they can leave their own mark?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This explanation seemed quite plausible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, if Ying Bing wished, she could now leave behind the sword mark she had just comprehended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Zeng pondered for a moment before nodding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let us first conclude the Martial Arts Summit properly, then invite Lady Ying to attempt it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The summit was still ongoing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The participants below had been waiting for a long time, yet there had been no movement from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the remaining participants—Zhong Zhenyue, Huang Donglai, and the others—stepped forward one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Zeng skipped Ying Bing and directly announced their insights:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhong Zhenyue has comprehended a top-tier superior-grade martial art—Eight Gates Golden Lock Spear Technique!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huang Donglai has comprehended a complete top-tier superior-grade martial art—Cloud-Soaring Movement Technique!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, this would have been enough to become the talk of the martial world, with factions and martial artists buzzing about such prodigious talents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, the crowd seemed almost desensitized, their curiosity fixated solely on Ying Bing’s comprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still, I should give it a try.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo thought it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, no one could tell exactly what he comprehended—they could only gauge its grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had plenty of martial arts of various grades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he ended up comprehending a hammer technique, he could always substitute it with a sword art of the same grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hengyun Sword City didn’t scrutinize such details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the grade matched, it was acceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, Zhong Zhenyue had exchanged the spear technique he comprehended for a superior-grade sword technique since no one in the city practiced spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, only Li Mo remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The self-styled \"Sword Immortal\" Li Mo exchanged a glance with Ying Bing, accepted Jiang Chulong’s cheerful encouragement, and then cleared his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gripping the Scarlet Sky Sword, he strode forward with purpose, silently psyching himself up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay sharp, you’re the real deal—don’t embarrass yourself now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he approached the mystical stone, an inexplicable pull tugged at his spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The closer he got, the more extraordinary the stone seemed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A shame I can’t fully depict it yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought flickered through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo released his Intent Soul and immersed himself within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world around him seemed to dissolve, fading away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the haze, he found himself standing on a vast, primordial land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above him, countless stars wheeled through the heavens, each one seemingly cradling a hazy world within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth beneath him felt ancient and immeasurably heavy, as if it were the very center of the universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the chaos, Li Mo heard the rumble of thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The starry sky shifted unpredictably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gazed up at the starry sky and instinctively grasped his most reliable support—Eighty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden enlightenment blossomed in his mind, visions of various techniques unfolding before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't something his will could control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous voice roared through his consciousness:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When Heaven's killing intent arises, stars shift and constellations change!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with this revelation, $2i Mo, in his dazed state, inexplicably felt another stubborn thought emerge:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh no, my persona's about to collapse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeking the generous support of our dear audience, mwah!\u003C\u002Fp>",1375,"2026-05-30T17:19:00.270Z","2026-06-01T04:31:46.286Z",1,"novelbin.me","af6b2a4b12ea470b9f96b0c5da6e842b9ee3efa75268df985eb845f5f1596dbf","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-194","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-192",737,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finvesting-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-cover.jpg"]