[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-laying-low-in-the-martial-world-to-become-the-an":3,"chapter-laying-low-in-the-martial-world-to-become-the-an-hiding-in-the-martial-world-to-become-supreme-chapter-517":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Hiding in the Martial World to Become Ancestor",{"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},2231131,4164,"Chapter 517","hiding-in-the-martial-world-to-become-supreme-chapter-517",517,"\u003Cp>A look of excitement flashed in Ning Ning Zhixi's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The month of Mengchun, Qizhe, thunder moves in the east.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mu repeated slowly, his eyes shining with divine light, \"Mengchun is the first month of spring. Qizhe is the old name for Jingzhe, referring to the first thunder of spring, waking up all things hibernating. The time should be around the Jingzhe solar term, when the spring thunder begins to move.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Direction, east, Jia Yi wood prospers, corresponding to the 'Jia Yi' eastern wood position in the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and the 'Zhen' hexagram also represents the east and thunder movement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'Qingdi holds power,' Qingdi is the Emperor of Eastern Wood Virtue. 'Wood Qi gathers, the door of growth'...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This should refer to the characteristics of the location where the 'Spring Key' might appear; it is a place where wood-attribute spiritual energy and growth energy are particularly concentrated and gathered in the east, which might be an ancient forest, a valley where spiritual wood gathers, or a special earth vein node related to 'wood'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'Key sensing appears on its own,' similar to the appearance of the 'Winter Key,' when conditions are met, the 'Spring Key' might be triggered by other 'keys' or specific environments and appear on its own!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Correct.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Ning Zhixi nodded repeatedly: \"And looking at this hint, it seems to emphasize 'Heavenly Time' more than finding the 'Xia' and 'Winter' keys! It must be at a specific time. Around Jingzhe, when spring thunder moves! The location is a place where wood Qi gathers in the east.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mu was thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The acquisition of the 'Xia' and 'Winter' keys of the Four Seasons Keys seemed to focus more on 'Geographical Advantage' (Yanzhuo Mountain, Yin extreme node) and the resonance between the 'keys.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the 'Spring Key' clearly introduced the key factor of 'Heavenly Time,' and it was the 'Spring' that started the 'Four Seasons,' the significance of which might be even more special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What month is it now?\" Chen Mu asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't paid much attention to the specific date along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Ning Zhixi calculated slightly: \"When we left Tieshan City, it was the end of the twelfth lunar month. We were delayed in Yanzhuo Mountain for a few days, and now it should be the beginning of the first month of the Bing Wu year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bing Wu year...\" Chen Mu's eyes flickered, Bing Wu, the year of prosperous fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Jingzhe solar term is usually in the second lunar month (Mao month).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This year's Jingzhe should be at the beginning of the second month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Less than a month left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mu said, \"The time is still ample. The key is to determine the specific location of the 'place where wood Qi gathers in the east.' The intermittent lines on this fragment might be hints, but they are too blurred.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Ning Zhixi looked carefully at the intermittent lines that had just emerged and were about to dissipate on the stone tablet fragment, trying hard to correspond them with the geographical gazetteers in her memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"East... Jia Yi wood position... wood Qi gathers... places in the east include 'Qingmu Plain,' 'Wan Sen Hai,' 'Ancient Forest deep in the Zhui Long Jian'... the range is still too large.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"More precise clues are needed.\" Chen Mu pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps, he could obtain information from other forces that were also searching for the \"Four Seasons Keys.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Refining Sect, the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, and even the Nine Nether Sect seemed to have mastered some ancient books or secrets unknown to the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the two were concentrating on deducing, one of the warning restrictions Chen Mu had laid down on the periphery sent an extremely slight, almost imperceptible fluctuation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not an attack, nor a forced breakthrough, but more like someone using a special method to leave a weak stream of information on the periphery of the restriction, like throwing a stone to ask the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mu's spiritual sense instantly spread out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I saw that under an inconspicuous rock at the entrance of the valley, a leaf the size of a thumb, entirely emerald green, like jade, was embedded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the leaf, a line of small characters was outlined with extremely fine spiritual energy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to know the spring news, three days later, at the hour of the Rooster, eight hundred miles east, Qingyun Town, Guanyu Tower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The handwriting was elegant, carrying a kind of vitality like grass and trees, yet revealing a trace of indescribable ethereal detachment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the information was injected, the emerald green leaf quickly lost its luster, turned into an ordinary leaf, and then shattered into powder, dissipating in the wind without leaving a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The communication method was brilliant, and the control over wood-attribute spiritual energy was exquisite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, the other party directly pointed out the spring news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, they knew what they were looking for, and might even have been observing them in secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Friend or foe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it another force coveting the \"Four Seasons Keys,\" or a third party who knew the inside story?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mu informed her of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Ning Zhixi listened, her pretty face sinking: \"Those who come are not good, and those who are good do not come. Such a secret communication, I'm afraid there is a plot. Senior Brother Chen, we...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mu's gaze fell on the words \"Qingyun Town, Guanyu Tower.\" He knew Qingyun Town; it was an ordinary small town located on the eastern border of Jiannan Dao, adjacent to a range of rolling hills called \"Mangdang Mountain,\" which could not be counted as a place of spiritual beauty, let alone a famous place where wood Qi gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The other party can roughly grasp our whereabouts and communicate in this way; their strength and background are not simple. Since they mentioned spring news, whether it is true or false, a trap or an opportunity, it is worth a visit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mu's tone was flat, but a trace of sharpness flashed in his eyes, \"Moreover, we also need more certain news about the 'Spring Key.' Qingyun Town, eight hundred miles east, is not too far.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let's go and meet this person who sent the message.\" Ning Ning Zhixi also steadied her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Chen Mu there, even if it were truly a dragon's pool or a tiger's den, she would have a bit more confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mu waved his hand to put away the three items and withdrew the restriction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave here first, change to a place to rest. Three days later, go to Qingyun Town.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two figures moved again and disappeared into the valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days later, at the hour of the Rooster, the sky was neither dark nor light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingyun Town was located at the foot of the Mangdang Mountain foothills; the town was not large, just an ordinary market town, mixed with a few low-level martial artists and herb gatherers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only restaurant in the town was \"Guanyu Tower,\" a three-story building built by the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, it was dinner time, and the building was noisy, mostly with townspeople and merchants coming and going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mu and Ning Ning Zhixi quietly entered the town, both dressed as ordinary martial arts travelers, their auras restrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mu was still disguised as a middle-aged scholar, and Ning Ning Zhixi covered her face with a light veil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two climbed to the third floor of Guanyu Tower, found a quiet seat by the window, ordered some light wine and dishes, and seemed casual, but in reality, their spiritual sense had already shrouded the entire third floor, and even the inside and outside of the restaurant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the hour of the Rooster, the sound of unhurried footsteps came from the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman walked up slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked to be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, dressed in a simple and elegant moon-white Taoist robe, with a few green bamboo leaves embroidered on the sleeves and hem, and no other decorations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most eye-catching was the long sword hanging at her waist; the scabbard was also made of ancient wood, faintly containing inner luster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in her hand, she carried a delicate small basket woven from fine bamboo, in which were a few herbs still carrying fresh soil, emitting a faint grass and wood fragrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth Altar Realm cultivation, and the realm was not low, at least at the \"Five Qi Facing the Origin\" level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her aura was pure and gentle, without the slightest evil of the demonic path, but instead revealed a kind of natural growth Taoist rhyme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman's gaze swept across the third floor, then she walked straight to the table where Chen Mu and Ning Ning Zhixi were sitting, stopped in front of them, nodded slightly, her voice clear and gentle, like jade striking jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you Young Master Chen and Miss Ning? I am Zhuling, I came uninvited, please forgive me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1496,"2026-06-18T01:09:53.679Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","42b7c46125f9ace38f65a795e4735ab82d317622ded0dce6131fc6f4d7489418","hiding-in-the-martial-world-to-become-supreme-chapter-518","hiding-in-the-martial-world-to-become-supreme-chapter-516",576,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhiding-in-the-martial-world-to-become-ancestor-cover.jpg"]