[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t":3,"chapter-living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-164":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Living Among All Heavens, Achieving Immortality Through Merit",{"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},2323732,4545,"Chapter 164: Protect My Yihua Palace","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-164",164,"\u003Cp>“Such exquisite lightness skill! Such precise flying dagger!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sanniang looked at Murong Jiu, at her cold expression, as if seeing her own reflection, and praised aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To evade Huang Niu’s attacks for so long, then seize a single opening to strike with a flying dagger—that kind of lightness skill and hidden weapon technique is unparalleled in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murong Jiu nodded, her gaze turning to Gu Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing bowed slightly, greeting Zhang Sanniang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murong Jiu’s lightness skill was taught by Gu Qing; as for the needle and dagger techniques, they were the famed Lingxi Finger and Little Li Flying Dagger methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dagger technique was derived by Gu Qing after obtaining Little Li’s Flying Dagger, analyzing its force through his Good Deed memory, thereby roughly grasping Li Xunhuan’s method of exertion—though it differed from the true Little Li Flying Dagger. Gu Qing never intended to use this dagger to represent justice; he merely understood the force and gained another skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is Yan Nantian at Jiuxiu Manor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sanniang’s voice was clear, tinged with urgency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After receiving the letter informing her that Yan Nantian was here, she raced day and night to this place, and just happened to witness Bai Yang and Huang Niu attacking Jiuxiu Manor—so she naturally came to their aid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jing quickly replied, remembering what Bai Yang had said earlier—that another group was attacking Jiuxiu Manor—and cried out: “Damn! We’ve fallen for their diversion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among Tie Xinlan, Xiao Yuer, and Gu Renyu, only Gu Renyu had formidable combat ability—but Gu Renyu alone would struggle to protect Yan Nantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing patted the Little Fairy’s shoulder and said: “I’ve killed them all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killed them all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Little Fairy looked at Gu Qing—when did this happen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Bai Yang and Huang Niu dead here, the remaining martial artists had fled in droves. Gu Qing, Murong Jiu, the Little Fairy, and Zhang Sanniang returned together to Jiuxiu Manor. As they neared it, they saw a sea of corpses scattered on the ground—each wound small, each strike fatal in one blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seventy-seven movements of the Returning Wind Willow Sword?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sanniang studied the wounds, recognized the sword art, and looked at Gu Qing: “Are you from the Gu family of Bashan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Gu of Bashan is a classic background figure in the Gu System world—whenever a famed swordsman is mentioned, people always bring up Master Gu’s Returning Wind Willow Sword for comparison; it’s one of the most iconic references in the Gu System.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng, the “Little Gu of Bashan” who partnered with Lu Xiaofeng on the Phantom Mountain mission was a lineage holder of this sword art; likewise, Gu Song the Hermit secretly possessed the Returning Wind Willow Sword. After the Phantom Mountain incident, Gu Qing found Little Gu of Bashan, learned the art through combat, and today, on a whim during this massacre, he performed the Returning Wind Willow Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand it a little.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sanniang examined the wounds again, then looked at Gu Qing’s hands: “To bring down so many at once—even some with serene expressions—your speed, sword speed, and precision are rare in this world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sanniang was an expert; she could see the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s the Returning Wind Willow Sword that’s exquisite.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing said calmly, treating Zhang Sanniang’s praise as ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After viewing the scene, they entered Jiuxiu Manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Jiuxiu Manor, Murong’s servants stood ready; seeing Murong Jiu return, they relaxed. Murong Jiu led Zhang Sanniang straight ahead toward the herbal pavilion where Yan Nantian lay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yuer and Tie Xinlan guarded the place; Xiao Yuer had even set up numerous traps nearby. Seeing Gu Qing and Murong Jiu return, he sighed in relief, opened the pavilion door, and welcomed everyone inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sanniang entered the herbal pavilion and immediately looked at Yan Nantian on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After more than a decade of torment, Yan Nantian now looked gaunt and withered—utterly different from how he was over ten years ago. Zhang Sanniang hurried forward, gently touching Yan Nantian’s brow, her expression filled with complex sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Murong family has many rare medicines; after days of care, Elder Yan’s condition has greatly improved.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing came to Yan Nantian’s side and said: “Moreover, these past days of acupoint stimulation have restored some of Yan Nantian’s awareness.” As he spoke, he took a needle and lightly pierced Yan Nantian’s Baihui point. The previously unconscious Yan Nantian suddenly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder Yan…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yuer had just learned Yan Nantian had regained partial awareness and rushed closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Nantian lay on the bed, his eyes initially blank, then slowly focusing until they settled on Zhang Sanniang and Xiao Yuer’s faces. He stared for a long while—he could hear them, but could not speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When will he fully recover?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sanniang asked urgently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At most ten to twelve days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing assessed and said: “This is all conservative treatment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sanniang nodded—recovery was good enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about non-conservative treatment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Little Fairy asked; she wanted Yan Nantian to recover quickly, and also wanted to learn about her own origins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Non-conservative treatment is far too dangerous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing said: “Though Yan Nantian’s martial arts are ruined, the roots of the Jiayi Divine Skill still remain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing’s non-conservative method was like the old man’s treatment of Hua Manlou—using refined internal energy to expel the blood clots in the brain, and using the Ruyi Orchid Hand to untangle the meridians. But the subject here was Yan Nantian; even if the Jiayi Divine Skill was ruined, its roots still existed. Gu Qing feared the internal energy might react instinctively, causing a clash of power in Yan Nantian’s skull that could kill him outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So back on the grasslands, when you put Elder Yan in a sack and used him to smash the three monks of Emei—you were testing his internal energy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Gu Qing’s explanation, Xiao Yuer understood Gu Qing’s original intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yuer finally let go of his resentment toward Gu Qing and immediately granted him a Good Deed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sanniang crouched before Yan Nantian, her gaze gentle, meeting his eyes, understanding his thoughts, and said: “Your sword art is so extraordinary—even if he recovers, he can only match you. Why then do you seek his sword manual?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Nantian wondered why Gu Qing had saved him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wu Dao Chan Sect, Jiayi Divine Skill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing looked at Yan Nantian: “First, naturally, it’s for your Jiayi Divine Skill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing made no effort to hide this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Nantian’s eyes understood—saved from death, with no way to repay, he could give the Jiayi Divine Skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for the second point…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing looked at Yan Nantian: “I mainly wish to resolve your grudge, so I can protect my Yihua Palace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My Yihua Palace?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1149,"2026-06-20T17:04:26.501Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","de2c39f6b8d690cedb54e627991f623dbe8a7de390b336e37b7b8c99b2aa4e1a","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-165","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-163",449,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliving-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-cover.jpg"]