[{"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-168":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},2323736,4545,"Chapter 168: Secrets Make a Man More of a Man","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-168",168,"\u003Cp>Shen Qinghong had guarded the treasure for fourteen years, trapped in the cave with his enemies; now that he saw “Yan Nantian” come to rescue him and heard “Yan Nantian”’s instructions, Shen Qinghong harbored not the slightest doubt and stepped to “Yan Nantian”’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply because he was Yan Nantian—the one and only peerless hero of heaven and earth—merely his name was worthy of reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing lifted Shen Qinghong with one hand and pushed upward with his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cliff before them sloped sharply inward, plunging into unfathomable depths; Shen Qinghong trembled, yet he saw “Yan Nantian” plunge one hand into the cliff as if it were rotten soil—this perilous space too narrow for a toe—yet he ascended as if walking on level ground, leaping several times until reaching the platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qinghong, seeing daylight again, wept uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing received this bit of good karma, ordered Shen Qinghong to move swiftly, then leapt straight down from the cliff; nearing the cave entrance, he extended one hand, fingers radiating a suction force that drew the red-clad girl out, and both plummeted straight into the vast sea of clouds below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yan Daxia’s martial arts have reached a level beyond comprehension.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qinghong, both astonished and awed, pulled his tattered clothes tighter and hurried down the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Nantian’s orders must be carried out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing fell downward; Zhang Jing, in his arms, tightly shut her eyes, too terrified to look—until suddenly, a clinking sound rang out; she opened her eyes to see Gu Qing stabbing his sword into the cliff to slow their descent, then using the blade to rebound just before ground level, flipping midair, and landing steadily with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Couldn’t you have used the blade sooner?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jing snapped in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire descent had been too perilous, leaving her shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then how could you have held on so tightly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing smiled; during the fall, he had already restored his true face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jing realized she had been clinging to him tightly, her curves pressed firmly against his body; she flushed with shame and anger, saying, “You’d better behave for Jiumei’s sake!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing released her and laughed: “I’m as pure as snow with Jiumei.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this topic made Zhang Jing want to smack her own head—Murong Jiu’s maiden mark had become her greatest lingering mystery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This doesn’t seem to be the place marked on the treasure map.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jing surveyed the surroundings and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The treasure map hidden by Tie Xinlan had been seen by Gu Qing, Zhang Jing, Xiao Yuer, and Tie Xinlan; Xiao Yuer and Tie Xinlan were heading toward the map’s location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But this place is the true treasure vault.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the cave where Shen Qinghong and Xiangguo Shenjun dwelled lay the Earth Spirit Palace, where the Five Supreme Arts resided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long ago, the extraordinary man Ouyang Ting built the Earth Spirit Palace here and invited the five greatest martial artists of the era to jointly create a divine art of unprecedented brilliance, one that would echo through eternity; these five heroes sought only to be remembered forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five top martial artists gathered to create the art, while Ouyang Ting planned to steal it all for himself, becoming a peerless hero who would dominate the Jianghu with his own strength alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ouyang Ting’s schemes succeeded perfectly; after the divine art was completed, he secretly murdered the five heroes. In his moment of triumph, his wife Fang Lingji served him a cup of wine—he drank it, and the poison killed him instantly. Fang Lingji, who had long concealed her vengeance, finally avenged her kin, then willingly drank poison herself and died beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Five Supreme Arts and all the treasures within were buried here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Mimi of the Ten Evils found the Earth Spirit Palace but explored only part of it; she regularly gathered a group of male favorites here, crowned them as queens, and amused herself endlessly, never realizing she slept atop a mountain of treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing led Zhang Jing to the entrance of the Earth Spirit Palace, leapt forward, and rushed inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond the entrance lay a tunnel; Gu Qing followed it into the main hall, where opulence reigned. As he burst in, seven or eight men emerged, their faces filled with alarm at the sight of Gu Qing wielding a long sword. “Where’s Xiao Mimi?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing knew these men were Xiao Mimi’s consorts and asked directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The foremost consort, eighteen or nineteen, fair and refined, a classic “older brother” type, boldly replied: “A corpse fell from the mountain—our queen went to investigate the peak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corpse falling from the sky was clearly Xiangguo Shenjun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing had narrowly missed Xiao Mimi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing’s sword flashed, spinning swiftly; after revealing his superb swordplay, he said: “I came here to kill Xiao Mimi. Since she’s not here, you may leave quickly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing they were being rescued, some of the consorts ran out joyfully; others clung to the place, unwilling to abandon Xiao Mimi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Mimi’s nickname was “The One Who Kills with Beauty”—she truly had a gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s Jiang Yulang?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In The Peerless Twins, there was a little monster named Jiang Yulang who appeared as one of Xiao Mimi’s consorts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The consorts exchanged glances, utterly clueless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Gu Qing guessed Jiang Yulang was hiding in the latrine; the boy was cunning and tenacious—he had spent the past year digging a tunnel beneath the cesspit as his refuge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing pointed to the first speaker, the “older brother,” and ordered him to the latrine and block the tunnel beneath the cesspit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing couldn’t possibly crawl into a cesspit to kill Jiang Yulang—that would be revolting—but locking him in was certainly the right move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “older brother” rushed to the outhouse, found Jiang Yulang’s tunnel, sealed it as instructed, then returned to Gu Qing to report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well done.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing praised him, briefly taught him a few techniques for leaping and running, so he could escape the forest swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing, Gu Qing led the Little Fairy deep into the underground palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were winches, each corresponding to a wall; when the bronze winches were turned, weapons emerged—eight-foot spears, long and short swords; Gu Qing took the “Nine Appearances of the Divine Dragon, Which Even Ghosts Fear” and handed it to the Little Fairy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a unique whip, covered in reversed scales, capable of sticking to weapons, countering whips and chains, striking acupoints, biting blades, and launching hidden projectiles—there was none like it in the Jianghu today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Little Fairy already excelled with whip and chain; upon receiving it, she was overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Gu Qing opened each chamber in turn, revealing scattered notes and manuals, the skeletons of the Five Supreme Masters, buried gold, silver, and jewels, Fang Lingji’s final letter, and the completed Five Supreme Arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did you know all this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After exploring the chamber, the Little Fairy stared in shock; both the treasure and the Five Supreme Arts surpassed anything she had ever known.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Secrets make a man more of a man.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing smiled mysteriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1195,"2026-06-20T17:04:26.501Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a73efbcb6bbf8d4b32c647a789f6711e6b696b583ed472e2dfb5d25a8722aa11","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-169","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-167",449,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliving-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-cover.jpg"]