[{"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-269":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},2323837,4545,"Chapter 269: The Monster from the Sui Dynasty Assembles in Liaodong","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-269",269,"\u003Cp>\"Grandmaster Gu subdued the Iron Dan  Divine Marquis and repelled the Japanese pirates; his martial prowess is extraordinary, and I, an old monk, deeply admire him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Lejue’s Lion’s Roar and Great Compassion Palm are truly remarkable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How dare I, how dare I? I am willing to surrender all my martial secrets, only asking Grandmaster Gu to spare my face and not let me follow the path of Wuhen Young Master .\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does the monk like to take the back road?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wuhen Young Master  was stubborn—he lost in hidden weapons, lost in lightness, and still tried to hide his techniques. I had no choice but to use the Absorbing Power Great Art to steal his strength and comprehend his inner principles, but I returned all his power to him via the Wedding Garment Divine Art.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"May I visit Shaolin to see the secret manuals?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Won’t Gu San Tong leave the Heavenly Prison?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, Gu San Tong says you are unquestionably the Number One under Heaven, and he refuses to be beneath you, so he has chosen to live in the Heavenly Prison. Lately, the Emperor has treated him well, ordering the greatest craftsman of the realm to open a skylight, ventilate the air, and arrange his quarters—he lives there peacefully with Su Xin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tianya, where is your adoptive father?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My adoptive father lives next to Gu San Tong, chained and without internal energy; he nearly died several times, but was saved each time by Sai Huatuo and Sai Shennong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...For them three to live their lives well is more important than anything else.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandmaster Gu, please save my life!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know the Emperor plans to kill you, but I cannot help it—what can I do? You are the richest man in the land and entangled with the Iron Dan  Divine Marquis...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have already decided to yield to His Majesty, but it is Guihai Yidao—he received the internal energy you bestowed upon him and now handles my case. Please persuade him not to strike me down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why would Yidao target you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I forced Hai Tang to marry me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the tenth year of Daye, fourth month, Liaodong City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Cailin, one of the three famed Grand Masters of the realm, stood atop the city wall, watching the Sui army approach—it was Emperor Yang Guang’s third campaign against Goguryeo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two years ago, Yang Guang mobilized a million men, dividing them into three columns to attack Goryeo. We feigned surrender repeatedly, then ambushed them, crushing Yang Guang’s forces. Last year, Yang Guang gathered troops from across the land to attack Goguryeo again, but just then Yang Xuangan rebelled, forcing Yang Guang to retreat once more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Cailin’s face was grotesquely ugly, his features wildly unbalanced, yet this man became one of the three Grand Masters of the realm—everything he sought was perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, within the Sui, farmland lies untended, fields lie barren, the people are impoverished, and smoke rises everywhere. This time, Yang Guang’s invasion of Goguryeo should be his last—but I fear he will exhaust his final breath to swallow us whole. What then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Cailin saw a disastrous chessboard before him. He concentrated his mind, searching this chaotic board for the divine move—the key to turning defeat into victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Though Yang Guang claims to have gathered troops from across the land, the Sui is now weak; most armies cannot reach here, soldiers are deserting, and after two crushing defeats, the Sui soldiers feel marching against Goguryeo is a death sentence—we still hold the advantage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Junque, Fu Cailin’s disciple and a master of the Yi Jian School, found reason for optimism in the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Cailin nodded and said, \"Our morale is stronger, but the most critical factor in battle is the general. A general who charges into battle inspires his men to fight without fear. I hear the Sui army now has a man named Gu Qing—iron-headed, iron-browed, fearless. We must be wary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Junque stood tall and declared, \"I shall go kill him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a disciple of Fu Cailin, one of the three Grand Masters of the realm, Fu Junque had perfected her martial arts and was thus permitted to accompany her master to observe this battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sui army surged like a tide, gathering in full force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Cailin narrowed his eyes, gazing far into the distance—his sight passed beyond the sea of soldiers to the chariots, the commander’s banner, and inside it, Emperor Yang Guang himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Guang was now at the peak of his glory. From Prince of Jin to Emperor, he had been clever and patient; only after ascending to power did his ambition reveal itself—he established the imperial examination system, dug the Grand Canal, developed the Western Regions, personally campaigned against Tuyuhun... and now, this invasion of Goguryeo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deaths of laborers from overwork meant nothing to Yang Guang. With Goguryeo, his long-standing thorn, about to be removed, he felt boundless satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this peak of power, Yang Guang’s spirit soared—but when his gaze met Fu Cailin’s, a chill struck his heart, as if his fate had already been sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet after this shock, Yang Guang looked at Fu Cailin and burst into loud laughter, then waved his hand—before him, the Sui army’s spears and swords rose like a forest, their shouts thundering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This spirit, this unshakable confidence, filled Fu Cailin with dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Cailin slowly lowered his gaze to the man at the very front of the army—a man in plain blue robes, unarmored, not even mounted. When Fu Cailin looked at him, he felt no sense of a heavenly being—he guessed this man could not be a Grand Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this Gu Qing, the iron-headed one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Fu Cailin hesitated, he saw Gu Qing transform into a blue shadow, charging toward Liaodong City—his figure blurred instantly, faster than an arrow, faster than a blade; even Fu Cailin, one of the three Grand Masters of the realm with peerless vision, had never seen such speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like thunder, like lightning—in the blink of an eye, he was upon them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Cailin activated Yi Jian, his spirit fully focused. Knowing he could not match Gu Qing’s speed, he relied on Yi Jian’s ability to perceive the opening—his sword tip moved first, forming a circular arc. When the two clashed, Fu Cailin felt Gu Qing’s internal energy was impossibly deep, his force impossibly vast—even as a Grand Master, he could not resist. He was flung backward involuntarily, and in a single strike, he flew clear off the city wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Goguryeo side, once brimming with morale, now stared in shock and fury as their revered Grand Master was knocked from the wall in one blow. Soldiers drew swords and spears, surrounding Fu Cailin in confusion—uncertain whether to protect him or be protected by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sssssss...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arrows flew like a swarm of locusts, blotting out the sky, aimed at Gu Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response to Yang Guang’s personal campaign, Goguryeo had deployed its full strength—but when the volley of arrows reached Gu Qing, they fell harmlessly, as if an invisible shield surrounded him completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing raised his hands to the heavens, compressing his Qi into the dantian, rubbing east, kneading west—a sphere of true energy took shape. He flung it upward, instantly splitting into over thirty streams of energy, darting in every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the palm strikes, explosions erupted everywhere—Goguryeo’s archer formations and defending soldiers were thrown into chaos, men and horses overturned, ranks shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Cailin’s clothes were drenched in sweat—he had lived this long, yet had never seen such a fight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1278,"2026-06-20T17:04:27.745Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3230534433a4ad7bb98c925dcaa9fa30ab82e051a9260505ebb692a390a58cbb","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-270","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-268",449,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliving-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-cover.jpg"]