[{"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-379":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},2323947,4545,"Chapter 379: Fa Hai, I Heard You","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-379",379,"\u003Cp>No one mourned the death of the Centipede Spirit; the Golden Cymbal Dharmaraja immediately rushed to the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Golden Cymbal Dharmaraja, with a thousand years of cultivation and peak demonic power, was a fearsome demon lord—now, before his very eyes, his son slain, he surged with urgent rage, furious rage, blinding rage; demonic power erupted, his body transformed into a thousand arms and thousand legs, all converging at once!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Directly opposite the Golden Cymbal Dharmaraja, the Eight Wilderness Fire Dragon spun toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Zhuxian world, the strongest array besides the Zhuxian Sword Array was the Eight Fiery Abyss Fire Array; Gu Qing, in the Zhuxian world, thoroughly mastered the Five Heavenly Books, studied the Ghost Path and Southern Frontier arts, wielded divine artifacts such as the Zhuxian Sword and the Xuanhuo Mirror, and as his cultivation deepened, memorized their complete structures; now, in the White Snake world, though he possessed no divine artifacts, he could recreate them purely from principle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, his Yuan Shen transformed, following the Eight Wilderness Fire Array’s pattern to evolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Golden Cymbal Dharmaraja revealed his true form, shrouded in black mist, his body colossal—but as he charged to Gu Qing’s very face, he halted; at that moment, the sun, as if provoked, unleashed the most scorching light upon the world, flames erupted in wild celebration, coalescing into the largest dragon body ever seen, its head appearing, already casting shadows over Mount Fenghuang, its body stretching so vast that neither head nor tail could be fully seen; in an instant, the flames solidified with a crackling, creaking sound, locking the entire Fire Dragon around Mount Fenghuang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eight Wilderness Fire Dragon of the Zhuxian world, under Gu Qing’s Yuan Shen transformation, manifested extraordinary power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Golden Cymbal Dharmaraja gazed at the Eight Wilderness Fire Dragon before him; before this dragon body, he was but a tiny centipede—and now, as the dragon’s head opened, its flesh translucent, flushed with golden-red, endless searing flames coalesced and blasted straight at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoosh… whoosh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crackle… pop…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Meiniang and Cai Yin, two little rabbits, trembled violently, watching the scene outside—the sky and earth turned dark red, fire raged everywhere, lava flowed across Mount Fenghuang, as if all moisture in the land were being boiled away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within the dim, indistinct crimson boundary came a chain of explosions; the surrounding flames gradually vanished. When Hu Meiniang and Cai Yin could see clearly again, they saw Gu Qing holding a bamboo staff, rubbing it gently—a long, red centipede had been ground into the bamboo staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bamboo staff had seven segments: the top one hollow, reaching heaven; the bottom one hollow, penetrating earth; the five middle segments brimmed with the Golden Cymbal Dharmaraja’s body. Then Gu Qing prayed: “Supreme essence of the sun, Primordial Most Holy One, opening heaven and expanding earth, let this sweet bamboo awaken spirit…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a Daoist method for forging a divine staff; after filling it with the Golden Cymbal Dharmaraja’s body, Gu Qing’s sincere prayer caused each segment of the staff to glow, its energy flowing seamlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Summon heaven, heaven obeys; seize earth, earth spirits respond; point at ghosts, ghosts perish; bind demons and monsters, let them vanish with me, be reborn with me; after ten thousand kalpas, replace my form.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the scripture ended, the bamboo staff settled calmly into Gu Qing’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoosh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing raised the bamboo staff and tapped the Sixfold Mirror; the mirror’s light snapped back instantly, and Hu Meiniang and Cai Yin felt the scorching heat of the heavens, nearly suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come down the mountain with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing said to Hu Meiniang and Cai Yin: “A heavy rain is coming here soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Meiniang and Cai Yin nodded frantically, daring not speak, afraid Gu Qing might casually point at them and turn them into roasted rabbits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Gu Qing stepped out of Mount Fenghuang, the Cloud-Pushing Child and Mist-Brewing Youth performed their rites; instantly, thunder roared, lightning flashed, and rain poured down, dousing the searing heat of the fire eruptions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where the Eight Wilderness Fire Dragon had spewed, the land had burned into a vast crater, the earth around it glazed like Liuli .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ve held divine offices in the mortal realm for so long—we’ve seen dragons that bring rain, but never one that spits fire.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>muttered the Cloud-Pushing Child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cloud-Pushing Child and Mist-Brewing Youth served in the Dragon Bureau of the City God Temple and had close ties with all dragon kings; today’s fire dragon on Mount Fenghuang opened their eyes wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Lü has taken special notice of Daoist Gu—could he be a disciple of the Fire Dragon Immortal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>speculated the Mist-Brewing Youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fire Dragon Immortal was a sword immortal and ancestral master of the Internal Elixir path; some say he was taught by Chen Tuan, others by Guan Yinzi; when Master Lü Dongbin cultivated, the Fire Dragon Immortal once taught him sword techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t be absurd.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>said the Cloud-Pushing Child: “Fire Dragon Immortal is just a Daoist title—he never summoned a fire dragon like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If judged by this fire dragon alone, the Fire Dragon Immortal would be but a child compared to young Gu Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I did hear a small rumor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Cloud-Pushing Child shared with the Mist-Brewing Youth: “When I reported to the Thunder Department a few days ago, the divine officials there said the Song Dynasty’s heavenly mandate should not yet be exhausted—but because of Daoist Gu, the Purple Micro Star descended to earth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hss…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mist-Brewing Youth sucked in a sharp breath, realizing how terrifyingly deep the roots of this Daoist Gu—who always treated them politely in the City God Temple—truly were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, because of one man, the Song Dynasty was about to change dynasties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hangzhou City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing had finished dinner and saw Gu Qing enter the room carrying two little rabbits; both women had deep cultivation and immediately recognized Hu Meiniang and Cai Yin as five-hundred-year-old spirits—they turned to Gu Qing, seeking answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two little girls I rescued on Qibao Mountain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing patted their rabbit heads and placed them on the table: “These two girls—one yearns for mortal love, the other simply wishes to cultivate in the mountains. You two have spent longer among mortals—help them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Suzhen, naturally compassionate, seeing the two young spirits so inexperienced in the world, embraced them in her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister, you’re so beautiful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Meiniang, still in rabbit form, gazed at Bai Suzhen’s face and mumbled dreamily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Beauty and ugliness are merely skin over white bones.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing tapped Hu Meiniang’s head: “Focus on your cultivation—that’s what matters most.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original White Snake tale, this one, after seeing Bai Suzhen’s painting, transformed into Bai Suzhen’s likeness, infiltrated Xu Shilin’s side, and under the Golden Cymbal Dharmaraja’s influence, brought herself much misfortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After educating Hu Meiniang, Gu Qing tossed her and Cai Yin a bundle of greens, sat with Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing for dinner, and recounted how he had slain the Golden Cymbal Dharmaraja and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Yuan Shen can transform into a fire dragon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Qing asked in astonishment: “And it’s as big as Mount Fenghuang?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just size adaptation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing spoke calmly, feeling no need to boast, his gaze fixed on Bai Suzhen: “I want to visit Jinshan Temple.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After consolidating his Yuan Shen, Gu Qing tested his strength—he felt ready to meet Fa Hai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That old monk has been watching him all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems he truly wants to fight him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1261,"2026-06-20T17:04:27.745Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","07ce5f36e1a357882dd912d746092330d40fc7d1dae43cf0600d9cff8d5485d3","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-380","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-378",449,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliving-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-cover.jpg"]