[{"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-390":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},2323958,4545,"Chapter 390: My Father Is Dead Too","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-390",390,"\u003Cp>The mortal realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaoge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty, these ten days of scorching sun have killed countless people, burned crops, cut off grain supplies, and rebellion is imminent!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Wen Zhong’s expression was grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King Zhou frowned and said, “Surely this time it’s not because I’ve offended Heaven?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Wen Zhong sighed silently, feeling that when a dynasty’s fate was spent, nothing could be done by man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Netherworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yama Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yama rubbed his face hard—he had suddenly been burdened by the Jade Emperor, and not just any burden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bring up the souls of the Nine Golden Crows.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yama spoke with a dark face; they had caused such devastation in the mortal realm and deserved to be cast into the Eighteen Layers of Hell, never to be reborn—but they were the Jade Emperor’s sons, and Yama had to consider how to handle their release.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord, good news.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Judge hurried in and whispered, “We couldn’t find their souls—they were likely obliterated completely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was indeed good news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yama patted his chest, feeling as if a hot potato had been taken from his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Jade Emperor’s sons being obliterated, Yama expressed profound sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But there’s bad news too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Judge whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yama leaned in, and the Judge said, “This ten-sun calamity was triggered by Yaoji, and the Golden Crows’ fire didn’t kill Yaoji—it killed her husband.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yama immediately slammed the table and shouted, “Send him to Heaven immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this Golden Crow calamity, half the mortal population died; every household wore mourning. Yang Tianyou, as a mortal, dying under the sun was unsurprising—but his soul, Yama could not keep in the Netherworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yama knew the root cause of the ten-sun calamity: the Jade Emperor’s Golden Crow sons had tried to capture Yang Jian and Yang Jiao, were beaten senseless by them, and in desperation had activated the great array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yang family’s sons were not to be trifled with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven, the Jade Pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was the Chan Sect’s Cihang Dao Ren who pleaded for the welfare of the Three Realms, and only then did Gu Qing spare me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Little Golden Crow, deeply distraught, recounted the events before the Jade Emperor, lifting his head slightly to meet the Jade Emperor’s dazed gaze. “This ten-sun calamity killed half the mortal population, boiled rivers, burned crops, and plunged the world into misery. We were hunted down—it was utterly satisfying. But Your Majesty, you lost nine sons. Do you regret it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the Ten Golden Crows, the Little Golden Crow was the kindest. Having caused the collapse of half the mortal world and the deaths of nine elder brothers, he was filled with grief and self-blame—and blamed the Jade Emperor entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A god must be without feeling.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jade Emperor fell silent for a moment, then said, “Yuan Shi Tian Zun is good at pretending to be virtuous!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Little Golden Crow rose immediately and said, “From now on, we have no father-son bond—only sovereign and subject. The Three Realms cannot do without the sun. Your servant must return to duty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Little Golden Crow bade farewell to the Jade Emperor and turned toward the Sun Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jade Emperor sat motionless, like a statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yama stepped forward to report Yang Tianyou’s case, instantly reviving the Jade Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Tianyou!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Jade Emperor’s heart, he was the root of all this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I can’t strike Gu Qing, can’t I strike you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putuo Mountain, Luojia Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a holy sea-and-sky realm, rich in mist and water—but since the ten-sun calamity, golden light constantly emerged here, boiling the surrounding seas. The once-thick bamboo groves and delicate lotus ponds had been reduced to a withered, yellow wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing sat cross-legged, took the Yangzhi Jade Vase, and drank deeply, gurgling, as smoke poured from every pore of his body, merging with the surrounding heat into swirling rainbow hues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After devouring the Nine Golden Crows, the Nine Returns Sun Scripture had reached the realm of Xuan Gong Nine Returns. Gu Qing’s entire body had been remade; he had reached the peak of the Heavenly Immortal realm, and the nine suns circulating within him constantly radiated heat outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next is [Gathering Yang into One].”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing pondered; once he fully mastered his power, he could begin to comprehend the Golden Immortal principles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Has it calmed down?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cihang Dao Ren spoke gently, radiating compassion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Cihang Dao Ren looked exactly like Dao Baifeng…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing stilled his thoughts and nodded silently. He knew Cihang Dao Ren’s power and had no intention of overstepping. After bidding farewell to Cihang Dao Ren, he looked up at the sky—his gaze merged with the sun’s light, and all things of the mortal realm appeared within his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Taoshan, Yaoji remained bound by chains, now lying lifelessly on the lotus platform, her spirit broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Chaoge, King Zhou’s wine pool had dried, his meat forest turned to ash, and he pounded the table in rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Xiqi, Ji Chang and Ji Fa were troubled; the Chan Sect’s immortals had delivered grain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing saw someone, stood up, and prepared to bid farewell to Cihang Dao Ren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cihang Dao Ren had come at Yuan Shi Tian Zun’s command to dissuade Gu Qing, fearing that after swallowing the Little Golden Crow, Gu Qing would become permanently fused to the Sun Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing transformed into a rainbow and departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cihang Dao Ren drew water from the Yangzhi Jade Vase and sprinkled it over Putuo Mountain; the withered trees sprouted anew, life returned everywhere. Then he burned incense and communicated with Yuan Shi Tian Zun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With Gu Qing as our vanguard, our Chan Sect shall sweep all before us in this Divine Ascension War!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cihang Dao Ren spoke with confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing had swallowed the Jade Emperor’s nine sons—his reserves had reached a terrifying level. With such power concentrated, who in the Jie Sect could stand against him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gu Qing won’t get involved.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Shi Tian Zun dismissed it outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mortal realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blackened, limping man, fighting a dog for scraps, suddenly looked up and saw Gu Qing beside him. His face lit up with joy; he rushed to Gu Qing’s side and said, “Thank heaven, thank heaven—it’s you! Tell me, where is my master?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Xiao Tianquan. After Yang Jian shattered Taoshan and fought the Golden Crow Prince, Xiao Tianquan had been injured, his leg broken. Now he was a true stray dog, searching desperately for Yang Jian’s whereabouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing glanced at Xiao Tianquan’s leg and said, “Even Saiwen, with a broken leg, can project his mental power. You’ve broken a leg and can’t use your magic or your nose?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing suspected Xiao Tianquan was faking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Tianquan grinned and stuck out his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing extended a hand; golden light poured from his palm, and Xiao Tianquan’s broken leg healed instantly. In the next instant, Xiao Tianquan was bouncing and leaping around Gu Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Woof! Woof!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Tianquan barked twice in thanks, then cast a spell, crying, “Heaven and Earth, boundless, track a thousand miles!”—and began searching the Three Realms for Yang Jian’s location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So he’s there!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, Xiao Tianquan confirmed the direction and sprinted off toward Huashan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing looked up at the sky, transformed into a rainbow, and overtook Xiao Tianquan’s path, arriving at Huashan ahead of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huashan was filled with white funeral banners. After enduring the calamity, the people naturally sought divine protection—and the locals turned to the Nezha Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We only hope Nezha Prince will protect us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people’s only wish was to eat, wear clothes, and live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nezha Prince?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the refugees lurked a middle-aged couple; the man’s face darkened at the mention of Nezha Prince. He subtly questioned others about Nezha’s whereabouts. When every detail confirmed his suspicion, Li Jing exploded in rage: “That little beast broke heavenly law—does he dare try to resurrect himself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing immediately seized his weapon and headed to destroy Nezha’s corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, please spare Nezha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Li clung to Li Jing’s leg, pleading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I spare him, will Heaven spare me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing was not alone—he bore the lives of the people of Chentang Pass. He seized his golden club and marched toward the Nezha Palace. Inside, he saw the statue of Nezha. Without hesitation, he raised his club to smash it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father, I’ve repented.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nezha spoke gently to Li Jing: “For three years, I’ve been accumulating virtue and doing good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter what you say, you only want to be reborn!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing said coldly, “I studied under the True Master Duyue of Xikunlun—I know many Dao arts. Your tricks won’t fool me!” As he spoke, he hurled his golden club straight at Nezha’s statue. Instantly, Nezha’s corpse shattered, and the statue turned to dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing stared blankly at the scene, sighed, and walked out of the Nezha Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after he left, the Nezha Palace dissolved into smoke, and the surroundings became barren wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four figures appeared: Gu Qing, Yang Jian, Yang Jiao, and Yang Chan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Master Gu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Jian sincerely apologized to Gu Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether regarding the Golden Crows or this matter, even with his Heavenly Eye, Yang Jian could not control the outcome—but Gu Qing bore it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Merely a trick of illusion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing waved it off dismissively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While cultivating the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique, Gu Qing had already used his mental power to influence others’ perceptions and create illusions. Now, his power was a thousand, ten thousand times stronger than then—so he used the Nine Returns Sun Scripture to project the Nezha Palace here, and his soul influenced Li Jing’s judgment, making him believe he had entered the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As long as Nezha is unharmed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing walked beside Yang Chan, stepped forward, and arrived before the Nezha Palace. The people were still praying; when Gu Qing and Yang Chan entered, Nezha’s soul manifested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Jing is truly a monster!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nezha said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a cruel father.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Xiaotianquan arrived outside Nezha’s palace. With his exceptional hearing, he pieced together what had happened and instantly felt solidarity with Nezha: \"No father should kill his own son—thankfully, mine is already dead!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaotianquan spoke bluntly and from the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yang Jian, Yang Jiao, and even Yang Chan beside Gu Qing—all were struck as if by a blade, their faces darkening with anguish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning from Taoshan, Yang Jian learned that his father, Yang Tianyou, had been roasted to death by the sun, and he was consumed by grief, helplessness, and guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, what’s wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaotianquan hurried to Yang Jian’s side, asking with deep concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Jian fell silent, then said mournfully: \"My father is dead too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his heart, Yang Jian compared his father to Li Jing—and realized his own father was far better than Li Jing. Yet his father had been roasted to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I failed to protect my father.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chan’s heart ached; she wept as Gu Qing reached out, pulling her gently against his chest. She told him how, during the ten-day solar ordeal, she had strained every ounce of her spiritual power to shield him—but Yang Tianyou had burned before her eyes, turning to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the corpse is reduced to ash, it’s hard to recover.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing patted Yang Chan’s shoulder and whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Gu, is there still a chance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Jian caught the implication and asked at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Gu Qing’s arms, Yang Chan immediately lifted her head, realizing she had unknowingly leaned into him. She stepped back two paces, her eyes fixed on Gu Qing, pleading for a solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nezha is dead too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing said calmly: \"But he still has his body. After three years of incense offerings, he still has a chance at reincarnation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chan nodded. She had handled everything for Nezha—she knew best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what can we do for my father? He has no body left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Jian asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Jiao quickly tugged at Gu Qing’s sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is a way!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing nodded and said: \"This method requires your father’s soul. If his soul still exists, take it to Qianyuan Mountain’s Golden Light Cave and ask Taiyi Zhenren to craft a lotus body for him—it will serve just as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this prequel to the Precious Lotus Lamp, Gu Qing’s intervention had spared Yang Jian from heavenly persecution during his mortal years, allowing him to learn his arts earlier and return to Huashan sooner—thus reversing the sequence of events: the Ten Golden Suns and Li Jing destroyed Nezha’s body before Yang Tianyou’s death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Gu Qing had preserved Nezha’s body and had also shown Yang Jian the path to the lotus incarnation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gu Qing, thank you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chan gazed at Gu Qing, her beautiful eyes filled with a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after despair could one truly know how precious hope was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thank you too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nezha said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing looked up, studying Nezha. After his exchange with Taiyi Zhenren at Qianyuan Mountain’s Golden Light Cave, Gu Qing now understood that the key to Nezha’s lotus body lay in the souls of those who had harmed him on the path to overthrowing Zhou. By saving Nezha, Gu Qing had disrupted the Chan Sect’s original plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let’s move at once!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Jiao and Yang Jian said: \"We’ll go to the Underworld and reclaim our father’s soul!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chan smiled faintly and said: \"I’ll wait here on Huashan for your good news.\" Nezha still needed guarding—he could not leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Jian and Yang Jiao bade farewell to Yang Chan, then transformed into streaks of light, heading toward the Gates of the Underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing raised his head once more, gazing at the heavens. At this moment, his gaze pierced through layers of clouds and met the eyes of Chang’e, the Immortal Lady of the Moon Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you so heartbroken?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing’s divine awareness reached the Moon Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chang’e, within the Moon Palace, trembled slightly and whispered: \"Just now, the Jade Emperor personally dissolved Yang Tianyou’s soul. I grieve for Yaoji...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing quietly withdrew his gaze, looking at Yang Chan, the Three Holy Mother, smiling before him. His breath caught—he did not know how to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it... delivering bad news was not his task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let Yang Jian discover it himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2395,"2026-06-20T17:04:27.745Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","17e1e7e5404b4b7d30ce35fefa110a4ca312444579f883b178a3c5c4025e1b5c","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-391","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-389",449,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliving-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-cover.jpg"]