[{"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-80":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},2323648,4545,"Chapter 80: A Friendly Match","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-80",80,"\u003Cp>“Grandmaster Gu is joking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shangguan Feiyan smiled shyly, yet with evident sorrow, saying: “I was drawn to your heroic spirit and wished to give myself to you—would paying me not turn Feiyan into a… prostitute from a brothel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she uttered the words “prostitute,” Shangguan Feiyan seemed profoundly reluctant, yet it only made her more alluring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brothels charge money; she offers herself for free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing studied Shangguan Feiyan and said: “Who in a brothel could compare to you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Shangguan Feiyan truly entered the trade, she’d command star-level fees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a touch of coquettish pout, Shangguan Feiyan said: “Don’t always link me with prostitutes…” Then, in that tone, she revealed her purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over fifty years ago, there was the Jinpeng Dynasty, later destroyed by foreign nations; its wealth was divided into four parts, entrusted to four high ministers—one held by the Jinpeng King, the other three by Shangguan Mu, Ping Duhé, and Yan Liben.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Liben is now Yan Tieshan, the owner of the Zhuguang Baoqi Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shangguan Mu is Huo Xiu, known as the richest man in the land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping Duhé is Dugu Yihé, the patriarch of the Emei Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shangguan Feiyan represents the Jinpeng Dynasty and hopes Grandmaster Gu will act righteously to eliminate Yan Tieshan, Huo Xiu, and Dugu Yihé.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That Dugu Yihé is the overall leader of the Qingyi Lodge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shangguan Feiyan said softly: “You’ve killed so many of his men—he’s long held a deep grudge against you. If you don’t kill him, he’ll kill you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a conspiracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shangguan Feiyan truly is of the Jinpeng Dynasty; after meeting Huo Xiu, she was swayed by his wealth, and under his manipulation, Huo Tianqing and she set up this scheme to lure Lu Xiaofeng into eliminating Yan Tieshan and Dugu Yihé, then reclaiming the wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, Huo Xiu would kill both Huo Tianqing and Shangguan Feiyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this conspiracy, Huo Xiu is the player, and Shangguan Feiyan is the perfect executor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now bringing Gu Qing into the scheme may be because Gu Qing killed Qingyi Lodge members and seized their money, prompting Huo Xiu to target him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I don’t want to go to Emei to kill him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing said: “Besides, killing the overall leader of the Qingyi Lodge brings me no real benefit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dugu Yihé has already arrived in Shanxi—you won’t need to go to Sichuan…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shangguan Feiyan immediately leaned close, pressing tightly against Gu Qing, saying: “Afterward, Feiyan will follow you forever; you’ll have a share of the Jinpeng Dynasty’s wealth. From now on, whenever you fight, you can afford to lose as much as you want.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing made no comment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you want?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Shangguan Feiyan lifted her head from Gu Qing’s arms, her eyes brimming with tender allure—should Gu Qing speak, she would do anything for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Manuals. All kinds of martial arts manuals.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing stated his demand: “Especially internal cultivation manuals—I want them all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shangguan Feiyan had not anticipated such a request; startled, she instinctively bargained: “Martial arts manuals are more precious than life to cultivators. Besides, your martial skill is already so advanced…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing’s combat prowess was among the rarest in the martial world, so much so that the Qingyi Lodge had abandoned ordinary assassination methods. Shangguan Feiyan couldn’t fathom why he still sought martial manuals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Martial skill has no ultimate peak—there’s always room for improvement.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, Gu Qing’s internal cultivation had reached the state of Dragon-Tiger Harmony, Yin-Yang Unity, all attributes fused into one—he could unleash either the Yi Jin Jing or the Jiuyang Zhenjing at will. Yet even at this level, he still sensed room for advancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was his body’s acupoints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, when using internal energy, Gu Qing felt a pulsing sensation in his acupoints. He recalled Shi Potian’s cultivation of the Tai Xuan Jing, which ultimately unified the energy flow through all acupoints into a single breath. He wished to use this world’s internal arts to draw parallels, leveraging his own martial insights to link hundreds of acupoints together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such creative advancements cannot be conjured by good karma alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Grandmaster Gu has this intention, the Jinpeng Dynasty will lend full support.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shangguan Feiyan half-closed her eyes. If Gu Qing had desires, he could be used. Whether to hand over martial manuals depended on how much value he could create for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing finally nodded in satisfaction, then turned to study Shangguan Feiyan, gently tilting her chin with his finger and asking: “Are you a princess of the Jinpeng Dynasty?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing “princess,” Shangguan Feiyan’s eyes trembled slightly: “Feiyan is not a princess—Shangguan Danfeng is. But Feiyan is no less than a princess!” As she spoke, her expression seemed to mourn her birth yet assert her worth; she took Gu Qing’s hand and led him upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an incidental perk of their alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Purely a friendly match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No emotions required.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing gave emotion only to those worthy of it; to those unworthy, he felt nothing. But for a beauty like Shangguan Feiyan’s friendly match, he had no reason to refuse—even after, he placed a silver ingot on the bedside and said: “I’m used to high-intensity three-round matches. You’re not up to it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shangguan Feiyan accepted the humiliation of Gu Qing’s “medicine fee” with bitter resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The banquet at the Zhuguang Baoqi Pavilion was held in a waterside pavilion, surrounded by lotus ponds and winding bridges. When Gu Qing arrived, several others were already seated: Lu Xiaofeng, Hua Manlou, Huo Tianqing, Su Shaoqing of the Emei Sect, and the bodyguard Ma Xingkong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Gu Qing arrived, the five were chatting merrily. All except Hua Manlou turned to study him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing paid no attention to others—he fixed his gaze solely on Lu Xiaofeng. The man wore a red cloak, handsome in appearance; his famed four eyebrows now numbered only two—the whiskers matching his brow shape had been shaved off, courtesy of Ximen Chuixue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is Grandmaster Gu Qing, known in the martial world as ‘Destitute as a Beggar.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Tianqing rose and laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Huo Tianqing’s view, he and Shangguan Feiyan were in a normal romantic relationship; together they had orchestrated this conspiracy. Gu Qing had been invited as a formidable asset, and because Gu Qing had a reputation: “If someone sincerely asks him, he will fulfill the request.” Huo Tianqing feared such a man might turn against them and disrupt the plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Huo Tianqing, Gu Qing’s presence here meant Shangguan Feiyan had sincerely pleaded with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Destitute as a Beggar…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Manlou smiled gently: “The more you fight, the more you win; the more you win, the poorer you become—until victory leaves you utterly destitute. Grandmaster Gu, admirable spirit. But if fighting always costs you money, why not fight less?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Manlou’s words were gentle, carrying an air of non-contention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why not earn more?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Tianqing gestured invitingly: “So you came here to make money?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing said: “Shangguan Feiyan said I could earn money here, so I came.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing took his seat directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shangguan Feiyan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the name, Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou immediately reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This counts as yesterday’s third update. The new arc needs careful planning—it’s progressing slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1212,"2026-06-20T17:04:26.501Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6e415cb676783c248998d0061aca610e376320d7a751e16f05ac3112f63227cd","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-81","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-79",449,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliving-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-cover.jpg"]