[{"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-89":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},2323657,4545,"Chapter 89: Lu Xiaofeng: Outplayed in Full View!","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-89",89,"\u003Cp>Iron fist, merciless—no one can refuse!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Xiu was utterly broken by the beating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing finally retracted his fist, satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the arena, Lu Xiaofeng, Hua Manlou, Hu Tianqing, and the rest of the Tianqin Sect watched as Hu Xiu lay half-dead, while Gu Qing appeared refreshed, as if merely warming up—his spirit bright, eyes scanning left and right, shimmering with inner radiance, leaving everyone in awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Condor Universe, after Gu Qing perfected his divine arts, he rarely struck a blow; in this world of Lu Xiaofeng, the opponents he met were mostly weaklings—he had clashed with Ximen Chuixue only to test the waters, and with Hu Tianqing, merely toyed with him. Today, encountering Hu Xiu, Gu Qing found a worthy adversary, so he leapt into the iron cage and unleashed his full strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing’s internal energy drew from Quanzhen’s internal arts, Xiantian Gong, Jiuyin Zhenjing, Jiuyang Zhenjing, Yijin Jing, Yogic Secret Transmission, Dragon and Elephant General Wisdom Power, plus the internal traits of the Sword Demon Du Gu Qiuai and the force-manipulation methods of Qiankun Dapoyi—its subtleties beyond words. Now, as he channeled it fully, each punch fueled his spirit further; his internal energy flowed endlessly, his chest and back drenched in sweat, yet he still felt far from satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hu Tianqing, do you submit?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing glared at Hu Tianqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tianqin Sect members held vague hostility toward him; Gu Qing was in high spirits and prepared to crush them all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tianqing had long resented Gu Qing and felt humiliated by him, but now, watching Gu Qing leap into the cage like a celestial deity and pound Hu Xiu into unconsciousness, all his former hatred dissolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grandmaster Gu’s divine might is unmatched—truly awe-inspiring.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tianqing bowed to Gu Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone grows, but only when the storm of growth arrives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shanxi Yan, the Twin Scions of the Northwest, and the Seven Outlaws of the Marketplace watched Hu Tianqing with satisfaction—he had matured; the child of the Tianqin Elder had matured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old Hu Tianqing was unbending, even unto death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grandmaster Gu, as the saying goes, no fight, no friendship. If you don’t mind, shall we become friends?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shanxi Yan bowed to Gu Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man, a legendary hero whose name had echoed for forty years, now smiled warmly at Gu Qing, his goodwill plain for all to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing sneered and turned away. When Hu Xiu’s cage descended, Gu Qing had said the crowd could lift it together—but Shanxi Yan and the others had deliberately flattered Lu Xiaofeng while ignoring Gu Qing. Gu Qing naturally had no interest in them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cold sneer and turned head made his disdain unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shanxi Yan and the others felt rebuffed, thoroughly deflated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Regardless, let’s call it even.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng smoothed things over, signaling that the feud between Gu Qing, Hu Tianqing, and the Tianqin Sect was over—each would go their own way henceforth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they spoke, Lu Xiaofeng approached the cage, measured it, and realized that even a martial artist skilled in bone-shrinking techniques would struggle to squeeze inside—yet Gu Qing had leapt over it, shrunk his body, restored himself, and struck—all in a single, seamless motion, executed in the blink of an eye. His control over his body and mastery of technique had reached perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hu Xiu designed this cage and installed the mechanism here—truly ingenious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng studied the mechanism, realizing Hu Xiu was indeed a master of deceit—but he had met Gu Qing, whose wisdom and fists were equally unyielding, and thus met his ruin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing reached out and slapped the mechanism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a loud bang—but the mechanism did not stir. Gu Qing and Hu Xiu remained trapped in the underground palace; the mechanism was utterly useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why won’t it move?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng’s eyes widened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It never would.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing said calmly: “We came here to catch a turtle in a jar, not to become the turtle. This mechanism was destroyed long ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng stared at Shangguan Feiyan in surprise—he hadn’t expected her to do this before arriving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shangguan Feiyan smiled sweetly and said: “It wasn’t me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who destroyed the mechanism was Auntie Gongsun, Gongsun Lan, leader of the Red Shoes—a woman more beautiful than all four of the Jianghu’s famed beauties combined. She had been nearby all along; Shangguan Feiyan had shared her plan with her, and Gongsun Lan had offered assistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet what surprised Shangguan Feiyan was that Gu Qing already knew this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you knew the mechanism wouldn’t work.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So even knowing the mechanism wouldn’t work, you still jumped into the cage to fight Hu Xiu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng, even more astonished by Gu Qing’s replies, asked: “Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Xiu had jumped into the cage knowing the mechanism was his only hope—but it never activated. Why did Gu Qing need to go further?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you ever heard of ‘a straw to cling to’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing countered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng’s mind stirred: “This isn’t a straw to cling to.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the mechanism could never be activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was a straw he could never reach.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Gu Qing entered, he began fighting Hu Xiu. Hu Xiu knew the mechanism was his only lifeline—but he could never touch it. In the end, he was utterly crushed by Gu Qing. The despair of seeing hope right before you, yet never grasping it, is far worse than ordinary despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng looked at the white-haired, breathless Hu Xiu and felt pity. He asked Gu Qing: “Was it really necessary to go this far?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng no longer asked why—Gu Qing had already said it: Hu Xiu had offended him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But without this mechanism, we’d be trapped here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng said coolly—he planned to lie down and wait for rescue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing stepped out of the cage as if it had no barriers at all—this was the bone-shrinking technique from the Jiuyang Zhenjing, the sinew-contracting method from the Jiuyin Zhenjing: the gaps between bones, the contraction of muscles, allowed Gu Qing to pass through any space unimpeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Gu Qing walked straight toward the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng, Hua Manlou, Shangguan Feiyan, and the others followed him to the door. They saw the door Hu Xiu had claimed could only be opened from outside—intact. But beside it, the wall had been smashed open, a large hole, clearly made from within outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing walked easily through the hole. Lu Xiaofeng followed him outside, studying the damage—and suddenly understood many things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the underground palace, when Hu Xiu spoke, Gu Qing’s voice had come from outside, drifting in—such mastery of cultivation left Lu Xiaofeng awed. And now he knew why Gu Qing had known what happened inside the palace… the answer was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing had been inside the palace, then exited, smashed through the wall, sprinted far away, and returned—creating the astonishing entrance everyone had witnessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing this, Lu Xiaofeng felt his face burn—he had been thoroughly outplayed by Gu Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Manlou noticed Lu Xiaofeng had stopped and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng looked up and met Gu Qing’s gaze. He said calmly: “Nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiaofeng, who usually loved meddling in others’ affairs, now felt silence was better than trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1219,"2026-06-20T17:04:26.501Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","49637dad3ca78bfc138b233f50e407194bf0c50bf69aeb4e6707c8dd0addecc0","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-90","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-88",449,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliving-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-cover.jpg"]