[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lord-of-the-immortal-food":3,"chapter-lord-of-the-immortal-food-lord-of-the-immortal-food-chapter-58":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Lord of the Immortal Food",{"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},2313181,4524,"Chapter 58","lord-of-the-immortal-food-chapter-58",58,"\u003Cp>Like an owl snatching a mouse, the black-robed figure charged violently; Xing Zhi drew her green-blue short sword from her waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having often partnered with Master Zhu, she had long forgotten how to draw it, until now she remembered that sorcerers were not merely tasked with safe scouting and spell-finding—they must always be ready for battle stained with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this blow, she could not possibly resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xing Zhi gritted her teeth and swung her final sword; instinctive terror at death trembled within her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crisp cracking sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if glass shattered on earth, jade struck thin ice—the blade’s tip struck her arm and suddenly shattered, white crystals scattering, glittering bright under the moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then everything behind followed the same pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt as if she had become unyielding metal; when they flew at her, it was like waves crashing against a cliff—from blade tip to hilt, then hand, arm, shoulder, and finally the entire body, as if carved from brittle crystal, shattering inch by inch against her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the flying crystalline shards, the familiar white robe descended straight from the sky; behind it, beneath the crescent moon of Gao Lin, the noble and majestic beast-headed figure followed closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frost and flying fire filled the space; the familiar sword traced a perfect arc, its edge touched and retracted instantly—the black-robed head fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never seen such an astonishing sword art, unlike Longjun’s Dongting; yet overwhelming joy now filled her mind, thought paused, and all her accumulated resentment was cast aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was about to cry out in delight when the white-robed figure turned—and revealed a face so familiar it froze her in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long, black-jade dragon body coiled around a tree and rested on stone, its tail sweeping up all the corpses; the dragon’s head hung low, lazy and serene, gazing down. Before it, Pei Ye sheathed his sword and frowned: “Brother Shang, Lady Xing, are you well?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you wearing Master Zhu’s clothes? Where is he?” Xing Zhi stepped forward, gripping Pei Ye’s arm; he lowered his head, and her slender hand—tightened unconsciously until her knuckles turned white—trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Zhu… he perished tragically. Lady Xing, please accept my condolences,” Pei Ye said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hand gripping his forearm instantly released; Xing Zhi’s eyes glazed, lips pale, her gaze drifted aimlessly before returning to Pei Ye’s face. She opened her mouth but could not speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Lang caught her in time, turned his head, glanced at Pei Ye’s hands—frosted and blazing—and then at the sword, finally darting two quick glances at the black dragon: “Brother Pei, what… happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This boy, once seen as a burden, had appeared in this manner just one day later—it truly overturned his understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even wanted to reach out and touch that face, to see if Master Zhu was playing another disguise trick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if it truly were Master Zhu, clearing these black-robed men would not have taken so “long.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Ye fell silent a moment, then pulled out a jade pendant and placed it in his hand: “We’ll talk later. This is Master Zhu’s relic—keep it safe. Change direction and leave. Someone is chasing me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xing Zhi suddenly gripped his arm tightly: “Why did he die?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Ye replied briefly: “The Candle World Sect sought to hatch a terrifying dantian seed. I and Master Zhu smuggled it out. He died holding off the pursuers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that thing now inside you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘We can ride the black dragon and leave first, then talk,’ Pei Ye thought—but the idea vanished instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Inside my belly,” he answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are your plans now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Either find the ‘Binglu’ to control it, or wait for Immortal Platform to handle it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“‘Binglu’?” Xing Zhi asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Zhu told me about a technique—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know,” Xing Zhi interrupted. “It won’t work. It cannot command a dantian seed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Ye froze: “You know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He… was biased—he got the information from Immortal Platform. I got mine from Longjun’s Dongting. Six hundred years ago, a senior of Longjun’s Dongting practiced ‘Binglu.’ Some fragments still remain,” Xing Zhi said flatly, her face pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This extraordinary meridian isn’t a method to skillfully command a dantian seed—it’s a divine art that causes one to grow a dantian seed,” Xing Zhi said. “Anciently called ‘The Method of the Dantian Seed Immortal,’ though the meaning of ‘immortal’ remains unknown.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That senior also nicknamed it ‘The Cicada Scripture,’ because it takes over a decade to nurture the seed, culminating in a sudden, astonishing awakening—in short, it’s a miraculous art that grants rebirth to those who have lost their dantian seed through any means.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Ye listened, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It suits you perfectly—but not now,” the woman finally concluded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So this thing can only be dealt with by Immortal Platform?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xing Zhi extended her hand toward his abdomen: “May I take a look?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Ye nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gentle qi seeped in—but the moment it touched the sprout, Xing Zhi recoiled as if shocked: “It… is alive?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Ye frowned: “Of course… it consumes corpses. Didn’t ‘Dragon’s Tongue’ do the same—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!” Xing Zhi interrupted. “I mean… does it have its own consciousness?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course not—” Pei Ye fell silent, frozen in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no evidence it didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had merely relied on conventional logic, assuming it was merely a “weapon” or “tool” painstakingly crafted by the Candle World Sect—though it bore some “living” traits, ultimately it still required human control; his inability to command it was simply because he hadn’t mastered the correct method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, dantian seeds and meridian trees were just parts of the human body; even if strange, no one had ever heard of them developing sentience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… don’t know.” This speculation sent a chill through Pei Ye. He was about to ask further when a sudden gale erupted in the woods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the gale, a monstrous shadow burst through the trees; its enormous size moved with ghostly speed, arriving in an instant—yet the soldiers mere steps away remained oblivious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiongqi. It had finally found them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black dragon reacted fastest, leaping upward; its long body swept past, meeting its ancient foe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Qiongqi, a wave of “solidification” spread; from the black dragon, blue flame blossoms bloomed like stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frost and dragonfire—this was the battle they had waged countless times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Qiongqi had lost its seed, as the black dragon had said, it was no longer so terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advantage showed at once: frost melted rapidly under intense heat; the long black-jade dragon’s body swirled with flame blossoms, roaring like wind as it slammed into Qiongqi’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it had lost its ability to melt flesh into liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trees shattered, rocks cracked, mysterious qi surged; with innate sorcery and sharp claws and fangs, the black dragon now completely dominated the demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was not the end—because Qiongqi had not come alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two purple-robed figures appeared simultaneously, lunging at the black dragon entangled with Qiongqi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Ye’s hair stood on end—Zhu Gaoyang wasn’t supposed to have stopped them—how could they be here so fast?\u003C\u002Fp>",1172,"2026-06-20T13:17:09.438Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2de5de76ec7b76bb0ad9fa55199b9674c0d3fbeda9fced2810ef2bb811c53f44","lord-of-the-immortal-food-chapter-59","lord-of-the-immortal-food-chapter-57",771,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flord-of-the-immortal-food-cover.jpg"]