[{"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-60":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},2313183,4524,"Chapter 60: The Immortal Lord","lord-of-the-immortal-food-chapter-60",60,"\u003Cp>The black chi’s cold decisiveness in choosing its course was evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did not intend to carry Pei Ye into the sky to seize full initiative in this battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It intended to take him away from this place outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For them, this battle was never necessary—they only needed to buy enough time for reinforcements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, after several exchanges, though the black chi appeared to hold the upper hand, it had failed to kill any enemy, while its own body bore ever-increasing wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black chi surged forward, its body unyielding; Pei Ye, with perfect synchronicity, reached out and seized its long mane, flipping onto its back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flame surged behind it to block the purple-robed man, while the black chi pressed its forepaws against a thick tree trunk, lifting its head to ascend into the clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, it felt its body freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bone-chilling cold erupted from its neck, spreading across half its body; its claws and muscles lost all sensation, and its mid-air ascent collapsed downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black chi twisted its neck, its large, translucent emerald eyes fixing on Pei Ye—the boy riding atop it gazed back calmly, his eyes blazing crimson-gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emerald eyes met golden gaze; pain flared in the black chi’s eyes as the purple-robed man pierced through the chi-fire, his blade slicing open its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, the situation was settled; but within Pei Ye’s abdomen, the tiny chi suddenly surged upward, leaping into Pei Ye’s mind-realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Ye jolted awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he fearfully “saw” himself standing atop the chi’s head, frost spreading from his feet, climbing the mane, creeping up his forehead, swallowing his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black chi lay dying, head bowed to the ground, powerless to resist, as the purple-robed man began carving its magnificent body from tail to head, exposing bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand to draw his sword and strike the purple-robed man—but his body felt severed from his will, offering no response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Open your eyes.” A calm voice came from beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Ye opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around in confusion—this was a place even harder to comprehend: a clear lake surrounded by dense tree shadows, birds chirping softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is your mind-realm. Something is influencing you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Ye sat up, and memories long buried in his heart, never consciously recognized, surged forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Gaoyang’s foolish suggestion, his own hand gripping Zhu Gaoyang’s throat, his indifference to the pursuers behind him during his conversation with Xing Zhi…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These memories drenched him in cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since when had it begun…? Pei Ye traced back his memories—then, suddenly, the image of the sprout breaking through the seed appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It truly possessed sentience—and could subtly influence, even replace, him without his knowledge!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Influences upon the mind manifest within the mind-realm,” the black chi said, its voice growing softer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was hiding somewhere within this realm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scanned the surroundings: the lake water was crystal-clear, with dragon-like shadows deep below; the dense forest loomed dark, as if tigers crouched within. Pei Ye frowned, about to walk forward and inspect each detail—when the black chi spoke: “None of those.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?” Pei Ye blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s… above.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Ye looked up—and the vast sight stunned him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was frosted over; an endless shadow slowly descended, blotting out the entire heavens—or rather, it had become the new sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before it, Pei Ye and the black chi were like dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not lurking somewhere in the corners of Pei Ye’s mind, but had obscured his entire mind-realm, no larger than a grain of rice, with an invincible presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is this?” Pei Ye murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had this been the same crushing force that corrupted the minds of those others?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No,” the black chi replied—here, it could perceive Pei Ye’s thoughts clearly—“the Frost Ghost consumes the human brain and replaces it with a simple, efficient core, utterly annihilating the mind. Your brain has suffered no contamination.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A consciousness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black chi looked at him, silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unease spread through the air. Suddenly, a horrifying possibility struck Pei Ye—he whipped his head around, staring fixedly at the black chi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This seed was not the cult’s ultimate weapon to turn the tide—it was the very deity they worshiped?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nature of everything had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black chi did not deny it, only said: “I will use my Chunsou as a core to construct a defense for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the words left its mouth, Pei Ye felt a stir in his heart—he turned, and a small wooden hut had appeared behind him. He stepped inside; the black chi’s slender body coiled around the hut from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow falling from the sky was kept at bay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Ye stared numbly through the window at the colossal shadow above. When he closed his eyes, he could still perceive the outside world through his body’s senses—though still beyond his control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was now explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purple-robed man no longer rushed to drag him back—because he was now merely a tiny insect beneath his lord’s claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They swarmed to kill the black chi—because it was the deity’s chosen prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, when it had just awakened, its power had not yet gathered; it lacked the strength to kill the black chi alone, so it hid, fearing it might flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why had it not consumed Zhu Gaoyang? Zhu Gaoyang had been utterly defenseless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After consuming me, it will no longer need to ‘hunt’ separately,” the black chi interrupted Pei Ye’s thoughts, its voice growing increasingly ethereal, as if ready to vanish—“Once awakened, its power grows at an unimaginable speed—from one to two, from two to four… After consuming me, it leaps from four to a hundred, and beyond…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black chi did not need to explain—Pei Ye understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since awakening, it had revealed nothing, using corpses to advance from one to two, absorbing celestial qi to go from two to four, then immediately targeting the black chi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In barely an hour, it had seized such immense power—on the verge of evolving from a parasitic seed into an enemy too terrible to face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What state are you in now?” Pei Ye asked, watching the black chi’s fading form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you remember? I said I ‘saw’ everything.” The black chi gazed at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Ye recalled—it was during their flight through the night, when they spoke of Zhu Gaoyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhu Gaoyang was betrayed and killed, Pei Ye’s consciousness had been clouded—but the black chi had not been affected?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that moment, it had known of this consciousness’s existence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been born together—just as the black chi had not known the Qiongqi’s belly held a slumbering Immortal Lord, the Immortal Lord had no awareness of the soul within the black chi capable of opposing Him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now He had calmly achieved His goal—but did the black chi still have a final plan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I cannot guarantee it,” the black chi said solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what must I do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Survive. Right now, since He is using your body, that is your protection. If you ever escape Him, return home and break the pact with that cat.” The black chi’s form began to dissolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Ye reached out desperately: “No—when will you…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the one thing I have vowed to kill, Pei Ye,” the black chi’s voice was heavier than ever—“This is not an enemy you can now face, nor a burden you should bear. You have already proven yourself worthy—but the world holds no fixed rules. The threat is here before you. I can only hope you will become even more worthy.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1261,"2026-06-20T13:17:09.438Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","808f2024e9129ec20eb273d833c3c5b4cbd545d9a24a93a7d589697920140441","lord-of-the-immortal-food-chapter-61","lord-of-the-immortal-food-chapter-59",771,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flord-of-the-immortal-food-cover.jpg"]