[{"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-89":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},2313212,4524,"Chapter 89","lord-of-the-immortal-food-chapter-89",89,"\u003Cp>Yue Muzhou gritted his teeth and swung one final sword; the power of “Heaven and Earth United as One” still lingered, and the Immortal Lord’s shattered body was severed again and flung backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he swayed, leaning against a tree as he slowly collapsed, breathing with the last of his true qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Lord likewise crashed into the tree, his hollow, bone-like frame sliding down, flesh and bone flowing to adjust balance and support, reassembling itself into a standing form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body through which the sword qi had passed seemed scorched by molten iron; His head was grotesquely mangled, nearly reduced to a skeleton, yet those twin golden pupils still gazed with cold disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arm clutching the pearl had lost all flesh, as if melted and dripping—black scales, deep blue, and blood-red smeared into a garish mosaic, sharp bones gripping the pearl like a demon’s claw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yue Muzhou had nearly been crushed by a single punch moments ago, the Immortal Lord’s mighty body had now truly crossed the line between life and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yue Muzhou had no strength left to strike another sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Muzhou had undoubtedly won this battle, yet he had lost to his own body—the broken vessel that had clung to life for eighteen years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Immortal Lord had lost this fight, His purpose had never been to defeat or kill the man before Him, but to destroy the thorn embedded in this life-thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was held within His grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pearl was clear and luminous, still stained with fresh blood, warm to the touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within it flickered faint, coral-like radiance, invisible to the naked eye, but to the Dragon’s gaze, the coral appeared tender and fragile, like the delicate stamen within a bud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it had just been removed from its previous master’s abdomen, the energy surrounding it had not yet dispersed, yet it had immediately slipped into dormancy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this state, it was indestructible, capable of enduring for thousands upon thousands of years, awaiting its next master’s awakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hard, translucent layer encased it, like amber-like liuli; it had formed in an instant of peril, weaving every ounce of energy it could command into a protective shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Lord extended his other hand and beckoned toward Fenghuai County.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, the bony claw clutching the pearl slowly tightened, replaying the moment when it had pierced Zhanxin—dragon’s blood crystallized into sharp frost flowers, slowly creeping up the pearl’s luminous surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outermost layer of defense instantly emitted a hiss like quenching steel; frost and true qi clashed once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, the dragon’s blood frost was far weaker than when it had pierced Zhanxin; it no longer surged with the ferocious, thousand-fold assault of venomous dragon serpents—this latest wound had visibly weakened the Immortal Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the dragon’s blood pressed forward steadily and slowly; gradually, the frost-blue engulfed the entire surface, the “sizzling” sound faded, silence followed, then the pearl emitted a soft “crack”—the frost and true qi shell shattered into fragments, peeling away like an eggshell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pure, luminous core was exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, not only the sharp dragon’s blood, but also the frostfire wrapped around it; through hundreds and thousands of cycles of extreme heat and freezing, the pearl finally cracked open a fine fissure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, the Immortal Lord’s eyes revealed something that could be called “emotion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A satisfaction of purpose fulfilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched His claws, focusing all His remaining power upon that fissure—suddenly, His body became utterly unresponsive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the dragon’s blood and frostfire began to slowly recede.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the woods, a black cat stepped forward, stepping on dry leaves, its emerald eyes lifting to stare at Him with flat, cold intensity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Lord lowered His head; flesh on His neck coalesced into a chi-head, which seized the pearl and tossed it before the black cat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black chi, also possessing the [Chunshou], had carefully hidden itself within Qiongqi flesh since ancient times, and now, at last, revealed its presence without concealment—like a spy striking only at the most fatal moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the instant this soul was exposed, the Immortal Lord’s consciousness violently crushed down; even reduced to half by Zhanxin and shattered in its host by Yue Muzhou, erasing it would take only a few breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the black chi clung fiercely to control of its body, refusing to let Him move freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white shadow flashed like a startled swan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhanxin severed the Immortal Lord’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before the head could fall, it liquefied and flowed back into the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real damage lay in the soul—the black chi immediately felt the consciousness tearing at it had grown markedly weaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not enough!” the black cat closed its eyes, furrowed its brow, and roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhanxin trembled in agony; Ming Qitian swung her second sword with blinding speed, driving it deep into the Immortal Lord’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, a tendril of flame lunged at her; Ming Qitian did not dodge or retreat, relying on her true qi to endure the searing burn, then swung again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black chi had already told her: its restraint over the Immortal Lord was severely limited; the most precious thing was time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Again!” The force attacking her was slashed again; the black chi’s own consciousness was on the verge of collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ming Qitian stabbed once more, piercing the divine seed—this strike was devastating!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black chi felt the pressure nearly vanish; it mustered its last strength for a counterstrike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strike here again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black chi’s soul shattered completely, yet in its final glance, the cold, haughty consciousness had become as frail as a candle in the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just one more strike!” it cried in its final moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ming Qitian calmly thrust her sword forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the sword did not pierce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if an iron curtain had suddenly descended from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forest darkened for an instant; something flew overhead, as if a flock of birds had blotted out the light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black cat, freed from its grip on the Immortal Lord, opened its eyes and looked up—its body froze cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not birds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But blue liquid—or more accurately, dragon’s blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vast quantities of dragon’s blood, torrents of it, cascaded down like a waterfall, drowning the Immortal Lord’s shattered form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ming Qitian was already wounded; though she poured every last ounce of strength into her thrust, she could not pierce this flood. She gritted her teeth, pressing the hilt forward, white true qi bursting like a lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the blade did not advance an inch; instead, something surged within the waterfall—in an instant, the boiling dragon’s blood exploded outward, hurling her away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ming Qitian staggered two steps beside the black cat, then raised her head, gazing with it at this scene that plunged the heart into despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the creatures of the city, corrupted by the dragon’s saliva rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cats, dogs, pigs, cows, donkeys, horses… and of course, humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A feast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Lord’s shattered body became a bottomless pit, swallowing every drop of falling dragon’s blood; at the same time, His feeble aura surged upward—though far from restored to peak, He was no longer something Ming Qitian could confront.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one final strike of Zhanxin remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if His body was mighty, with the divine seed shattered, His consciousness had no place to repair itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within this reformed body, that sliver of consciousness must still flutter, as frail as a candle in the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just one sword!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before this restored, mighty dragon body, who could deliver that final strike?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A withered voice spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ming Qitian turned; a withered hand rested upon her shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not rested—supported; his entire body seemed ready to collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely walking here had drained all his true qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sword… true qi… give me,” Yue Muzhou gasped weakly, his lungs like a broken bellows. “The sword I promised to teach you this morning—watch closely.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1313,"2026-06-20T13:17:09.438Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1dd2440cbcf3e081d2f8491372e10eb2122c7f79d38e0bc7b61d2a1b86804f97","lord-of-the-immortal-food-chapter-90","lord-of-the-immortal-food-chapter-88",771,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flord-of-the-immortal-food-cover.jpg"]