[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-my-master-s-elder-brother-just-took-on-a-female-":3,"chapter-my-master-s-elder-brother-just-took-on-a-female--my-master-s-elder-brother-just-took-on-a-female--chapter-181":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","My Master's Elder Brother Just Took on a Female Disciple",{"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},2265714,4423,"Chapter 181: The Old Emperor","my-master-s-elder-brother-just-took-on-a-female--chapter-181",181,"\u003Cp>\"Beasts are still beasts—possessing only brute strength, their minds are laughably simple, knowing only the most savage and direct ways to solve problems. Yet they utterly fail to realize that such actions often not only fail to achieve their goals, but backfire and bring fire upon themselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhengyang clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Xiaohu growled, \"What kind of person is this? He went out chasing opportunities because he coveted the Abyss’s treasures, lost them afterward, and now blames us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yaoyao added angrily, \"Yes, we already recorded Li Niang on the image stone—we only helped him out of old ties. Now it’s as if we stole the holy herb ourselves!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We went out of our way to help, yet we’re treated as criminals. When did this ever happen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yaoyao’s face was full of grievance and fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing continued staring at the image stone; his earlier goodwill toward Hou Shan vanished completely, replaced by utter disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhengyang sighed and said, \"We’ve all tried to put ourselves in his shoes, understand his feelings—but over these past months, his actions have truly chilled our hearts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s now fully convinced it was Taiqingmen and Cangyan Dao Palace who stole it. This is pure injustice. But the demon kings are united—we can’t do anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhengyang’s tone was filled with helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When someone wants to frame you, they’ll always find an excuse. Add to that the demon kings here just to watch the spectacle, stirring things up—even if we truly found the herb, they’d still say it lost its potency and find some pretext to vent their anger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the other side truly wants to cause trouble, they’ll always find an excuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this, Zhou Qing thought for a moment and said, \"So you mean these demon kings watching the spectacle are taking advantage of our five sects’ prolonged war, our heavy losses, and our exhaustion, hoping to profit from our weakness?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhengyang nodded. \"Likely. Hou Shan may have genuinely wanted us to find the holy herb at first, but as more demon kings gathered, with everyone chiming in, his original intent may have shifted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too many voices. Once the demon kings egged him on, he probably lost his head and started believing it was our five sects’ fault.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps in their eyes, if a single demon king shows up threatening us, and our five sects immediately halt the war and scramble to find the herb, that alone proves our guilt,\" Cao Zhengyang explained helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yaoyao grew even angrier. \"Then why should we keep helping them? We’ve done everything we could—they don’t appreciate it, they frame us. What’s the point of continuing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhengyang looked at the three of them, then suddenly smiled. \"We still have to search—on the surface.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On the surface?\" Zhou Qing frowned slightly, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all this, are we still not tearing up the facade?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhengyang suddenly turned to Zhou Qing. \"You’ve returned just in time. Come with me tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing was puzzled, but seeing his uncle unwilling to elaborate, he said nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the moonlight, eight figures darted through the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing hadn’t expected Mudan Shu and several other Supreme Elders to come too. Such a terrifying group—were they planning to ambush someone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, they landed at the designated spot, where the Qingyu Immortal Sect and Jin Leizong had already been waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the two sect masters, each sect had several other cultivation masters Zhou Qing had never seen before—each at the peak of Soul Transformation. The scene was immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Capture the leader first?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing suddenly felt tense, but also an inexplicable thrill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Cao Zhengyang bring along Zhou Qing—the rising star among the younger generation—the others were puzzled. Was there some special arrangement?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing hurried forward to pay his respects to the elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re not planning to...\" Lei Wují glanced at Cao Zhengyang, then hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhengyang smiled faintly, acknowledging it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuan You Xianzi gazed at Zhou Qing with deep emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a while ago, this child was a Foundation Establishment disciple coming for breakfast. Now he had slain five prodigies of Cangyan Dao Palace and was named by Cao Zhengyang as the next Sect Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Heart Mirror +9】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the annotation above Xuan You Xianzi’s head rapidly changed from 【Great】 to 【Taiqingmen’s Future Sect Master】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this new annotation, Zhou Qing froze, then instantly understood—he instinctively turned to Cao Zhengyang, his face filled with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling how his uncle had begun revealing hidden truths, asking him how he’d act in that position, and now bringing him here—Zhou Qing suddenly felt a pang of dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait—I killed five Cangyan Dao Palace prodigies, but surely that doesn’t mean you’ve chosen me as the next Sect Master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m only a Nascent Soul cultivator, and even that’s an illusion—I’m suppressing my true cultivation to Nascent Soul early stage using the Void Form Law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve publicly claimed I used poison, arrays, and teamwork to barely defeat them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gui Ao, Li Daoxuan, and the chief disciples of multiple peaks—all are more qualified, more powerful than I am.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhengyang didn’t notice Zhou Qing’s gaze—he looked at the others and asked, \"Are you all certain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Wují and Xuan You Xianzi instinctively glanced at their own Supreme Elders. The elders exchanged glances, then nodded silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Cao Zhengyang took a deep breath, his expression turning grave. \"Good. Then let’s move out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group set off once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing, though puzzled, dared not ask more in this setting—he silently followed behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This operation was clearly top secret—none of the peak masters, nor even the other two sects’ numerous Soul Transformation cultivators, had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About an hour later, when Zhou Qing saw the Cangyan Dao Palace and Tianji Men disciples, his expression turned icy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt a faint understanding beginning to form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cao brother, Lei brother, Xuan You—we meet again!\" Sikong Yan and Xuanji Zi stepped forward with cheerful greetings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Zhou Qing, their smiles felt hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhengyang and the others merely bowed slightly, with no interest in small talk. They cut straight to the point: \"Where is the item in the portrait?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikong Yan glanced at Zhou Qing in surprise, chuckled, and said with a hint of mockery, \"Are you sure you want this kid to know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s my concern,\" Cao Zhengyang replied without yielding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikong Yan shrugged. \"Fine, it’s none of my business then. Xu Shu, bring it out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to an elder behind him—a Soul Transformation peak cultivator whose aura was tightly contained, yet radiated immense power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired elder stepped forward, his face slightly flushed, his gaze like solid light sweeping over the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, slowly, he extended his right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his palm, a peculiar lotus bloomed into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a strange black lotus still in bud, radiating a deep, profound purple-black light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its Cengcengdiedie  petals clustered tightly, yet could not conceal the deathly stillness emanating from within—making the surrounding air feel drained of life, cold and heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the bud’s tip, a faint green glow flickered, while thick demonic energy seeped out, condensing into glistening ice threads that crisscrossed the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every person’s gaze locked instantly onto the lotus. All held their breath, eyes fixed on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing, too, was stunned. Even with his vast knowledge of rare treasures, he could not identify this object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Mudan Shu and the others now breathed heavily, eyes gleaming with excitement—and greed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s… the Nine You  Demon Lotus!\" Cao Zhengyang felt his throat dry—he swallowed hard, his voice trembling with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikong Yan said, \"Correct. The Nine You  Demon Lotus—a legendary medicinal herb that grows only with minuscule probability at the edge of the Nine You  Hell, rooted in the accumulated remains and blood of ten thousand demons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cao brother, Lei brother, Xuan You—I admit, I didn’t want this five-sect war. I was pushed into it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikong Yan sighed deeply, his expression complex. \"I had no choice. You must know what’s happening in the many prefectures under Longyuan Commandery—we can’t avoid it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after Sikong Yan took back the Nine You  Demon Lotus did Cao Zhengyang and the others snap back to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Wují spoke first: \"Let’s set that aside. I only want to know—where did you get this Nine You  Demon Lotus?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikong Yan said, \"I found it by accident a few years ago. Too bad it hadn’t bloomed yet. If the Nine You  Lotus Seed inside fully matures, you know what that means.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Mudan Shu and the others, his eyes carrying a hint of temptation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing was bursting with curiosity but forced himself to hold back—he should’ve used his Jianshi  earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing no one speak, Sikong Yan continued: \"To fully mature, the Nine You  Demon Lotus requires massive quantities of elite demonic blood—preferably from Soul Transformation demon cultivators.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won’t hide it—I originally planned to stall you while secretly capturing demon kings and other demons, eliminating them one by one, accumulating blood over time to slowly ripen it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikong Yan laid out his original plan without reservation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But now, as you see, plans change. I even suspect these beasts are stealing from their own ranks, deliberately creating an excuse to unite and strike while we’re weakened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I have no choice but to seek your cooperation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikong Yan looked at them, his face filled with indignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhengyang frowned. \"Even if all eighteen demon kings gathered, they couldn’t ripen it, could they?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew the Nine You  Demon Lotus’s requirements were extremely strict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikong Yan said, \"Of course not. I said it needs massive quantities. According to my intel, many demonic beasts are already converging toward Canglan Mountain. The beast tide is inevitable—so why not make a big move?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This crisis is also a once-in-a-millennium opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If used well, nothing is impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How?\" Xuan You Xianzi asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikong Yan smiled faintly, turning again to the previous Supreme Elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder tapped his storage bag, and a five-colored glowing array disc appeared in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, everyone’s expressions changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black puppets, Nine You  Demon Lotus, five-colored seals—what else did Cangyan Dao Palace hide?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing’s expression shifted slightly, but he quickly noticed something odd—a faint green light was dimmer than the other four bright colors, out of place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikong Yan explained: \"This array is called the Demon-Sealing Strangling Array, classified as a five-colored seal—but it’s incomplete, capable of only four-color power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll use the Nine You  Demon Lotus as the array’s core, and flood it with the blood of countless demonic beasts to catalyze it—surely, the Nine You  Lotus Seed will be born.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Sikong Yan’s eyes burned with madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others exchanged glances. Such a bold plan—using the beast tide to ripen the Nine You  Demon Lotus. The idea was audacious, but the slaughter it would cause was unimaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But let’s be honest, if it truly succeeds, the rewards would be enormous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing furrowed his brow slightly—he felt a stir in his heart upon hearing the name “Sealing Demon Execution Array.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This array seemed to be mentioned in the legacy left by Elder Qingqingzi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly examined his memories and indeed found relevant information within the inherited knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a senior elder of the Qingyu Immortal Sect couldn’t help but speak up: “How many lotus seeds will there be? And how will they be divided?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikongyandao ：“ Zhewojiubuzhidaole ， Woyebunenggeinimendabaopiao ， Danjiuyouyaolianhefengyaojiaoshazhendoushiwocangyandaogongde ， Zenmeshuoyegaizhanyibanba ？”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Wují exclaimed excitedly: “So the remaining half goes to our three sects?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lords, have you forgotten Tianji Sect?” Xuanji Zi interjected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuanji Zi said, “First, I am an ally of Brother Sikong. Second, setting up the Sealing Demon Execution Array would be impossible without Tianji Sect’s contribution.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikong Yan nodded. “He’s right. So Tianji Sect will take twenty percent; the remaining thirty percent will be split among your three sects. But how many seeds there will be, and how exactly they’re divided, depends on the ultimate treasures you bring to the table.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three sect leaders exchanged glances, then turned to their own senior elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of fully cultivated Shenhuan elders fell silent, exchanging whispers through spiritual communication, then nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Sikong Yan’s lips curled into a smile, and three lists immediately floated into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let’s prepare quickly. Here are the quantities of materials and supreme spirit stones required to activate the Sealing Demon Execution Array. We must move fast—at least begin setup by this time tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After receiving the lists, Cao Zhengyang and the others stared in shock at the staggering quantities listed—wouldn’t this drain every single reserve accumulated by their sects over generations?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where will it be?” After a brief silence, Cao Zhengyang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikong Yan smiled. “Don’t you think Canglan Mountain is the perfect location?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the night sky, after bidding farewell to the Golden Thunder Sect and Qingyu Immortal Sect, Cao Zhengyang led Zhou Qing back toward their own encampment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cishi ， Zhouqingzhongyurenbuzhukaikouwenqiyouguannajiuyouyaoliandeqingkuang 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the sudden alliance among the three sects seemed to hinge entirely on this herb—especially the senior elders, who were desperately eager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhengyang looked at Zhou Qing, his face alight with excitement: “Do you know how the former Emperor ascended to the Zhanling Realm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhouqingyileng ， Gangyaoxiayishixunwen ， Dunshifanyingguolai ， Dao ：“ Shiyinweijiuyouyaolian ？”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Zhengyang nodded. Just as he was about to explain, Senior Elder Duanmu Shu spoke up: “Zhou Qing, do you know why the Zhanling Realm is called ‘Zhanling’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the entire Shengwu Empire, there were only about a dozen Zhanling cultivators, yet countless Shenhuan cultivators had reached the peak of their realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless others had gazed upon its threshold but failed to enter, eventually dying of old age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duanmu Shu gazed at the distant, layered mountains and sighed softly: “The ‘ling’ that Zhanling must sever is one’s own clinging spirit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clinging spirit?” Zhou Qing frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duanmu Shu nodded and decided to explain fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clinging spirit is formed from all the intense emotions accumulated since birth—desires, regrets, hatreds, attachments—whether one cultivates or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In another sense, it is simply obsession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet some of these obsessions may have long been forgotten by you, even dismissed as irrelevant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But your body and soul remember them vividly—the suffering and wounds they caused, and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take Zhou Qing: once his golden core was crushed, ambushed by Bloodbone Old Ghost, and targeted by the Five Prodigies of Cangyan Dao Palace—these trials were merely fragments of his many hardships, and more await him in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid these trials, countless emotions, regrets, and unfulfilled moments crystallize deep within the soul, forming a unique entity—the clinging spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like shadows lurking in the soul’s darkness, they merge with the cultivator’s spirit, silently draining spiritual energy to grow stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even minor daily occurrences can subtly reflect the presence of clinging spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, you dream of someone you haven’t seen in years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might be a childhood playmate or a deceased relative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dream, you walk together along familiar streets or sit chatting warmly—the scenes feel vivid, the emotions real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These are clinging spirits formed from deep bonds of your past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words left unsaid, the promises unkept—these planted seeds of obsession in your heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But such dreams represent a gentle farewell, a kind of reconciliation, allowing the clinging spirit to be partially released.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet life is long, and such complete resolutions are rare—mere drops in the ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most clinging spirits, ignored and buried, surge forth like a tidal wave at the critical moment of Zhanling breakthrough, catching you utterly unprepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They violently churn your mind-sea, triggering soul tremors that prevent spiritual energy from coalescing to shatter the realm barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse still, they manifest as terrifying illusions, launching fierce psychological assaults.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They seek to shatter your mental defenses, plunging you into despair, terror, and other negative emotions, leaving you completely dominated by them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more terrifying, they mislead your spiritual energy flow, causing it to backflow and corrode your meridians—severely injuring your body, or even causing total soul annihilation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, spiritual backlash disrupts the external spiritual tides, summoning celestial phenomena—thunderstorms, tempests—that make an already perilous breakthrough even deadlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon reaching Shenhuan, one’s lifespan extends to over two thousand years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two thousand years—seventy-three thousand nights and days—during which countless experiences accumulate like stars in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tell me, which Shenhuan cultivator dares attempt Zhanling lightly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one would risk it unless their lifespan was nearly exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhizhiyourenfaxianlejiuyouyaoliandemiaoyong ， Tachengshudejiuyoulianzi ， Juyounongyudesijizhili 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once a Shenhuan cultivator has accumulated sufficient spiritual energy and consumes one, there is a twenty percent chance it will suppress the clinging spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also triggers “spiritual retrospection,” allowing the cultivator, while the clinging spirit is suppressed, to trace their memory river backward and re-examine the pivotal moments that formed these obsessions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viewing them as an outsider, they analyze and reconcile, further weakening the clinging spirit’s foundation, making the final severance far smoother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erxirilaohuangzhubiandedaoleyizhujiuyouyaolian ， Jiecichenggongzhanling ， Bingjiangshengyulianzifengeileqindidixuanyuanshuo 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He later revealed this discovery to others, which is why the Shengwu Empire now boasts over a dozen Zhanling cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naihejiuyouyaolianshuliangtaishaole ， Qieyigerenzuiduozhinengfuyongsanke ， Bianshiquleyaoxiao 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether the clinging spirit is suppressed depends entirely on luck—only a twenty percent chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suoyi ， Dangsikongyannachuyizhuhaiweichengshudejiuyouyaolianshi ， Zhongrencaihuizhenjingchengnayang 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this news spread, even the former Emperor would come personally to claim it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, no one would be foolish enough to reveal it—once you ascend to Zhanling, who would dare interfere with the affairs of the major sects of the Eastern Region?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You would then stand shoulder to shoulder with the Emperor, as his brother in spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, for secrecy, only a few sect leaders and several key senior elders know of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Zhou Qing is involved in such a secret matter means Cao Zhengyang already treats him as the next sect leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is gradually exposing him to these critical matters, immersing him in high-level discussions, broadening his horizons, and accumulating experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhouqingtinghou ， Suanshimingbaizhejiuyouyaolianduisanzongdetaishangzhanglaoyouhuoyouduodale 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Taiqing Sect might soar to unprecedented heights because of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But how trustworthy is this? I feel Sikong Yan can’t be relied upon—why would he willingly split this with us three sects?” Zhou Qing asked, worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3049,"2026-06-19T20:13:53.139Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e9858e2e5908c7420ee896ae22cd0b94185a737f9db5603dc027a560dff90497","my-master-s-elder-brother-just-took-on-a-female--chapter-182","my-master-s-elder-brother-just-took-on-a-female--chapter-180",302,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-master-s-elder-brother-just-took-on-a-female--cover.jpg"]