[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-notes-on-cultivation-at-wulong-mountain":3,"chapter-notes-on-cultivation-at-wulong-mountain-notes-on-cultivation-at-wulong-mountain-chapter-65":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Notes on Cultivation at Wulong Mountain",{"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},2272970,4440,"Chapter 65: Chapter Sixty-Four: Exploring the Mountain","notes-on-cultivation-at-wulong-mountain-chapter-65",65,"\u003Cp>After the Tiger-Headed Python descended the mountain, it hadn’t gone far before stopping, then sneaking back quietly to the spot where they’d parted, faintly seeing Tan Ba and Liu Xiaolou each taking separate mountain paths; it followed Liu Xiaolou from about thirty zhang behind, silently trailing. With its high cultivation and distant position, Liu Xiaolou had no inkling and noticed nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Green Jade Sect held Wulong Mountain, it had clearly withdrawn its personnel from all peaks to concentrate in one place, so no Green Jade Sect members were around—this was precisely why the Zhanglong Sect had sent Liu Xiaolou and others into the mountain to investigate—so Liu Xiaolou moved swiftly, making it difficult for the Tiger-Headed Python to keep pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After winding back and forth until the Tiger-Headed Python had lost all sense of direction, a forest appeared ahead, feeling even more secluded and silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly an excellent place to kill someone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tiger-Headed Python’s true qi surged; thick, bulging veins erupted along his arms, his limbs hardening like forged iron as he prepared to rush forward and strike from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Liu Xiaolou suddenly halted, slowly turning in a full circle, scanning all directions—front, back, left, right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guilty conscience made the Tiger-Headed Python crouch low, hiding beneath the shrubs behind a tree, peering through gaps in the leaves. He saw Liu Xiaolou gaze for a moment, then leap onto a nearby large tree and vanish in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tiger-Headed Python blinked, thinking he’d misseen—but Liu Xiaolou had truly disappeared, truly strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crouched beneath the shrubs for a while longer, then finally rose, approaching the tree, leaping onto its branch, and feeling around with his hands. Suddenly he smiled—he’d discovered the tree hollow’s mechanism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tree hollow was narrow, but the Tiger-Headed Python was broad-shouldered; yet this didn’t stop him from entering—the body-refining cultivator could expand or contract at will, a skill he’d always been praised for whenever visiting brothels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body crackled like popping beans, shrinking a full segment, becoming slimmer than Liu Xiaolou, then leaping into the hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his eyes adjusted to the darkness, the Tiger-Headed Python saw a tunnel ahead; he walked deep inside it until reaching a stone chamber—where the path ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tiger-Headed Python stared in shock for a long while, struck a fire-stick to illuminate the chamber, but after searching every corner, touching every surface, he found no hidden passage to the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After deep thought, he fixed his gaze on the pool of water, tested its depth—and could not reach the bottom; below must lie an underground river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried diving into the pool, discovering many holes at three zhang deep—thirteen in total, large and small—and was momentarily at a loss. He gritted his teeth and swam into the largest hole, swimming far without seeing any exit, his breath nearly gone; he hurried back, surfacing to gasp for air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next he chose a hole where water flowed in, reasoning that following the current must lead to an exit—only to find a dead end: water passed through, but a person could not; returning, he nearly exhausted his true qi and nearly drowned from lack of breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This underground, confined, suffocating situation filled him with despair and terror; he dared not enter the water again, stumbling back the way he came, crawling out through the tree hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sight of sunlight, the Tiger-Headed Python nearly wept with emotion; it was his first time ever exploring an underground cave—the suffocating confinement and isolation he never wanted to experience again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knelt on the leaf-strewn ground, breathing deeply of the fresh air, listening to birdsong, feeling the sky vast, the earth wide, the world beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, in an instant, all fell silent; the Tiger-Headed Python looked up—and saw, before him, a golden-helmeted, golden-armored warrior, over ten feet tall, holding a golden spear, his gaze utterly indifferent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Green Jade Sect’s Mountain God Manifestation Technique!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you? State your name!” the golden-armored Mountain God demanded, voice cold, inhuman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tiger-Headed Python choked back panic, forcing calm: “I am Tiger-Headed Python, a wandering cultivator from Yuezhou, visiting friends in Jingxiang, lost my way by accident. May I ask, Elder, what immortal realm is this mountain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-armored Mountain God fell silent a moment, then said: “Sneaking about—you’re no good. Come with me up the mountain!” He reached out to grab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tiger-Headed Python roared “Waaah!” as his true qi surged, veins bulging, arms extending three chi, sweeping left and right toward the golden-armored general.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mountain God Manifestation Technique was a secret art of the Green Jade Sect, usable only after Foundation Establishment; when manifested, the figure stood three zhang tall, fierce and unstoppable. But this Mountain God stood only one zhang—clearly weakened. The Tiger-Headed Python suspected the opponent was not even an inner-disciple of the Green Jade Sect, and this manifestation might rely on external artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he wasn’t Foundation Establishment, I still have a chance to fight back! Body-refining arts always allow one to fight above one’s level—I’m Qi Refining Sixth Layer, yet I hold my own against Sixth or Seventh Layer cultivators from other sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-armored Mountain God showed no expression, slapping both sides with one palm, striking both of the Tiger-Headed Python’s arms simultaneously—his fierce assault was effortlessly neutralized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tiger-Headed Python, a noble-born fighter with vast combat experience, knew in one move: the opponent was indeed not Foundation Establishment—likely Qi Refining Ninth or Tenth Layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ninth or Tenth Layer was still beyond his strength to overcome; he kicked off the ground, sparks flying from his ankles, using the powerful recoil to dart away in another direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was preparing to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-armored Mountain God’s eyes flickered with a hint of purple; his spear shot like a meteor, tracing a long streak of starlight straight for the Tiger-Headed Python’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tiger-Headed Python controlled his body unlike any other cultivator, twisting impossibly—his body and legs seemed to snap apart—as he barely evaded the spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear shattered several large trees, carving a strange arc before burying its tip in the earth, the shaft vibrating intensely, forming a wall of shadows blocking his escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed not Foundation Establishment—the spear couldn’t be controlled after release. The Tiger-Headed Python secretly rejoiced, again kicking off the ground, sparks flying, turning to flee—when suddenly his collar tightened. The golden-armored Mountain God had appeared behind him, his long arm gripping his robe, lifting his feet off the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fighting across more than three levels… you just can’t win… Thinking this, the Tiger-Headed Python shouted: “Wait—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Liu Xiaolou had already reached the Viewing Rock, encountering only one Green Jade Sect scout hidden among the treetops of a hilltop, whom he carefully avoided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d now entered the heart of Wulong Mountain—why hadn’t he seen any large Green Jade Sect forces?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With deep suspicion, Liu Xiaolou finally reached the summit of Jade Maiden Peak, where he met Tan Ba, who had arrived earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Ba pointed northwest, his face grim: “Xiaolou, look!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1179,"2026-06-19T23:11:25.549Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4a414e54f5a29fffa85bdff8b1dc137240b069f642832a3cb6f1ce3f3d7123dd","notes-on-cultivation-at-wulong-mountain-chapter-66","notes-on-cultivation-at-wulong-mountain-chapter-64",638,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnotes-on-cultivation-at-wulong-mountain-cover.jpg"]