[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-pure-yang":3,"chapter-pure-yang-pure-yang-chapter-465":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Pure Yang!",{"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},2267565,4427,"Chapter 465","pure-yang-chapter-465",465,"\u003Cp>The river stretches vast, a mighty wind sweeping for ten thousand li, pushing clouds gently, brushing waves into countless blossoms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The riverbank changed; Zhang Fan watched the old man walking up from behind, his expression alert to the extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without needing words, he could feel the lingering ripples of that immense aura emanating from the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master of the Tian Shi Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This old man was the Tian Shi cultivator who had just fought him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old man, my surname is Zhao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a momentary distraction, Zhang Fan’s expression remained unchanged as he answered the old man’s question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After leaving that water mansion, can you still wield such heaven-shaking power?” Xu Xuanxiao said coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he spoke, Zhang Fan’s pupils contracted sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been found out after all—he had truly underestimated the terror of a Tian Shi cultivator, underestimated the depth of the pure yang Xu family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought his golden cicada molt had left no trace, yet the man still saw through the deception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Zhang Fan could no longer return to the water mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re from the Zhang family,” Xu Xuanxiao asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan fell silent; after a long while, he slowly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who is Zhang Tiansheng to you?” Xu Xuanxiao asked further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He… he’s my grandfather,” Zhang Fan said firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, any concealment was meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he spoke, Xu Xuanxiao’s gray eyebrows twitched slightly, and his weathered face revealed a complex expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at Zhang Fan, lost in thought, as if searching this young man’s features for the shadow of the man from long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Life’s paths diverge north and south… this road is too long, long enough that reunion is inevitable,” Xu Xuanxiao suddenly sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Zhang Fan, his emotions surging: “You are Lingzong’s son.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, are you…” Zhang Fan’s heart stirred, and he couldn’t help asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am Xu Xuanxiao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle Grandfather!” Zhang Fan blurted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the words faded, Xu Xuanxiao visibly froze, then—rarely—his icy face showed a faint, almost imperceptible smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You, boy, are nothing like your father.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s your name?” Xu Xuanxiao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhang Fan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fan…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xuanxiao’s gaze grew hazy, as if this young man carried within him the long-dead years; when he snapped back, sixty years had passed in this mortal world…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sixty years…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Xu Xuanxiao turned and walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan hesitated slightly, then followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xu ancestral home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incense curled above the altar, and in the haze, a strange sword flickered in and out of view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an iron sword, its surface pitted with rust, its blade chipped and warped, terribly worn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the incense, the sword’s form grew hazy; its body trembled faintly, emitting a low, guttural roar that echoed through the silent hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rust on the blade slowly peeled away, drifting like scattered light, dissolving into the incense smoke and sinking into Xu Chengtian’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, his aged face regained a trace of color; his eyes slowly opened, still tinged with lingering dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finally awakened.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a cold voice rang out before the altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Chengtian looked up and saw an old man seated there, older than himself, his hair entirely white, leaning on a black dragon-headed cane, his left eye entirely milky white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Chengtian rose shakily, showing not the slightest disrespect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man before him was the head of the second branch, his elder brother, a Tian Shi Realm cultivator: Xu Chengtian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Chengtian raised a hand, halting the formalities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your condition is dire—you’ll need at least half a year to recover. Soul depletion is nearly impossible to mend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, Xu Chengtian’s face darkened; he instinctively lowered his head—he knew his own state better than anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That cry at the Sanchahe crossing nearly killed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me,” Xu Chengtian said sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Chengtian paused briefly, then recounted everything that had happened at the Sanchahe crossing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had merely received a message from Xu Mingjing saying someone had entered the water mansion, so he went to investigate—never expecting such a turn of events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder brother, what of the water mansion now?” Xu Chengtian asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All remains as before,” Xu Chengtian said gravely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the incident, he had personally inspected it and found no anomalies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Xu Chengtian’s experience was undeniably real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder brother, was there a Tian Shi cultivator who came to Jinmen?” Xu Chengtian asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unlikely,” Xu Chengtian shook his head. “Tian Shi cultivators have merged with Heaven and Earth. If such a being had acted, I would have sensed it—especially at the same level.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then…” Xu Chengtian hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhang Tiansheng’s tricks… this man has been dead over thirty years, yet he still held back one final move,” Xu Chengtian said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When he built the water mansion back then, I already sensed something off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Xu Chengtian cast a sidelong glance at his brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You once called him a show-off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who could have imagined that after thirty years of death, Zhang Tiansheng’s water mansion still held such power?” Xu Chengtian exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder brother, that was definitely Tian Shi-level…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know that,” Xu Chengtian said gravely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhang Tiansheng was arrogant with his talent—he thought leaving a hidden hand could restrain our Xu family, never imagining the southern Zhang line would be wiped out. Now, this power has ultimately benefited us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, a sharp gleam flashed in Xu Chengtian’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, Zhang Tiansheng’s grand design—constructing the water mansion and concealing such power—was meant to counterbalance the Xu family in case they ever turned against each other, striking unexpectedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter how brilliant this man was, he could never have foreseen the southern Zhang line’s annihilation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water mansion had been in Xu hands for sixty years, and nothing happened—why did it manifest today?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by understanding the reason could they uncover the mansion’s true secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You said someone entered?” Xu Chengtian suddenly changed the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the water mansion differed from its usual state today, it was only this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, that boy’s name is Zhao Jiexuan…” Xu Chengtian said firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately relayed all intelligence he had gathered on Zhao Jiexuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhai Shou Realm? At such a young age, he’s already achieved Zhai Shou Realm?” Xu Chengtian was visibly startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of all the young man’s traits, what most impressed him was his youth and his perfected life-energy cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such talent, even looking back a hundred years, would be among the rarest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mingjing confirmed it—definitely Zhai Shou Realm, his inner elixir fully formed,” Xu Chengtian said gravely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had gone to the water mansion himself precisely to verify Mingjing’s report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This young man’s background is complicated. I suspect Changshou has already pledged allegiance to that so-called Fan Men,” Xu Chengtian mused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder brother, what do you think his background is?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Probably… Zhang,” Xu Chengtian said firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder brother means this boy is from the Zhang family?” Xu Chengtian’s eyes widened in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Fan Men publicly has a brat named Zhang Wu as its figurehead—he’s a disciple of northern Zhang. This Zhao Jiexuan is likely from northern Zhang too,” Xu Chengtian said gravely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only the Longhu Zhang family could train a disciple like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Xu Chengtian’s deep eyes gleamed with unusual light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undeniably, even after the Daoist catastrophe, the Zhang family remained the Zhang family—an ancestral sect, a divine lineage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could today’s disturbance in the water mansion be tied to this brat?” Xu Chengtian pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>",1248,"2026-06-19T21:05:46.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b7444d7ecd13954f9a4eb43b7c820472386d3879babeac339ecc690493168fb0","pure-yang-chapter-466","pure-yang-chapter-464",520,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpure-yang-cover.jpg"]