[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-pure-yang":3,"chapter-pure-yang-pure-yang-chapter-491":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},2267591,4427,"Chapter 491: Life-Death Perfected, Zhai Shou Realm","pure-yang-chapter-491",491,"\u003Cp>The River of Oblivion surged, its glow like stars, illuminating Qin Ergou’s figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he was filthy all over, resembling a destitute beggar, yet his body was lean and sinewy, not a trace of excess fat remaining; within his eyes burned a sharp brilliance, like fire within fire—clear proof that his cultivation had reached maturity, his Daoist attainments now discernible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling seemed forged through countless hammer blows, his edge gradually emerging, finally becoming a great instrument.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu Quan…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even An Wuyang couldn’t help but cast him a second glance, murmuring softly within, as if sensing deeper meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re here.” Zhang Fan saw Qin Ergou, and half his anxiety dissolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s Old Li?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s here too,” Qin Ergou said gravely, his luminous eyes holding an unusual gleam—clearly, these past days had been hard on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who brought you in?” Zhang Fan pressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ergou froze, his eyes clouding with confusion, as if he had forgotten—after straining to recall for a long while, he stammered: “Zhang…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes… Zhang Wang… his name is Zhang Wang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely that name seemed to flip a switch; memories on the verge of fading surged forth like a tide, bringing fear and reverence to Qin Ergou’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s terrifying—his cultivation is boundless, immeasurable…” Qin Ergou said, still trembling with residual dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Shan said this man’s strength is great enough to rank among the top ten in the world, perhaps even higher.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, An Wuyang and Meng Qi’s expressions changed instantly; Zhang Fan’s eyes flared with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Zhang Wang was deeply hidden, with a mysterious background—but Li Yishan’s assessment still startled him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Top ten in the world—what did that even mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Chaoran, Pure Yang Infinite, the number one in the world—no need to elaborate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Nian was vice-head of the Wuwei Sect; his strength was so great that even Liu Nan Xu called him capable of ranking among the top five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wuwei Sect also had the World’s First Demon, the Yan King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was one who had once followed the Three Corpses Daoist, his demonic arts perfected, unmatched across mountains and seas, naturally securing him a place among the top five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three held unshakable positions; beyond them, only seven spots remained in the top ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember, even the heads of the Ten Great Daoist Mountains couldn’t fill them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve seen him myself—crossing the River of Oblivion as if it were empty space, leaving no trace,” Qin Ergou swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan, An Wuyang, and Meng Qi turned sharply to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The River of Oblivion roared, winding in nine loops—such a celestial peril could corrupt treasures and erase immortal roots; even a Tian Shi cultivator would dare not cross its boundary by so much as a step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet this Zhang Wang… could cross the River of Oblivion, stepping through void without a trace!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He touched the innate spiritual embryo!?” Zhang Fan blurted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!” Qin Ergou nodded firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, all their attention fixed on the massive crystal at the center of the nine-looped River of Oblivion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The innate spiritual embryo is destined for countless calamities—even hidden in this isolated realm, guarded by natural celestial barriers, someone in this world still found him,” Zhang Fan sighed gravely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever there are people, there are calamities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humanity itself is the greatest root of calamity in this swirling mortal world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But he did nothing—only watched for a long time,” Qin Ergou said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come, take me to Old Li,” Zhang Fan shook his head, letting go of further thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His most important purpose in entering the Living Dead Tomb was to find Li Yishan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Ergou nodded firmly, wasted no time, and turned to walk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan and the others followed close behind, leaving the River of Oblivion roaring behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the central crystal shuddered violently; a line of golden characters floated into the air—curved and twisting like dragons and snakes, or tadpoles, profoundly mysterious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The End Dharma has arrived. All who see the Dharma shall perceive it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nine Dharmas emerge. The Spiritual Embryo shall appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden characters lingered only a fleeting instant before dissolving into golden specks, scattering and vanishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, the path ahead narrowed sharply, barely wide enough for two to walk side by side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Qin Ergou, Zhang Fan suddenly looked up and saw a beam of light appear—like a cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Daoist cavern, a mysterious gateway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivation of heaven and earth was hidden within that cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The secret of immortality was hidden within that cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Daoist cultivators must seek sacred mountains, ascend high platforms, and enter caverns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by entering that cave could one behold true heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, countless thoughts arose in Zhang Fan’s heart, spontaneous, unrelated to his conscious mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment of daze, he took a step forward and stepped into the light, entering the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the world spun wildly; Zhang Fan’s eyes widened—he felt a delusion: this cave was immense, vast as heaven and earth, clear as the cosmos, capable of holding sun and moon, concealing creation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless lights descended, illuminating the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet at the same moment, he also felt the cave was tiny—so small it could hold only him; the vast heavens and earth seemed reduced to nothing but him alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this disorienting paradox, he could not perceive the cave’s full form—he had entered another dimension, another world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was truly a Daoist secret realm, a treasure of heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Zhang Fan knew he had reached the very core of the Living Dead Tomb; faintly, he saw a figure seated far off, a massive shadow imprinted upon the stone wall behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around that figure, flowers bloomed and withered in an instant, flourishing and decaying in a single breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene mirrored exactly what he had witnessed and heard when he found the Life Root in Chang’an’s Yin Ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, the seated figure held no life at all—his form withered, as if in final stillness; only in his dantian glowed a radiant light, golden and surging, as if holding boundless vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Life-Death Perfected, Zhai Shou Realm!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan gasped in shock, finally recognizing the strange figure—Li Yishan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had entered a sublime state: neither alive nor dead, both alive and dead, on the verge of breaking through the Life-Death Mystery Gate, penetrating the Daoist secret, forging the Inner Elixir lineage, achieving boundless Life Merit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a fortune—he’s finally taking this step,” Zhang Fan clenched his fists, unable to help but sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes—he’s finally taking this step.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a calm voice came from beside him; Zhang Fan snapped alert and turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his haze, he saw a figure seated atop a collapsed stone platform nearby, staring directly at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a young man, expression serene, eyes smiling; his aura was extraordinary—gazing upon him, one could forget past lives, abandon the present, extinguish all troubles and sorrows, indifferent to countless desires and fluctuations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhang Wang!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan’s gaze sharpened to a thread; he cried out in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>",1183,"2026-06-19T21:05:46.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1d451a8387daa248b5b6cf2ed55de6bd17b81d0670118b72955600cd0c3a916f","pure-yang-chapter-492","pure-yang-chapter-490",520,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpure-yang-cover.jpg"]