[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-star-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati":3,"chapter-star-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-star-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-chapter-977":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation",{"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},960910,1254,"Chapter 976 - 391: Goals and Going with the Flow","star-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-chapter-977",977,"\u003Cp>\"Huh? Why hasn’t Ju Jiu’s Altar Sky Road risen yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the edge of the Eight Desolate Continent, the Special Envoy Ju Zhang and Ju Ling were anxiously observing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, a portion of the World Origin has already been sent down. Logically, with this infusion of World Origin, the Altar Sky Road should have rapidly ascended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why does it look completely still from afar?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh... My lord, maybe Ju Jiu is using this opportunity to recover?\" Ju Ling thought of a possible explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ju Zhang nodded; that was indeed a possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ju Jiu has been holding on for twenty days; he’s already at the end of his rope. It’s possible he might need a short break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Resting an hour or two should be enough,\" Ju Zhang speculated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That should be about right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Ju Zhang and Ju Ling continued to wait here, waiting for the faintly visible Altar Sky Road below to rise quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After more than an hour, Ju Zhang, with his eyes strained to the limit, suddenly noticed the light on the Altar Sky Road below start to fluctuate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh, Ju Ling, do you see it? Isn’t the Altar Sky Road moving?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ju Zhang pointed at the shimmering light of the Altar Sky Road in the distance and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just glancing at it, Ju Ling couldn’t help the twitch at the corner of his mouth, his heart trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ju Jiu were in front of him, he would definitely grab him by the neck and ask: What exactly is he doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why, with the help of a portion of World Origin, does the Altar Sky Road not ascend but decline!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right, not ascend but decline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ju Ling, having observed the Altar Sky Road here for twenty days, was very familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though it was distant, one glance and he could recognize it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Altar Sky Road was descending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, the... Altar Sky Road seems to be descending!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Ju Ling spoke the truth, not daring to deceive his lord, Ju Zhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ju Zhang’s eyes widened, instantly pushing his Star Power to the maximum and injecting it into his eyes. Even a strand of divine light from the Eight Desolate Cauldron in the Upper Star Palace surged into his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distant Altar Sky Road suddenly became much clearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Altar Sky Road was indeed descending!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at a fast speed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can this be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is Ju Jiu doing?\" Ju Zhang was furious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he had sent a portion of World Origin, and Ju Jiu managed to collapse the Altar Sky Road?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is happening?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How can he be so incompetent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, perhaps keep observing, it might rise again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was their only hope at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ju Zhang, harboring fury, fiercely observed the distant Altar Sky Road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another hour passed, and as Ju Zhang’s eyes streamed with tears from maintaining Star Power infusion, the starlit Altar Sky Road below suddenly vanished!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vanished!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ju Zhang couldn’t help but rub his eyes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He truly saw nothing anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned his inner vision to the Eight Desolate Cauldron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The starlight indicating connection to the Star Domain on the Eight Desolate Cauldron was also gone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is this possible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ju Zhang roared as he looked at the now empty scene below!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ju Ling mumbled, unable to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought of a terrifying possibility!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been fine before, with the Altar Sky Road fluctuating up and down, maintaining its state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But shortly after the portion of World Origin was sent through, the Altar Sky Road collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It collapsed so rapidly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This led Ju Ling to suspect they had been deceived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it made no sense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, sending a portion of World Origin should have eased Ju Jiu’s burden considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if rest was needed, the Altar Sky Road shouldn’t have collapsed so swiftly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ju Ling dared not voice his suspicion of deceit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was somewhat terrified!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Special Envoy Ju Zhang roared, and if Ju Jiu were there, he would likely have performed a Soul Search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was nothing he could do; he could only roar in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he thought, the angrier he got!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Special Envoy Ju Zhang, selected by the Holy Clan to oversee major affairs in this world, was exceptionally competent in all aspects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already thought of many things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most likely possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been deceived!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, how could it be so coincidental?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this realization, many previous events became questionable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, when Ju Ling reported some crucial queries, the Altar Sky Road would descend and lose connection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it seemed that it wasn’t the Altar Sky Road losing connection, but the other side deliberately lowering the Altar Sky Road to avoid questioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Greed is the root of all evil!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp sword hangs over the greedy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Special Envoy Ju Zhang regretted it deeply!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He intended to exchange one portion for two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, he lost another portion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This World Origin, once lost, is gone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What on earth is Ju Jiu up to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In anger, Ju Zhang stomped, causing the land within a ten-thousand-meter radius to shake violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ju Ling dared not continue the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he dared not speak of being deceived either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying it would harm the lord’s dignity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There could be many possibilities, maybe Ju Jiu... accidentally died!\" Ju Ling didn’t believe this explanation himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could it be such a coincidence to die right after receiving a portion of World Origin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, Special Envoy Ju Zhang nodded and said, \"That’s indeed possible...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With great frustration, Ju Zhang swallowed his anger, finding himself a pretext.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ju Ling, keep observing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Make sure your eyes are sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you still can’t see clearly, you’d better remove them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a cold snort, the Special Envoy Ju Zhang swiftly transformed into a starlight and departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving Ju Ling drenched in cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the lord didn’t openly criticize, he had already given the sternest warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next time if he fails at his duties, his eyes will be removed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Ju Jiu, what a troublemaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s pushing them to the brink!\u003C\u002Fp>",1021,"2026-06-03T07:36:12.465Z",1,"novelbin.me","20f8005bb6b363c6c6eaff37334f519da02462350b706109deac8472b04524c1","star-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-chapter-978","star-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-chapter-976",1647,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstar-martial-era-the-way-of-star-light-cultivati-cover.jpg"]