[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starlight-professional":3,"chapter-starlight-professional-starlight-professional-chapter-106":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starlight Professional",{"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},2308766,4512,"Chapter 106: 106. Chapter 106: The Cauldron and the Coffin (Requesting Subscription)","starlight-professional-chapter-106",106,"\u003Cp>106. Chapter 106: The Cauldron and the Coffin (Requesting Subscription)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing held the Ten Thousand Edicts Token in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The token, gifted by Chen Yi the Ironsmith, was now enveloped in a dense glow, as if it might slip from his grasp and fly away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the source of this pull? This bronze cauldron!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing circled the cauldron once, then suddenly noticed something odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the back of the cauldron was a depression, the size of a thumb, its shape strikingly similar to his own Ten Thousand Edicts Token.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pressed the token into it—the token fused seamlessly with the cauldron’s surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the glow flashed, and the seam vanished entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The token had simply merged into the bronze cauldron!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, inscriptions across the cauldron blazed to life—dense, golden scriptures surging into Fang Xing’s third eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing grunted, his spiritual force surging from his crown chakra to defend—but felt no impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, a mantra appeared in his mind: the method to refine this “Ten Thousand Transformations Cauldron.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excellent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the mantra, this treasure was named “Ten Thousand Transformations,” an extraordinary artifact coveted by cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Fang Xing blinked, suddenly speechless: “Wait… I don’t have any Qi. What the hell am I refining?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, if any cultivator knew about this ‘Ten Thousand Transformations Cauldron,’ they’d all go mad with envy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression turned deeply complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the cultivation world, artifact tiers: first-rank magical tool, second-rank spiritual tool, third-rank magical treasure, fourth-rank spiritual treasure…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magical treasures could only be used by Golden Core experts; spiritual treasures were reserved for Nascent Soul true masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the rank of the “Ten Thousand Transformations Cauldron” surpassed even spiritual treasures!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No! This isn’t a spiritual treasure, nor anything above fifth-rank—it’s an extraordinary artifact!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An extraordinary artifact had no rank—it could be used simply by inputting Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in rarity, this “Ten Thousand Transformations Cauldron” was no less precious than any fifth-rank treasure—perhaps even more so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Fang Xing was momentarily stunned, an anomaly erupted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third-rank talisman inside the white jade coffin spontaneously ignited, turning to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corpse lying within opened its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing moved like a fleeting shadow, appearing before the ice coffin in an instant, his palm slamming down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst a dragon’s cry, a golden dragon head materialized and plunged downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The humanoid opened its eyes—its gaze filled with fury—yet offered no resistance as Fang Xing’s palm crushed its dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? This Qi fluctuation… it feels like a Qi Condensation cultivator?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing was startled, then a sharp pain pierced his third eye—his facial muscles twisted, his body stiffened, frozen in place…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… is a spiritual consciousness attack!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His crown chakra surged with spiritual force; the four realms of meaning flared, beginning to dissolve the assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such strong spiritual consciousness… far beyond Qi Condensation… no, even Foundation Establishment cultivators couldn’t paralyze me like this…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden realization struck Fang Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starlight martial artists excelled in spiritual will—after all, they could withstand demonic god corruption. How could a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator’s spiritual attack affect him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, his third eye throbbed violently—his body locked rigid…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This level of spiritual assault couldn’t possibly be from a Foundation Establishment cultivator…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Golden Core-level spiritual consciousness?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Youngster…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy’s eyes fully opened: “To withstand my spiritual consciousness, you may take pride…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke with ancient, aged tones—still in the language of the cultivation world, but laced with archaic phrasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing, whose extraterrestrial language and culture course had nearly perfect scores, immediately deduced much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, he silently recited the Great Sun Tathagata Mantra, visualizing a crimson sun rising from his mind sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, his mobility returned—he wasted no time, unleashing his palm’s force, shattering the humanoid’s organs and severing its meridians… utterly dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood spilled from the boy’s mouth and nose; his breath vanished instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never imagined encountering someone so ruthless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—he never imagined waking up to find someone so unusual!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only unafraid of his spiritual attack, but able to break free instantly—and without a word, destroyed the body he’d planned to possess for years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he struck, Fang Xing leapt back, his laser pistol materializing in hand, surrounded by swirling dragon shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the corpse in the coffin, a pale green glow emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the green radiance was a strange green infant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no larger than an adult’s fist, entirely naked, emaciated, with a single horn growing from its forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it resembled an infant, its face was that of an adult, now fixed on Fang Xing with venomous hatred: “Youngster, you dare destroy my possession body? I will take your life in recompense!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the words finished, a laser beam pierced the green infant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No—it was an afterimage…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing’s heart jolted—he knew the laser hadn’t struck true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him, the air rippled, and the green infant reappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thought flashed through his mind as the green infant’s face twisted into a sinister sneer and plunged straight into his third eye!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thought flashed through him—then the green infant’s face twisted with malice, diving straight into his third eye!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A green Nascent Soul appeared—a one-horned, green-skinned infant with wide, terrified eyes: “Impossible… how could you be a mortal without any spiritual roots?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A green Nascent Soul appeared—the horned, green-skinned infant stared wide-eyed, filled with horror: “Impossible… how can you be a mortal without a spiritual root?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was even more shocking than the destruction of his possession body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Followed by the crushing sense that heaven itself wished him dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had clung to life through forbidden arts, waiting for a suitable vessel to possess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, his vessel destroyed, his Nascent Soul—crafted by forbidden arts—was unstable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without immediate nourishment from a new body, he would vanish swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scanned the surroundings with his spiritual consciousness—only Fang Xing remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d assumed the man was a cultivator; any spiritual root would have sufficed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he never expected this man to be nothing but a mortal martial artist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No spiritual root—impossible to possess—was heaven truly ending him?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No… how could a mere mortal withstand my ‘God-Slaying Spike’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cultivation heart, forged through countless trials, immediately deduced more: “This man hides secrets—I must seize them to replenish myself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before the green infant could act, a crimson sun blazed to life within the mind sea!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green Nascent Soul wore an air of pride; his Nascent Soul body, though temporarily granted by forbidden arts, was still the pinnacle of immortal cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green Nascent Soul sneered—his Nascent Soul body was the pinnacle of immortal arts, even if temporarily granted by forbidden methods, it was no trivial thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In possession battles, he feared nothing—unless facing a Nascent Soul of equal rank, or a higher Transformation Realm master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never imagined anything could crush his Nascent Soul within the mind sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next moment, he regretted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless radiance emerged from that crimson giant sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless radiance erupted from the crimson sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infinite solar power bound, enveloped, then… burned the green Nascent Soul!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waves of terrifying crimson flames erupted and burned fiercely across the Nascent Soul’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrifying crimson flames erupted across the Nascent Soul’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The agony of soul combustion drove the Nascent Soul to scream: “Ahh… what kind of flame is this? Great Sun True Flame? Solar True Fire? Ancient Poison Flame? Why does your mind sea hold such a spiritual fire?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad—he never got Fang Xing’s answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sun ignited the Nascent Soul, glowing brighter still, its radiance drowning the infant completely…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, Fang Xing sat cross-legged, cursing: “You piece of shit, why the hell did you run into my mind sea? Looking for death?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew the Great Sun Tathagata Mantra furnace’s nature well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he had never even wanted the Great Sun Buddha Mantra to improve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, it was the other party who came to him willingly, forcing him to burn and consume everything!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you hadn’t entered my mind sea, I wouldn’t have used this technique… because the Great Sun Buddha Mantra’s improvement carries too many risks…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing sighed, and now could only watch as the proficiency of the Great Sun Buddha Mantra in his attribute panel surged rapidly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>10!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>20!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>90!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>100!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, the Great Sun Buddha Mantra rose from “Beginner” to “Proficient”!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Proficient tier, the Great Sun Buddha Mantra gained an additional ability: while burning away external evils, it could absorb fragmented information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Fang Xing’s mind, fragmented fragments surfaced, like watching a film, giving him fleeting glimpses of this cultivator’s life:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am Wanfa… no, I am Wang Dageng… I was born in Shu Huang Land, Dahe Town, Erqing Village…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since childhood, I was extraordinary, with astonishing comprehension—whether farming, hunting, fishing, or medicine… I learned instantly, and mastered immediately… When I grew up, I obtained a martial arts scripture, ‘Black Tiger Strength,’ and directly attained the Primordial State through this martial path, even glimpsing the realm beyond Primordial…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After mastering martial arts, I saw a far vaster world… a world of cultivators who could soar through heaven and earth, living for ages!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cultivators must have spiritual roots… I used a small trick to obtain a Spirit-Testing Talisman, only to discover I possessed only a low-grade mixed spiritual root…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I found a cultivator sect called ‘Wanfa Sect.’ Though my root was poor, my comprehension was excellent and my willpower extraordinary, so I still passed the test and became a lowly servant disciple of the sect…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ten years later, I painfully broke through to Qi Condensation Mid-Stage and finally understood what a poor spiritual root meant… But I did not give up. I shifted my focus to spells. In less than three years, I mastered the Five Elements spells; in another three, I comprehended spells of wind, thunder, and ice—spells tied to rare spiritual roots; in yet another three, I created my own techniques, mastering everything, excelling in all—until I stunned everyone in the Grand Competition, won first place, entered the Inner Sect, and earned the nickname ‘Wanfa Jietong’!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I sought Foundation Establishment, but the sect withheld my Foundation Establishment Pill, citing my low root. Enraged, I defected, encountered a miraculous treasure—the ‘Wanhua Cauldron’—and successfully established my Foundation, formed a Golden Core, returned to the sect, exterminated all my enemies, and enjoyed vengeance for centuries, known as ‘Wanfa Shangren’!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lifespan neared its limit, yet my low Zizhi  prevented me from forming a Nascent Soul… I hate it! If I had possessed a high-grade spiritual root—even a mid-grade one—why would I have wasted so much time during Foundation Establishment and Golden Core formation? Why did it become so hard to form a Nascent Soul?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If given enough time, I would have surely achieved Nascent Soul Great Completion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So… I retreated into a secret realm, pondering ways to enhance my spiritual root…”\u003C\u002Fp>",1821,"2026-06-20T11:03:20.053Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e281aa7e6f1e31bcfd567cf7bbc980db564b7d65cc0b0e7bae997877c976fcf3","starlight-professional-chapter-107","starlight-professional-chapter-105",726,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarlight-professional-cover.jpg"]