[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starlight-professional":3,"chapter-starlight-professional-starlight-professional-chapter-614":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},2309274,4512,"Chapter 614: The Wolf Has Come","starlight-professional-chapter-614",614,"\u003Cp>Several days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingyu Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing took a paper crane and smiled: “So… after Min Zinong advanced to Foundation Establishment mid-stage, he couldn’t hold back anymore?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foundation Establishment mid-stage is a mandatory requirement for deputy head of the Qingnong Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless nearly all Foundation Establishment cultivators in the sect have perished, it will not be changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To be honest, I don’t even want this deputy head position—if not for planting the tree…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with such Shitan , he had countless ways to respond—but now? The simplest brute-force approach would suffice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood, transformed into a streak of green light, and arrived at a pavilion on the lake’s center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pavilion resembled jade; inside sat one man, brewing tea in the water—it was Minister Min himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master Fang… you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Minister Min’s calm expression shattered the moment he saw Fang Xing: “You…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His teapot trembled, a few drops splashing out: “...you’ve broken through to Foundation Establishment late-stage?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Fang Xing slightly adjusted his Concealment Technique, releasing the aura of Foundation Establishment late-stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minister Min’s face turned pale with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Fang Xing had truly advanced to Foundation Establishment late-stage, the deputy head position was now as solid as iron and bronze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could even try to push Min Zinong out and take the head position of Qingnong Hall himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh… I’ve been meditating on the Fundamental Diagram of Divine Art, and by chance, I’ve made progress.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing waved his hand casually, and a green lingzhi mushroom materialized in the air, emitting healing and enhancing effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Congratulations, Young Master! You’ve mastered the Divine Art ‘Rou Tai Sui’!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minister Min, recognizing its value, immediately rose and bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, thank you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing sat down lazily: “I never expected someone nearly dead to break through—advancing to Foundation Establishment late-stage has extended my lifespan, and from this pseudo-divine art, I’ve uncovered a secret technique called ‘Rou Zhi Yan Sheng’… though it won’t extend lifespan, it may slowly repair some of the lifespan lost from origami techniques.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t lying—he possessed too high a vision and understanding of divine arts to deceive ordinary cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And ‘Rou Tai Sui’ was inherently oriented toward healing and restoration… it indeed held such potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it couldn’t repair much, and its healing effects varied by individual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master is truly a prodigy…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minister Min marveled repeatedly; their conversation flowed pleasantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Fang Xing left, Min Zinong hurried into the pavilion: “Uncle… how did the talk go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did it go? He’s already advanced to Foundation Establishment late-stage—this position is now cast in bronze and iron…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minister Min glared at his nephew, then comforted him: “In the sect, cultivation level reigns supreme. You… just had bad luck. I’ll help you secure another position.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is it possible he reached Foundation Establishment late-stage?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Min Zinong was stunned—advancing from mid-stage to late-stage was incomparably harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could he have used a secret art to devour another’s Foundation Establishment? No… in the past decades, no one in the sect has ever mastered Rou Tai Sui…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Min Zinong was utterly dejected—he knew full well his uncle had likely traded him away for Fang Xing’s favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moving him out to show he had no intention of touching Fang Xing’s deputy head position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In return, Fang Xing wouldn’t contest the head position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even knowing this, he had no choice but to accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, among cultivators, strength is always supreme!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The minor turmoil in Qingnong Hall passed quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing’s advancement to Foundation Establishment late-stage shocked many—but that was all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless he ascended to Yin Spirit True Immortal, such matters among Foundation Establishment cultivators were only reported to a few Yin Spirit True Immortals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lofty Yang Spirit True Sovereigns had greater concerns—they were playing a grand game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a peak veiled in white clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingmu the Ancestor, clad in green robes with wild, knotted hair and beard, sat cross-legged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him lay a white jade Go board with nineteen lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the board, white and black jade stones resembled two great dragons, roaring and clashing fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In certain regions, the board was shrouded in swirling mist, obscuring the flow of the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingmu the Ancestor pinched a white stone between his index and middle fingers and placed it deliberately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this move, the board shifted dramatically—the white stones seemed to lock victory, about to unleash a “Great Avalanche.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So the Killing Sect has decided to send a detachment to the Outer Lands?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingmu the Ancestor’s words during the game were earth-shattering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, nearly all lower-tier cultivators in Qingmu Ridge believed the Killing Sect would never return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet after shouting “The wolf is coming!” too many times, the wolf truly arrived!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His opponent across the board was none other than a member of the Killing Sect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Killing Sect, led by its Grand Master, had two Envoys and four Guardians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one playing against Qingmu the Ancestor was the Southern Guardian—the “Black Dharma King”—also a Yang Spirit True Sovereign!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our previous attacks and victories were merely for better defense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Outer Lands are said to be beyond the reach of divine influence… a natural barrier, a stronghold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Dharma King picked up a black stone and replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zhou Shenchao venerates many deities of the Heavenly Court, and legends say divine eyes see everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in the mortal realm, certain places can still block divine sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Outer Lands are such a strange place—not only beyond divine vision, but even attracting followers here demands far greater power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the Outer Lands became a lawless zone, and also the Zhou Shenchao’s “place of exile,” nearly a “waste dump.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similarly, the ten orthodox and evil sects without divine backing have thrived here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Killing Sect? It answers to a true god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our main body remains in the Zhou Shenchao, but a clever rabbit has three burrows—this land is teeming with life, so why not consider it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Guardian chuckled: “And if our Killing Sect becomes the top sect among the ten in the Outer Lands, your Qingmu Ridge won’t fare well…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black stone fell; the once seemingly cornered black dragon suddenly found breathing room, even gaining potential for a soaring ascent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re from the Killing Sect—and yet you still honor agreements?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingmu the Ancestor seemed surprised, hesitating over his next move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course not…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Guardian replied frankly: “I came here to ignite war… the more death, the more destruction, the more it pleases my Lord… even if my Lord receives only one-tenth of the sacrifice, and grants only one-tenth of the reward… yet…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grinned wickedly: “Lowering the difficulty from the start is still worthwhile. So I’ll still devour your Qingmu Ridge… Qingmu, what will you do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Qingmu Ridge as a base, conquering other major sects would be easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strategy of cutting flesh to feed a tiger—when faced with a true tiger—is just meat buns thrown to a dog…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old man…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingmu the Ancestor sneered: “Since the Sword Gate and the Upper Divine Palace have abandoned me, I naturally turn to…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly hurled his white stone, scattering the board, and sneered: “Not just Qingmu Ridge—I, my disciples, even myself, can all join the Killing Sect, becoming one of its halls. What do you say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingmu the Ancestor had struggled to maintain Qingmu Ridge after defeat, opening his vaults and preserving the sect, precisely to package and sell it for a high price!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was even willing to join the Killing Sect himself—abandoning all ancestral titles, lineages, and teachings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, Qingmu, you’re truly ruthless—I like it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Dharma King laughed loudly: “Our sect has four Guardians, all at Yang Spirit early-stage. With your level, you’ll eventually become our Green Guardian… once we gather the Five Directional Guardians, we can blood-sacrifice the entire Outer Lands and ascend to immortality and godhood!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, Qingmu the Ancestor’s expression turned greedy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next instant, the Black Dharma King suddenly surged forward, snatched the board, and slammed it down onto Qingmu the Ancestor’s head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mist dispersed—Qingmu the Ancestor, horrified, realized the unnamed peak where he’d chosen to play was actually part of a vast cosmic Go board!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Black Dharma King swung the board, the entire heavens and earth seemed to reverse in that instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven as the board, stars as the stones—who dares to play?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, heaven and earth seemed sealed—the Black Dharma King’s board, carrying the force of the cosmos, crashed onto Qingmu the Ancestor’s skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of Qingmu the Ancestor’s body shattered; his head was crushed into pulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a flash of green light—his body rapidly regenerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the restored Qingmu the Ancestor’s face was crisscrossed with deep wrinkles, like bark on an ancient tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two beams of emerald light shot from his eyes, a vast, warm aura surging skyward: “Black Dharma King! I swore sincere allegiance—why did you do this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the heavens and earth, a colossal green tree giant appeared, roaring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah! Our Killing Sect has never needed dogs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Dharma King laughed loudly: \"Greenwood Ancestor, if I capture your Yang Shen and perform the sacrifice in the Zhou Shenchao, I might ascend directly to the middle realm of Yang Shen!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chessboard artifact in his hand flashed with light, and suddenly, nineteen vertical and horizontal lines of light appeared across heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They intersected downward like a vast net, enclosing the entire Greenwood Giant, which was composed entirely of thoughts, within its grid!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse still!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside the Black Dharma King, a white, slender silhouette had appeared without warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Together, their power surged higher, two vast, yang-bright thoughts rising into the sky, faintly forming the shape of a Taiji Yin-Yang fish, suppressing the Greenwood Giant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"White Dharma King?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the crumbling Greenwood Giant came Greenwood Ancestor’s startled cry: \"Even you are here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe... I bid you farewell, friend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a soft voice, the heavenly chessboard collapsed inward, trapping a faint green light within—this green light struggled briefly, then dimmed and went out...\u003C\u002Fp>",1679,"2026-06-20T11:03:23.251Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","34c18f714254f5416f7c29a5eb67c9c88fe76e2a6df380630ea7a10a676f40b1","starlight-professional-chapter-615","starlight-professional-chapter-613",726,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarlight-professional-cover.jpg"]