[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starlight-professional":3,"chapter-starlight-professional-starlight-professional-chapter-67":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},2308727,4512,"Chapter 67: 67. Trade (Requesting First Subscription!!!)","starlight-professional-chapter-67",67,"\u003Cp>67. Chapter 67: Trade (Requesting First Subscription!!!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Underground cavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of cultivators surrounded a large man, advancing toward Fang Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of these cultivators were at the early or mid-stage of Qi Condensation; though they wore different Dao robes and cultivation garments, some even patched, all bore the same mark on their chests and backs, clearly belonging to the same faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The large man at their center was muscular, with a square face and long purple beard, his strides commanding and his gaze radiating a hint of dominance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Greetings, fellow cultivator. I am Luo Hong, leader of the Tianxia Gang, seeking to befriend you… May I ask who stands behind you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Hong spoke with a booming voice, his aura brimming with spiritual energy—he was clearly a late-stage Qi Condensation cultivator!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this Qinglin Marketplace, a late-stage Qi Condensation cultivator was an absolute expert!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the eldest of the Black Absolute Trio, whom Fang Xing had killed, or Zhou Tong…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Truly, when there are no tigers in the mountains, monkeys rule as kings… and the cultivators’ usual arrogance—looking down on martial artists, assuming I have someone behind me?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing smiled inwardly, looking at this ragtag band—he judged them a new faction risen after the collapse of order—and growled, “Leave!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Hong’s smile froze; the cultivators behind him erupted in outrage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When had a mere martial artist dared to ride over their heads?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since joining Brother Luo and founding the Tianxia Gang, when had they ever suffered such humiliation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m merely expressing my goodwill…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This group of cultivators was plainly envious of his wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he spoke politely and negotiated, he’d only embolden them—and invite unspeakable consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He deliberately shouted “Leave” to show he had backing; if they retreated, all would be well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there was also the case where kind words fail to save a doomed fool—then there was nothing to be done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, fine, we’re leaving!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Hong’s face darkened instantly, and he turned away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, a woman still radiating charm stepped forward: “Why not…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She made a gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is still a market jointly operated by those Jijia … we must show them face. Did you leave the spiritual energy mark?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Hong replied in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course. A mere martial artist could never detect our cultivator techniques.” The woman giggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. To dare provoke us like this, after we leave, track him down and kill him… doesn’t matter who’s behind him—even if he’s a Foundation Establishment master, we can’t fight him, but we can run.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cruel expression flashed across Luo Hong’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, they were already at the point of ambush, robbery, and murder—who cared about the future?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For bandit cultivators, it’s simple: either the lamb dies or we do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this marketplace where survival was uncertain, every spiritual stone mattered—likely stained with blood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing emerged from the underground cavern, walking through the ruins with calm ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a martial artist, such a complex environment was the ultimate terrain advantage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially for a lone martial artist—when surrounded, he relished alley warfare!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a standard school subject—tested in exams!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his hand, the Tiger Fiend Blade hummed, thirsting for blood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark moon, high wind—perfect night for killing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If only lightning cracked and rain poured now—this scene would be perfect!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>?￠O\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing sighed, his foot stomped—and his figure vanished instantly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where his foot had stood, a deep crater now marred the blue stone pavement, surrounded by countless cracks spreading outward…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—he hadn’t vanished; he’d moved too fast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where did he go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Hong, clad in a shimmering cultivation robe, wiped his flying sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword, named “Jade Spring,” was a top-tier Grade One weapon, its blade like flowing water, radiating a chilling, bone-deep cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, the woman held a detection talisman, her eyes glowing with spiritual light: “He vanished suddenly… but my spiritual energy mark shows he’s approaching at high speed…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Approaching us? Is he coming to surrender?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fat man in a hemp robe chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could a mere martial artist stand against the Tianxia Gang?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tianxia Gang had dozens of members—twelve came out with the boss this time, forming the “Thirteen Protectors,” their elite all deployed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One spell each would drown the brat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the darkness, it sounded as if a dragon roared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying martial will, like a sledgehammer, slammed into the cultivators’ spiritual cores!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Danger! Use ‘Soul Calming Talismans!’” Luo Hong’s hairpin, a serpent-shaped artifact, suddenly glowed crimson, snapping him back to awareness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized he faced an enemy skilled in spiritual attacks; he roared sharply, his robe flaring with spiritual light, forming a shield of white jade that enclosed him completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, a dark shadow lunged from the night, blade flashing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hemp-robed fat man still wore a third of a smile when his bloated head flew high into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was at Qi Condensation Level Six—second only to their leader—yet he died so pathetically, never even activating a spell or artifact!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before death, all are equal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Hong’s eyes twitched—his own powerful shout hadn’t roused his men. What kind of attack was that? Could it be… spiritual consciousness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But battle had already begun—no time for second thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze fell: Fang Xing’s blade flashed again, piercing two nearby cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bold!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Hong roared; the Jade Spring sword became a streak of light, its sword qi sharp and menacing, lashing toward Fang Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he summoned an ancient bronze bell, and with a single shake, a vast, resonant chime rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tianxia Gang members, shaken by the dragon’s aura, finally snapped back—frantically tearing open protective talismans, casting spells, and launching artifacts to surround Fang Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This “Mystic Sound Bell” was one of the “Strange Treasures” Luo Hong obtained from a secret realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange Treasures differed from Qi Condensation artifacts and Foundation Establishment spiritual tools—they required no soul-binding, only spiritual energy input to activate, often producing miraculous effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This “Mystic Sound Bell” could awaken the spirit and protect the spiritual core!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Luo Hong shook the bell again—waves of invisible sound waves surged toward Fang Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing twisted his blade, moving with it, slicing the Jade Spring sword away with one strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, a “Golden Bell Shield Talisman” activated, enveloping him in a phantom golden bell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the golden bell, his nanotech suit covered his entire body—even his eyes—like a layer of silver armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this, Fang Xing ignored the rest of their attacks; his long blade swung again—the Ghost Blade surged forth, and more heads flew!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Hong watched his trusted followers reduced to severed limbs and scattered remains, his eyes blazing with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw low-grade spells surge like a rainbow flood—wood vines, fireballs, water arrows nearly drowning Fang Xing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next instant, vines were torn apart; the fireballs and water arrows barely pierced the Golden Bell’s illusion, leaving only faint marks on the silver armor when two flying knives and several pearl artifacts struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had become a silver-armored death god—bursting through the spell flood, each slash cleaving through defenses and killing his trusted men!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Could he be a body cultivator?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No… that’s impossible… can body cultivators be this strong?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Hong’s Mystic Sound Bell was both offensive and defensive; its “Confusing Sound” could affect even late-stage Qi Condensation masters—why was Fang Xing unaffected? Body cultivators’ spiritual cores were weak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Could he be… a Grade Two body cultivator?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a Grade Two body cultivator’s spiritual consciousness could resist the Confusing Sound!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luo Hong had no time to marvel—Fang Xing was already before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss… save me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman’s tearful cry reached him; Luo Hong saw the gang’s most beautiful woman, her face filled with sorrow, a bloodline appearing on her brow—then she split cleanly in half, revealing behind her a demon of slaughter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, martial arts demand real combat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing, like a demon, wielded the Tiger Fiend Blade with exquisite precision—never once striking the Jade Spring sword’s edge, yet always lightly tapping its body, sending the top-tier artifact flying far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood-refined artifacts are merely low-grade; they break easily when directly clashed with high-grade flying swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Fang Xing always used nimble force to deflect the Yuquan Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But apart from this late-stage Qi Condensation cultivator’s attacks, he could simply ignore all others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through countless battles since then, not a single person has broken his defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when the nanite suit sustained damage, silver-white liquid would instantly surge forth and rapidly repair it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Fang Xing inside the defense still felt the effects of various shocks, extreme heat, and corrosive spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, after passing through the Dragon Scale Elephant Armor, these effects were easily absorbed by his Jade Skin, Mystic Flesh, Willow Tendons, and Steel Bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Anyone else—even a Primordial Expert—would have been violently shattered by that spell torrent just now…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But I am different!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing thrust forward his long blade; the Ghost-Slaying Slash of the Ghost Blade erupted into a sharp blade radiance, crashing heavily onto Luo Hong’s protective jade shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, of the Thirteen Great Protectors sent by the Tianxia Gang to pursue him, only the boss remains!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This man is no ordinary foe—he’s stronger than the two late-stage Qi Condensation cultivators before him… And this bell? It can protect the spirit from my Dragon’s Realm influence!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing slashed once, then slashed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the void, three blade shadows stretched endlessly; infused with Primordial Qi, the Tiger Fury Blade’s radiance surged, causing cracks to appear on the white jade shield’s surface!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wait…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Hong retreated swiftly, his face drenched in cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply could not believe that this seemingly ordinary martial artist was a hidden killing god!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a cultivator, his body refinement nearly at the Second Stage, yet he shamelessly suppressed his spiritual energy fluctuations to disguise himself as a mortal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humans can only comprehend what lies within their own understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Luo Hong’s worldview, only body refinement experts could be this powerful—never a mere martial artist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Let’s talk…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke with extraordinary sincerity, pleading for peace amid the mountain of corpses and seas of blood from his subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>",1708,"2026-06-20T11:03:20.053Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8f280c6b32abe83fbde44cf5605eb63c8ca4f7731888ff86c32435b626313602","starlight-professional-chapter-68","starlight-professional-chapter-66",726,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarlight-professional-cover.jpg"]