[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starlight-professional":3,"chapter-starlight-professional-starlight-professional-chapter-722":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},2309382,4512,"Chapter 722: Return to the Immortal Realm","starlight-professional-chapter-722",722,"\u003Cp>\"My current cultivation is not far from transcending through sheer power...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as I satisfy the final two proficiency levels of the Eternal Unyielding Sun King Spell, it will be perfected...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing fell into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eternal Unyielding Sun King Spell originated from the Sun Tathagata Spell; both have shortcuts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When encountering a bottleneck or threshold... burn something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sacrificing two Eternal Beings should be sufficient to bring my Eternal Unyielding Sun King Spell to Master perfection and fully consolidate 'transcendence'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the two transcendence traits combined, Fang Xing had the baseline for transcending through sheer power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the True Martial Dao's existence was the greatest constraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case, if Pan Gu Wu's transcendence fails to occur, I can use the True Martial Dao's pull to forcibly delay my own transcendence for a while, preparing more thoroughly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If so, then let's act first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the very least, I must ensure that even if the worst happens, I still have a trump card for transcendence...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought, Fang Xing immediately split off another Eternal Mark, landing within the True Immortal Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for his true body?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, he still remained stationed in the Great Xia Universe, observing events through the Gates of All Realms, ready to strike from afar if anything went wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Immortal Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Dao Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange emerald glow suddenly erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under this glow, plants became spirits, stones became demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, the True Immortals screamed, watching their bodies sprout demonic traits, dying in gruesome horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Heavenly Demon Transformation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yao Daojun, seeing this, showed a hint of pity on his face: \"Demon Sovereign... please hold your hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Sovereign sneered and waved his hand casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yao Daojun clutched his chest and collapsed to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since the Dao Sovereign's demise, have I been too lenient with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Sovereign's voice was calm and unhurried: \"You've spent years searching for the whereabouts of a mere True Immortal... and still found nothing...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Meanwhile, you've secretly conspired, clandestinely sought the Dao Sovereign's treasures, and even sent a female Daojun into the Transcendence Secret Realm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xiao Yao Daojun's face twisted in bitterness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of these matters he knew; others, he didn't even understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this was a human cultivator rebellion against demons and monsters—he, as the public puppet, was kept in the dark on many things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even some intelligence and information, carried by human traitors, were deliberately leaked to the demon and devil clans—this too was part of the plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This has been going on for so long... why has the Demon Sovereign suddenly struck now? Has he found decisive evidence?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Or... has he already found the Transcendence Secret Realm and no longer needs us?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Xiao Yao Daojun suddenly felt a foreboding stir in his Dao heart...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Immortal Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing's figure appeared out of thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm? The True Immortal Realm's primordial essence... is indeed on the level of All Realms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing sighed, delving his awareness into the world's primordial essence and locating two traces of True Immortals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swept his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two figures—a man and a woman—materialized from empty space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman wore a green robe, her expression gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man was unrestrained, a wine gourd hanging at his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were 'Bi Xia Xianzi' and 'Luo Yun Zhenxian'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two immortals were friends of Fang Xing's cultivation avatar; he had once visited their graves during his Dao Master stage, and even killed Qiushui Daojun on the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never expected that on this visit, he could resurrect them directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Fang Xing chose a 'state' different from the Dao Court era, the influence of the Heavenly Demon Transformation should not carry over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bi Xia Xianzi's eyes regained their luster, her astonishment unmistakable: \"We... weren't we dead? Killed by the Demon Sovereign's Heavenly Demon Transformation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Yun Zhenxian instinctively looked at his lower abdomen: \"Bad...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, his belly began swelling again, as if countless snakes and vipers coiled inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Heavenly Demon Transformation doesn't just attack the body and alter bloodlines—it also affects the mind, like a spiritual plague?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Fang Xing flicked his fingers slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two blades of light struck the foreheads of Bi Xia Xianzi and Luo Yun Zhenxian, erasing their memories from the Dao Court era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only thus could they avoid perishing again immediately upon resurrection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Indeed... only another Eternal Being can resist an Eternal Being.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing smiled at them: \"My two fellow Daoists, how do you feel now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I should have... died once, but death held great terror, so I forgot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Yun Zhenxian looked puzzled: \"I only remember... the Dao Sovereign transcended, then the Demon and Devil Sovereigns attacked... I died?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Detailed memories would bring trouble, so I blurred that period.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing smiled: \"Congratulations on your resurrection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Resurrection?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bi Xia Xianzi was astonished: \"That's a power only a Dao Sovereign possesses—and even then, only usable on True Immortals and below...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Precisely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing nodded: \"So I cannot resurrect Daojuns... fortunately, I don't have any Daojun friends I wish to revive...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is irrelevant... Fang Daofriend... no, Elder.\" Luo Yun Zhenxian forgot his wine: \"Could it be... could it be...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His speech grew halting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could you have ascended to Dao Sovereign?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bi Xia Xianzi could hardly believe it: \"How many aeons have we been dead? Alas... I never imagined you would possess Dao Sovereign potential. To have known you back then was truly the greatest fortune of my life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I feel the same,\" Luo Yun Zhenxian nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, you died not long ago...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing smiled: \"At least... the Dao Court hasn't been fully destroyed yet—oh, wait, it's already begun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon and Devil Sovereigns kept the human Dao Court alive, likely to keep squeezing it dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that human cultivators have little value left, they're naturally beginning to slaughter the ox after the cart is unloaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They held out this long?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be... the Transcendence Secret Realm within the world's primordial essence has been discovered?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of the Transcendence Secret Realm, Fang Xing recalled his previous trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, also the female Daojun who came afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there was also the female Dao Lord who came later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the Gates of All Realms, he scanned half the True Immortal Realm by the female Daojun's aura from before, locating a celestial mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mansion was entirely jade-like, seemingly carved from a single block of jade, floating in the space between worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, its owner planned to flee into the Chaos and Void at the first sign of trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, black chains coiled around the jade mansion, accompanied by the chants of Heavenly Devils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One strange laugh from within the mansion—countless tens of thousands of True Immortals and Daojuns perished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this... the Devil Sovereign finding the last essence of the Dao Court?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing raised an eyebrow: \"Last time, I was late for the insect war... this time, I'm just in time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Bi Xia Xianzi and Luo Yun Zhenxian: \"My two fellow Daoists, please wait a moment—I'll go kill the Demon and Devil Sovereigns first, then discuss the rest...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his words ended, his figure vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bi Xia Xianzi... what did Elder Fang just say?\" Luo Yun Zhenxian turned, dazed, to Bi Xia Xianzi: \"I didn't mishear, did I? He said... he'd kill the Demon and Devil Sovereigns.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn't mishear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bi Xia Xianzi was strangely excited: \"If so, the day when human cultivators dominate the True Immortal Realm is not far off...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Yunzhen stared blankly as she turned to Bi Xia Xianzi: “Did I hear that right? He said… he was going to beat the Demon Sovereign and the Devil Sovereign to death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You didn’t hear wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Lady Bi Xia was somewhat excited: “If so, the day when our human cultivators dominate the True Immortal Realm is not far off…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the world’s fissure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon the Heavenly Demon Chains, black demonic flames burn, continuously scorching the Immortal Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the white jade walls, five-colored runes dart like golden fish, yet under the demonic flames they crumble steadily, causing the jade walls to melt like candles…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Immortal Mansion lies a miniature world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a Dao Lord, embedding a vast space within the Immortal Mansion poses little difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, within this miniature world, it is a scene of cataclysmic apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavens are shattered, and occasionally, streams of demonic fire descend, easily burning mountains and boiling seas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, from rifts in the void, strange demonic entities emerge, recklessly devouring life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the highest reaches of the miniature world, within the Heavenly Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dao Jun Gou Yi… what are we to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several Dao Lords gathered together, gazing up at a supremely elegant female Dao Lord seated above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all only First- or Second-Step Dao Lords; only this Dao Jun Gou Yi had been the final disciple of a former Dao Sovereign, ruler of the “Dun Tian Palace,” and possessed extraordinary talent, advancing three steps even after becoming a Dao Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had she not fallen short during that ancient realm expedition and secured a primordial spiritual treasure, the human cultivators’ plight might not have reached this state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just received my brother Xiao Yao’s final letter… the Demon Sovereign has already struck within the Dao Court.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dao Jun Gou Yi sighed softly: “We… lacked the resolve. Had we followed our Master’s dying command and fled straight into the Grand Void back then, perhaps we might have escaped this demonic calamity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the Dao Lords’ expressions turned grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had indeed once had the chance to escape this true Immortal Realm, yet each had hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the River of Time and Space was simply too vast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as Dao Lords with infinite lifespans, wandering the Grand Void for hundreds of thousands of years might still fail to find another Celestial World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for ordinary Small, Medium, or even Great Worlds—they were far too cramped and isolated for Dao Lords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Residing in such environments, their cultivation could barely advance, and they found no opportunities useful to Dao Lords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, they still clung to the dream that one among them might become a Fourth-Step Dao Lord of unparalleled might, capable of rivaling Eternal Beings and reclaiming the Thirty-Three Immortal Realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result? They had merely drifted within the world’s fissures—until the Demon Sovereign finally caught wind of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, they faced utter annihilation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The world is thus. We must sacrifice our bodies to uphold the Dao…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dao Jun Gou Yi felt a deep sorrow; as her thoughts drifted, she recalled her last transcendence trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had she obtained a primordial spiritual treasure, perhaps her unique Dao could have granted her eternal combat power?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she could not fathom why the trial’s difficulty had been so high—after her reincarnation, she had been taken by Emperor Gan, forced to bear a Crown Prince, and then spent years exhausted in struggles with the imperial harem, court officials, and noble clans…\u003C\u002Fp>",1841,"2026-06-20T11:03:23.251Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","43f284b098de67cea27c6169e117997ddb351ceb77e971012b6bdf70cc506be0","starlight-professional-chapter-723","starlight-professional-chapter-721",726,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarlight-professional-cover.jpg"]