[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-immortal-cultivation-from-the-clan-scho":3,"chapter-starting-immortal-cultivation-from-the-clan-scho-starting-immortal-cultivation-from-the-clan-scho-chapter-97":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting Immortal Cultivation from the Clan School",{"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},2313991,4525,"Chapter 97: The Blood Red Luo Has Awakened","starting-immortal-cultivation-from-the-clan-scho-chapter-97",97,"\u003Cp>It slept for quite a long time this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s been sleeping for a full day and night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though it was in a state of slumber, its body had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its original body was no taller than an adult’s palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tiny stem bore five fragile little round leaves, as if a single shake would snap them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since it devoured that female insect, even while sleeping, Xue Chiluo had grown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It directly transitioned from the sprout stage into the growth phase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most obvious sign was that it had grown taller and sturdier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stem had stretched to a full foot tall and sprouted two branches; the leaves had multiplied to dozens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, fine sharp spines had grown along its stem and branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tips of the spines gleamed with a metallic sharpness, making it clear they would pierce deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a tiny palm-sized speck, it had transformed into a one-foot-tall seedling—this little thing’s change was truly a complete metamorphosis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin sensed Xue Chiluo’s current state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt this little thing didn’t need to be woken; it would awaken by tomorrow morning at the latest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she would leave it be for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin now felt her blood flowing too rapidly through her meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed her Body Refining realm was about to break through to the second level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She returned to her room, picked up the Earthheart Blueberry Elixir, and went to the Spirit Spring Chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Hua had already begun her seclusion in the outer chamber of the Spirit Spring Chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin tiptoed without disturbing her, walked through the small corridor, and entered the inner chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She poured herself two small bowls of Earthheart Blueberry Elixir, then worried it wouldn’t be enough, poured a third. Then she began her formal seclusion to break through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She first drank one bowl, then pushed toward the second-level barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t help but think: others said someone broke through easily, so maybe she could too—after all, her breakthrough to the first level had been effortless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But reality gave her a harsh lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly half an hour passed; the effect of the first bowl of spirit elixir was fading, yet her breakthrough remained stuck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single sign of breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin: “...” She immediately downed the second bowl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another half hour passed; still stuck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin truly felt tormented, thinking: So my Body Refining talent is this bad!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought and thought, then poured a third bowl and drank both bowls at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, she finally touched the thread of breakthrough, seized the opportunity, and shattered through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After breaking through to Body Refining Level Two, Su Jin stabilized her cultivation, then opened her eyes—the sky had just begun to lighten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To break through to Body Refining Level Two, I didn’t sleep all night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How demoralizing!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin didn’t say it aloud, but deep inside, she’d always believed her talent was decent—at least compared to Su Wuji, any difference should be minor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this breakthrough to Body Refining Level Two slapped her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when she broke through to Body Refining Level One, she’d drunk one bowl of spirit elixir and done it effortlessly. Now she needed four bowls to break through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without spirit elixir, she had no idea how long she’d be stuck at Body Refining Level Two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to grind through the bottleneck on her own would take months, at least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why students with abundant resources could break through consecutively, while those with scarce resources could only slowly grind through each barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spending too much time grinding at low-level barriers leaves less time later for breaking through major realms. If you never break through a major realm before your lifespan runs out, such a tragic fate could be yours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So students in the clan school fought for every second in their early cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strive to break through as soon as possible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin looked at the rising sun, took her small flask, and left the Spirit Spring Chamber. She returned the flask containing the leftover Earthheart Blueberry Elixir to her room, then went to the back courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought by now, Xue Chiluo should be awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Xue Chiluo had indeed woken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zu Zu?” A clear, childish boy’s voice directly entered Su Jin’s ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it wasn’t telepathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xue Chiluo, you can speak now.” Su Jin stepped into the back courtyard, and Xue Chiluo emerged from the ground, leaping onto her left shoe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jin quickly picked it up and held it in her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Xue Chiluo had spines, but they wouldn’t pierce her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever Xue Chiluo’s spines touched Su Jin’s skin, they softened—never breaking her skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zu Zu, I can speak now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xue Chiluo, how did you suddenly learn to speak?” Su Jin asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can produce sound by vibrating my abdomen.” Xue Chiluo raised a branch and tapped its stem, letting Su Jin see the part of the stem trembling slightly as it spoke. “Humans use vocal cords to speak; we can vibrate special parts of our stems.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This part of the stem is like an organ of speech grown inside me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xue Chiluo, why didn’t you just vibrate your abdomen and speak before?” Su Jin asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t know how to do any of this before. It wasn’t until I ate that white insect that I grew this speech organ—and then I could speak.” Xue Chiluo honestly explained to its Zu Zu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Chiluo thought: Thank you, insect, for your great contribution—you made Xue Chiluo able to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mentioning that insect made Su Jin feel strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have imagined that a female insect had simply been fed to Xue Chiluo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xue Chiluo, that delicious insect you ate—do you want to eat more?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are there more?” Xue Chiluo immediately perked up. “I think if I eat a few more white insects, I’ll grow even bigger. Right now, I’m just slightly shorter than my red ginseng brothers. Before, I was so short I was afraid to even meet them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are some, but I can’t give them to you yet. First, you must help one of my brothers find a place called the Insect Nest. If you find it and lead them there, you can eat many delicious things—even ones better than that plump white insect you ate.” Su Jin said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is the Insect Nest easy to find?” Xue Chiluo asked eagerly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know. Probably easy—if it weren’t, they wouldn’t have come to me asking to borrow you. After all, you’ve only been hatched for a few days—what ability could you possibly have?” Su Jin said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Chiluo: Even if I’m small, I’m still Xue Chiluo. I don’t like hearing that, Zu Zu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So when you go with them, if you encounter danger, run immediately. Don’t hesitate—no matter who tells you to stay, don’t stay. Just run.” Su Jin stroked Xue Chiluo, giving serious instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm-hmm. I’ll go take a look. If I find the Insect Nest, I’ll guide them there. If not, I’ll come home early.” Xue Chiluo said.\u003C\u002Fp>",1175,"2026-06-20T13:23:54.434Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","0258db7a14c34387c2f0cca19517e574f7be30a3c75d6b8916bd8471563f9083","starting-immortal-cultivation-from-the-clan-scho-chapter-98","starting-immortal-cultivation-from-the-clan-scho-chapter-96",156,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-immortal-cultivation-from-the-clan-scho-cover.jpg"]