[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-supreme-emptiness":3,"chapter-supreme-emptiness-supreme-emptiness-chapter-4":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Supreme Emptiness",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},203688,476,"Chapter 4 - 4 Deadly Misunderstanding","supreme-emptiness-chapter-4",4,"\u003Cp>He wanted to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm; he had to have a mental method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mental method was a cultivation technique specifically for improving one's realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to swordsmanship or fist skills and other attack skills, the mental method was more central and more precious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every power treated their mental method like a treasure, not allowing outsiders to touch it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Detection Tower was the only place where an ordinary person could receive a mental method as a reward, but it was extremely difficult to obtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Fan wasn't confident about getting the reward. After all, he had no idea what grade a transparent spirit root was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd entered the Detection Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were many separate rooms inside the tower; the Tower Master arranged for Jiang Fan and Lu Zheng from the Xu Family to enter adjacent rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zheng exuded confidence all over, glanced sideways at Jiang Fan, and said with a sly smile, \"Don't be scared by the true grade of my spirit root later!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was confident that this time he could detect a third-grade top-level spirit root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, his status in the Xu Family would increase again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, it would be easier to snatch Xu Youran away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Fan shrugged and wrote on a piece of paper, \"Let's wait and see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a spirit root too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was transparent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Tower Master's command, everyone entered the detection chambers simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Jiang Fan's fourth visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After closing the stone door, he couldn't help but feel nervous as he looked at the crystal ruler floating in the center of the chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had nine colored markings, representing grades one to nine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When a martial artist placed their hand on it, the spirit root would trigger the corresponding color on the crystal ruler, indicating the grade of the spirit root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The detection was very accurate, never making errors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a deep breath, Jiang Fan approached the crystal ruler and placed his hand on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crystal ruler immediately trembled slightly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ripple slowly rose from the base, reaching the red marking, then shot to the orange marking without stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Fan's heart relaxed a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had always worried that his transparent spirit root might be some sort of waste spirit root with no grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the ripple reached the yellow marking, and then surged to the green marking with a rapid force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Fan's heart raced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green represented a fourth-grade spirit root, already exceeding Lu Zheng's grade, a rare top spirit root in Lonely Boat City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the ripple showed no sign of stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It went past the blue marking and reached the azure marking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Fan clenched his fist, his heart pounding fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sixth-grade spirit root, reaching Xu Yining's level!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the ripple didn't stop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Purple, seventh-grade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black, eighth-grade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Fan's heart was in his throat, and he couldn't help but feel dry-mouthed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eighth-grade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had actually achieved eighth-grade, breaking the highest record in Lonely Boat City!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ripple still had immense momentum and surged to the highest marking, white!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ninth-grade! It was ninth-grade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Fan's pupils contracted, his eyes filled with uncontrollable joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He actually had an unprecedented ninth-grade spirit root!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a legendary level!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ripple still didn't stop and continued to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The end of the crystal ruler was a large blank area with no markings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the ripple continued rising and finally shot out of the ruler, flying out of the chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This left Jiang Fan dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of spirit root was his?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had detected it but seemed like he hadn't...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost at the moment the ripple shot out of the crystal ruler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the adjacent chamber, Lu Zheng watched the ripple in the crystal ruler rising slower and slower, like a snail climbing a wall, and when it finally settled at the critical point between mid and upper third-grade, his face turned ugly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rise! Come on, rise! Damn it!\" Lu Zheng pounded the crystal ruler angrily, shouting in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought he was a sure thing to reach third-grade top-level, but ended up just a hair's breadth away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This difference meant he had no access to the Xu Family's resources, nor Wang Yingfeng's promised \"Xu's Sword Technique\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ripple in Jiang Fan's crystal ruler shot out of his chamber and passed by Lu Zheng's chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The powerful surge pulled the ripple in Lu Zheng's crystal ruler, causing it to climb again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It surged past the green, azure, blue, purple, and black markings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, it climbed slowly and settled at the white marking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white marking began to glow, and the light grew increasingly intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tower Master was lying in a bamboo chair, holding a pen in one hand and lazily flipping through the registry with the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, the stone door of Chamber 3 lit up first, releasing a faint red glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found Chamber 3 in his registry and said indifferently, \"Chamber 3, Miss Zhu of the Zhu Family, Zhu Tingting, first-grade lower spirit root.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, other chambers began to light up one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chamber 7, Yu Wangdong, heir of the Liu Family Commerce, first-grade upper spirit root.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chamber 1, Young Castle Master of Cheng Family Castle, Zheng Xiangqiu, first-grade lower spirit root.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After recording the results of several chambers, the Tower Master shook his head repeatedly. \"Alas! Lonely Boat City is getting worse year by year!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If not for Xu Yining with her recent sixth-grade spirit root, the Detection Tower here would be dismantled.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a white light shot out from the seam of the stone door in Lu Zheng's chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tower Master rubbed his eyes, looking puzzled, \"White? On the crystal ruler, white represents...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sprang to his feet, the force of his movement sending the bamboo chair flying several dozen feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His old face was filled with immense shock as he stared at the increasingly dazzling white light coming from Lu Zheng's chamber, exclaiming four words with astonishment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ninth-grade... appearing!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words fell, the white light suddenly intensified, like a blazing sun emitting a blinding radiance, turning the entire Detection Tower pure white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tower couldn't contain the overwhelming white light, which shot into the sky, piercing through the cloud layers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yining had just finished meditating, surrounded by spiritual energy, her eyes sharp and bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside her, Xu Zhengyan looked proud, \"Yining, you've broken through the ninth layer of Qi Cultivation! At such a young age, this is unprecedented in our Lonely Boat City!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yining's brows held a trace of pride, \"After all, with a sixth-grade spirit root, it's no surprise to cultivate so fast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once I join the Green Cloud Sect and obtain a mid or even high Yellow Level mental method, I'll cultivate even faster...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glimpsed a beam of white light from the corner of her eye and was stunned, \"Father, what is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zhengyan, also shocked by the spectacular sight, observed for a while and then said, \"It's from the Detection Tower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be a world-class spirit root has appeared?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard your grandfather say that many years ago, in neighboring Biyun City, a prodigy with an eighth-grade spirit root appeared. During the detection, a black light beam shot into the sky, just like what we see now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black light represented an eighth-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the white beam must be ninth-grade?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yining could hardly believe it as she watched the beam, unconsciously biting her lip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As proud as she was, she couldn't accept that someone in Lonely Boat City had a spirit root superior to hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And far superior at that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the gradually fading light, she gritted her teeth, threw down her sword, and rushed toward the Detection Tower, saying, \"I must see who it is!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zhengyan worried about her impulsiveness, but he was also extremely curious about the identity of this extraordinary prodigy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he quickened his pace to follow her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Lonely Boat City went into chaos because of the appearance of the white light beam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless martial artists crazily flocked to the Detection Tower, eager to witness this once-in-several-hundred-years sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them were even a few old clan leaders, long thought dead, who could no longer stay hidden and broke through their seclusion to witness the face of this world-altering talented one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outside world was in turmoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Detection Tower, it was in an uproar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The detecting martial artists rushed out of their chambers, crowding around Lu Zheng's stone door, filled with unparalleled shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tower Master appeared manic, muttering nonstop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A legend! I've witnessed a legend!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In my lifetime, I've actually seen the legendary ninth-grade spirit root!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's the same as our Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion's Pavilion Master's spirit root.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man with clenched fists said jealously, \"Tower Master, is ninth-grade really the strongest?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tower Master glared at him and snorted, \"Nonsense! Ninth-grade is of course the strongest...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seemingly recalling something, he paused, uncertain and said, \"There's indeed a type of spirit root that surpasses the ninth-grade in this world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1521,"2026-05-29T10:41:13.952Z","2026-06-01T04:29:26.260Z",1,"novelbin.me","07e84aac0d7b8a6fda725f7e950cbf094484d2bd410c31884ac1b6b834b8cf7d","supreme-emptiness-chapter-5","supreme-emptiness-chapter-3",1839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsupreme-emptiness-cover.jpg"]