[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers":3,"chapter-the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-226":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Mountains and Rivers of the Imperial Granary",{"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},2231642,4184,"Chapter 226: Shadow of the Ancient World","the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-226",226,"\u003Cp>When Ye Tinglan \"left\", she didn't actually go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hovered high with her hands behind her back, quietly watching Lu Xingzhou humming a little tune and looking for medicine, and curled her lips slightly, her expression quite unhappy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew why the man was happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't it just a hug, I don't know what to be happy about, and actually hummed a song... It's not like they haven't hugged before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the secret realm, rolling while hugging, hugging into the snake's belly, hugging and fighting, hugging and coming out, and hugging on the wheelchair with endless charm, and her bare shoulders were kissed by him. Even when she finally left the secret realm, didn't she hug him and drill out of the spatial rift?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to this simple hug, what is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What's so happy about it, that little bit of promise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why is even she a little flustered and wants to run away?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because no matter how she hugged before, it was an emergency, not involving men and women. After all, not doing so would kill people, and she had no ambiguous emotions in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, no matter how much she added the psychological suggestion of \"Mr. hugging disciple\", she knew that it was not necessary. Especially in the other party's heart, what kind of Mr., he just wanted to eat tofu, but her heart softened, and she actually fulfilled his wish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan really didn't know how to face it, so she just hid far away and calmed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't understand why she would be willing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be just to anger Yuan Muyu?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of which, even in the alchemist trial, the answer he handed in was quite perfect. Such a big mountain, such a dark night, he could actually find things by himself, and the Zhu Zi fruit was hidden so strictly that he could actually discover it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This didn't have Anuo cheating for him... It shows that even if there was Anuo before, he didn't rely on Anuo to cheat much, and his training for himself didn't fall behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Really count as an alchemist trial, he can also get a reward... Bah, who said there would be a reward?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Yin Ying grass... No, why is there Yin Ying grass here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan frowned and calculated for a while. This mountain has a partial Yin earth vein, and the fire attribute is very slight, and the water attribute is rich. It shouldn't grow this kind of thing according to common sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this is in the near suburbs of Shadow Moon Royal City, separated from the Shadow Moon Sect by Shadow Moon City, which belongs to the place where the qi pulse of the entire Frost Nation is most prosperous, and the rich king's qi permeates it. Ye Tinglan chose to support Si Han, which is actually related to the result of this \"looking at qi\". Although qi pulse is not everything, it is a reference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the cultivation of people in the entire Frost Nation is cold, the Shadow Moon Sect is called \"Shadow\", and it must be very prominent in the Yin attribute. But whether it is the cold intention cultivation of the Snow Listening Pavilion or the shadow-like cultivation of the Shadow Moon Sect, this kind of Yin evil has a distinction, not to mention that the qi pulse here is so rich, it\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan suddenly remembered Si Han’s bone dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was highly likely that Si Han also cultivated a demonic, sinister technique, which was the only way he could control the bone dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cultivation might have influenced the changes in the local spiritual veins, breeding shadows and evil spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, this would be a matter for Si Han and the Shadow Moon Sect themselves; whatever they chose to cultivate or whatever form they chose to take was none of an outsider's business. But as a Daoist practitioner proficient in Qi-gazing, Ye Tinglan knew this would give birth to some unpleasant things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt roughly like a majestic royal aura being polluted and eroded; to use an analogy, it was like a human emperor turning into a King of Hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was absolutely not trying to gossip about Yuan Muyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If no one interfered with this pollution and erosion, it would take a long time for the royal aura to dim—at least a dozen years or more. But if someone were to exploit this change, there would be many ways to play with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan herself could use this change to leverage the shifting of spiritual veins and forcibly transplant the royal aura of Shadow Moon City elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if there were other demonic practitioners... perhaps they could even play at devouring the spiritual veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan calculated with her fingers, her gaze falling on the dark mountains in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone was truly leveraging the spiritual veins to perform a devouring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't finished yet; in fact, it had stalled because Si Han had lost the bone dragon, preventing the evil technique from deepening further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this, it was clear that the method Si Han used to collect the bone dragon had been taught to him by someone else, and that person was using him to shake the royal aura to facilitate the devouring. Once devoured, the prosperous Shadow Moon City below would turn into a wasteland within a few years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone with such methods... was likely at the Brilliance Sun realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She really hadn't expected that after telling Lu Xingzhou that one usually wouldn't encounter such opponents, she would run into one right away. Although it wasn't a familiar enemy... but having encountered such a thing, the Heavenly Jade Sacred Ground could not shirk its responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan glanced at Lu Xingzhou, who was still looking for something, pondered for a moment, and suddenly waved her jade hand, laying down a set of formation flags in the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once a conflict with a Brilliance Sun enemy occurred, the opponent would easily discover that there was a fourth-rank \"small fry\" here, which might be disadvantageous to Lu Xingzhou, so it was better to hide him. Besides, this little man always acted like he was the head of the household, wanting to be the main force even when facing the Profound Snake; if he were to overestimate his abilities and try to join the battle, that would be bad. It was better to let him stay inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After setting up the formation, Ye Tinglan’s figure flashed like lightning as she followed the trail. Among the mountains, a mountain hollow was surrounded, looking like a naturally formed abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bald monk sat cross-legged in the center of the hollow, faint dark spiritual energy silently gathering toward him, and the shadows around him condensed into a dark ring behind his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sacred Master of Heavenly Jade.\" He spoke in a low voice, as if to himself: \"This matter has nothing to do with you, why meddle in other people's business?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan hovered above, looking down at him: \"People from the Ancient Realm are not allowed to roam the human world at will. You have even recklessly moved the spiritual veins and devoured a city; you have already violated the Heavenly Laws.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heavenly Laws? Who is Heaven? Where do the laws come from?\" The monk smiled slightly: \"To us, the human world is no different from finding a secret realm. How to deal with a secret realm is our own business. Just like you sneaking to the side of the Profound Snake, you wouldn't think the Profound Snake is the master and you are the intruder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan was long accustomed to such twisted logic and remained unresponsive, only asking in return: \"How did you know about me entering the Profound Snake's secret realm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't know at first.\" The monk laughed: \"But you still have the aura of the Profound Snake's blood on you. When I calculated and looked back, I naturally knew.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan felt a sense of gravity; this monk's strength was stronger than she had imagined. She said: \"If I were on good terms with the Profound Snake, the Profound Snake would still eat me. But if you are on good terms with the human world, the human world will not eat you. Since you are a cultivator of shadows and evil spirits, why make excuses for yourself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monk still smiled: \"Are you sure the human world won't eat me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan couldn't be bothered to answer. A dignified Brilliance Sun, a super-rank cultivator, would have no problem receiving the utmost respect in the human world; people would only bow and worship, who would dare to eat you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The human world won't eat me, but my lifespan will devour me.\" The monk sighed: \"I must break through; I cannot care about much else. The mountains and rivers are beneficial, so I shall sacrifice these mountains and rivers. All who block me are enemies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the root cause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan had seen such situations many times in her life, including Gu Shaoli.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monk added: \"I observe your cultivation, and you are also above the threshold. Supporting the Great Qian is not without the reason of borrowing its spiritual veins. If you do not ruin my good deeds, I can share a portion of the Heavenly Frost spiritual veins with you. Everyone will be happy, how about that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan said indifferently: \"No need. You should return to where you belong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why bother?\" The monk sighed: \"The Sacred Master's Red Phoenix star is moving; this is the time to be intimate with your husband and deepen your feelings. Why come to wade in these muddy waters? It is no different from a human general leaving his bride on their wedding day to go to the battlefield. If you happen to fail, the blood and tears in the boudoir would be lamentable and sad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan: \"?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If nothing else, this monk's ability to gaze at Qi was absolutely not inferior to her own. What did he see?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, what kind of nonsense are you spouting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whose Red Phoenix star is moving, whose wedding day is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as her mind was in turmoil, the dark shadows all around, like living snakes, silently coiled toward her spine. While the monk appeared to be chatting, he had already struck in secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Tinglan suddenly disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadows coiled around nothing, and Ye Tinglan was already holding her divine sword, slashing at the monk's forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark halo floating behind the monk's head also came to life, directly blocking the sword overhead. With a \"clang,\" a crisp sound of metal clashing rang out, and the energy burst forth. The surrounding shadows were blown away, only to surge back like a receding tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle officially began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over in the mountains, Lu Xingzhou was trying to break the formation, but he had already felt the tremors coming from afar, and his heart tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opponent was indeed a cultivator on par with Ye Tinglan; this kind of battle was not something he could participate in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the battle with the Profound Snake, he had acted as if he were determined to be the main force, but in reality, he had hidden far away until he was swallowed into its belly, and Ye Tinglan had blocked every strike of the Profound Snake. If he had really faced the enemy head-on, he would have been crushed into meat paste by the Profound Snake long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rashly participating in such a battle would only be a drag on the Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could he do nothing and just wait here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless, he had to break the formation and get out first. Did that silly woman really think he would just charge over blindly? Why set up a formation to restrict him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou's knowledge of formations was inherited from Yuan Muyu, and the formations Yuan Muyu learned were exactly the same as Ye Tinglan's; this was essentially a test between fellow disciples. The main purpose of Ye Tinglan's formation was to prevent enemies from finding Lu Xingzhou, not to target him. It was indeed not difficult for Lu Xingzhou to break the formation from the inside. He quickly found the breaking point and slipped out of the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning to look at the direction from which the tremors came, Lu Xingzhou pondered for a moment and headed straight for the Shadow Moon Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xingzhou had previously learned about the changes in spiritual veins from Ye Tinglan, and even the method to twist luck. He hadn't been able to detect it when the changes in the spiritual veins were unclear, but by the time of this battle, the opponent was extracting a large amount of spiritual vein flow, and Lu Xingzhou had become aware of it. After thinking about it, he reached a judgment similar to Ye Tinglan's earlier one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Mou has an urgent matter to see Sovereign Si, get out of my way!\" Lu Xingzhou rushed into the Shadow Moon Sect's gate, pushed aside the guarding disciples, and headed straight for the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main hall was brightly lit. Si Han had encountered a mishap today and was holding a small meeting with a group of Elders. Lu Xingzhou \"banged\" open the hall door and barged in. Si Han was stunned: \"Young Master Lu, this is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sovereign Si, who taught you the method you used to control the bone dragon earlier?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of this chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2250,"2026-06-18T01:46:10.354Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","db51486a511dcd832ffc7e55e496a96b44d99b07df8e677891a0a3d91bdae383","the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-227","the-grain-of-mountains-and-rivers-chapter-225",325,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmountains-and-rivers-of-the-imperial-granary-cover.jpg"]