[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars":3,"chapter-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-101":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Immortal Path Among the Stars",{"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},2320033,4537,"Chapter 101","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-101",101,"\u003Cp>The artifact blank consisted of a honeycomb-like device made from a dozen or so black tubes, each about a foot long, bound together, with a straight handle extending from the back and a fist-sized sphere at the handle’s end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you ever seen such an artifact before?” Master Sun asked Wang Yu upon seeing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve never seen one like this,” Wang Yu shook his head, though he was deeply curious about the artifact blank, which resembled a firearm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a prototype modeled after the Tian Gong Sect’s mechanical artifact, ‘Wind and Fire Chant,’ designed to simultaneously emit wind and fire power—but unfortunately, its structure is overly complex, and some issues remain unresolved, so it’s been left here unused. This isn’t suitable for you to practice on.” Master Sun spoke slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand. Then I’ll choose this artifact blank,” Wang Yu finally picked up a yellow short ruler, about a foot long, from the wooden shelf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you have no experience engraving spirit patterns, I recommend choosing a larger artifact blank—it allows for greater margin of error,” the black-robed elder shook his head and told Wang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Xiao Wei glanced at her own one-meter-long great blade, then at Wang Yu’s short ruler, her face equally filled with astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fine—I find this size more comfortable to engrave,” Wang Yu waved the short ruler casually in reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, if you say so, then do as you wish. Regardless of which artifact blank you choose, the requirement to pass is the same. Come with me,” the elder chuckled, said no more, and led the two out of the warehouse to the adjacent forging chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Both of these forging chambers are equipped with spirit-pattern engraving furnaces and tools. Each of you take one room. Whoever can engrave three spirit patterns by this time tomorrow, I will accept as my apprentice. Which patterns you choose is entirely up to you,” Master Sun pointed to the two adjacent forging chambers and spoke to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, what if we both complete the engraving?” the short-haired woman suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If both of you succeed, it proves you both possess talent for artifact forging—I will accept both of you and teach you the art, regardless of order,” the black-robed elder replied without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the woman had no further questions and entered one of the forging chambers with Wang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Sun raised his hand, and two talismans flew from his sleeve, sticking to the doors, which then slowly closed, their surfaces glowing with a faint white light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the forging chambers, Wang Yu and the woman heard Master Sun’s voice once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To prevent disturbance, I’ve placed a sealing barrier on the doors. If you haven’t completed your engraving and you break the barrier to leave, you’ve voluntarily abandoned the trial. I’ll return at this time tomorrow,” the black-robed elder said, then turned and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, Master Sun, in his bedroom, gestured with his fingers and tapped a bronze mirror on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White light flickered across the mirror, revealing the short-haired woman’s figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was expertly adjusting the bellows beside the furnace, placing the great blade above the flames, then, instead of using the tools on the table, she pulled a golden engraving blade and a small vial from her robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She set the golden engraving blade aside, poured silver liquid from the vial into a bowl, then sat cross-legged near the furnace and activated her internal Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, spiritual light shimmered across her skin, and a blue symbol gradually appeared on her brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-robed elder nodded slightly, then shook his head, tapped the mirror once more, and the image shifted to reveal the other forging chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the image, Wang Yu was still clumsily adjusting the bellows; the furnace’s flames rose and fell erratically, his movements awkward, as if he had rarely used one before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Sun blinked in surprise, then studied Wang Yu’s actions more closely—realizing they were genuinely unskilled, not feigned—and fell silent in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head, tapped the mirror again, and all images vanished; he sat cross-legged where he was and rested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder opened his eyes again, gestured, and tapped the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An image appeared on the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wei was holding the golden engraving blade, fully focused, completing the second spirit pattern on the great blade—it was nearly finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Sun’s face showed no expression; he shifted his hand seal, and the mirror’s image changed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the new image, Wang Yu was pouring multicolored powders into a large bowl, then adding several different liquids into another bowl, which gradually turned blood-red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, Wang Yu ignored the mixture and opened a wooden box on the table, inside of which lay a black engraving needle and a black engraving blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out the black engraving needle, played with it briefly in his hand, then selected a smooth metal ingot from nearby materials and began idly scratching and drawing on its surface, as if carving something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the black-robed elder’s face darkened; he snorted, flicked his sleeve, and the mirror’s image vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the forging chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The short-haired woman’s wrist trembled; the third spirit pattern, already half-engraved on the great blade, deviated again, turning her face pale. She slapped the furnace beside her with one hand, and roaring flames swiftly erased the flawed pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Almost there, don’t rush—you’ve completed three patterns before. There’s still plenty of time; you’ll succeed this time too,” she murmured reassurances to herself, then formed a hand seal to activate a secret technique, quickly regaining her composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she picked up the golden engraving blade once more and began engraving the third spirit pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the adjacent forging chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood-red liquid on the table had turned a pale silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu was still intensely focused on drawing something, though the metal ingot in his hand had been replaced by an iron rod roughly the same size as the short ruler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Sun stared at Wang Yu’s image on the mirror, his brow deeply furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he made no move to switch or close the image—he intended to watch until the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Wang Yu exhaled slowly, tossed the iron rod onto the floor, revealing its surface covered densely with tiny, clear, orderly silver characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gray-robed elder’s pupils contracted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Wang Yu sat down, cradled the black engraving needle in one hand, closed his eyes, and rested, as if recovering his drained energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed slowly, and soon it was noon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu opened his eyes again, silently whispered “Overclock,” and a flash of crystalline light vanished from his gaze as he stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped to the short ruler resting on the furnace, dipped the black engraving needle into the silver liquid, then, without hesitation, moved his wrist swiftly, engraving the pattern with his entire arm as steady as Mount Tai.\u003C\u002Fp>",1160,"2026-06-20T15:44:30.991Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","63c8d0806eaff1626189a4937d7f57083ccca8ab2c15b1be469386e5c3b56519","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-102","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-100",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]