[{"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-104":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},2320036,4537,"Chapter 104","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-104",104,"\u003Cp>“Wang Yu, no wonder you’re blessed with awakened crocodile bloodline—Bai Guang has taken to you so quickly after only two meetings. I might as well have raised it for nothing these past four years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why not give it to you? Even if you don’t form a spirit bond with it, just keeping it as an ordinary spirit beast to keep Da Lv company would be fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhou Shixiong, are you joking? That little Bai was bought for hundreds of spirit stones back then—now you’re just giving it to me? That’d be a huge loss.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, you yourself said that was the old price. Now that Bai has mutated in the wrong direction, its value is probably less than a common Ironhead Crocodile.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, it’s no longer a pup. Even if you tried selling it, no one would buy it. And I’ve already decided to find another spirit beast to form a spirit bond with—I simply don’t have the resources left to care for anything else. If you’re willing to take it off my hands, it’ll relieve me of a burden.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu hesitated, then looked down again at the small white beast on his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white crocodile cub lifted its neck and let out two low whimpers, its two tiny black eyes gleaming faintly with intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, since you’re so insistent, I’ll take Bai. But I won’t accept it for free. I’ve finished repairing the artifact you brought me last time. I won’t charge you the agreed repair fee—I’ll count it as payment for Bai.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? You’ve already repaired the artifact? In just a few days? No wonder the outer sect disciples are all talking—saying your artifact-crafting skill ranks among the top three among the sect’s apprentices. Fine, it’s settled then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu reached into his storage pouch and pulled out a small ink-green dagger, handing it directly to the other man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Green Mist Blade has few inscriptions, but the core ones have cracked—that’s why its power dropped by more than half. I patched it with other spirit-inscription materials. It won’t match its original state, but it can now restore over eighty percent of its former power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha! That’s more than enough. This Green Mist Blade was never meant for killing—it’s an auxiliary artifact. Restoring eight or nine tenths of its power is plenty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now I won’t need to buy a new artifact and can save a fortune in spirit stones.” Zhou Chu took the dagger, gave it a quick inspection, and grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhou Shixiong, you didn’t come here just to retrieve your artifact, did you?” Wang Yu asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course not. Wang Yu, a senior brother wants to meet you. Knowing we’re acquainted, he asked me to invite you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wants to meet me? Who?” Wang Yu blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t say now. You’ll know once you go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is he from our Zhuque Mountain?” Wang Yu asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, he’s not.” Zhou Chu answered honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If he’s not from our Zhuque Mountain and won’t even reveal his name, then forget it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang Yu, think again—this senior brother is extremely influential, arguably among the top two or three under the Four Peaks’ true disciples.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone that powerful wants to meet a mid-stage Qi Condensation disciple? Why?” Wang Yu thought for a moment, then shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since you’ve made up your mind, I’ll decline on your behalf.” Zhou Chu nodded, bowed, and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu sighed, carried the two small beasts on his arm, and walked to a pond beside his stone hut—about a zhang wide—and tossed them both inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green and white creatures immediately began playing together in the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu stood with arms crossed, watching for a long while, then murmured softly: “The Four Sects Assembly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, in a cave dwelling on Baihu Mountain, a burly man sat cross-legged atop several sharp blades, meditating, when a talisman suddenly flew in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised a hand, caught the talisman, glanced at its contents, and let out a cold snort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ungrateful fool.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the words left his lips, the talisman shattered into four pieces, as if sliced by a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days later, Wang Yu received a green-robed woman in a side hall of a pavilion at the mountain’s foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master, these are the mundane books and low-level cultivation manuals collected for you by Miss Yin. She asked me to ask whether you’d like me to keep gathering more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green-robed woman was Xiao Mei, Yin Linglong’s personal maid, now grown into a graceful young woman. She handed Wang Yu a storage pouch with respectful deference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep collecting. Add some herbal formulas and pill recipes too. If you run short of spirit stones, tell me.” Wang Yu took the pouch, gave a brief order, then upended it onto the floor, spilling out a heap of scrolls and bamboo slips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out his own storage pouch, transferred everything inside, and returned the empty pouch to Xiao Mei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Yin said that since word spread of your becoming an artifact apprentice, the Yin family’s situation has improved greatly. Collecting mundane texts and rogue cultivator manuals costs little. The spirit stones you sent last time haven’t even been used up, so she told you not to send any more back—keep them for your own cultivation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, Miss Yin said if you need someone to attend to your daily needs, I can stay at the Four Symbols Sect to serve you.” Xiao Mei took back the pouch, blushing slightly as she added this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need. I’m only an inner sect disciple—I have no authority to let anyone stay on the mountain long-term. Return to Linglong’s side.” Wang Yu shook his head outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a white talisman flew into the side hall, fluttered in the wind, then burst into flames. From the fire emerged a stern male voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Emergency task issued by the General Affairs Hall: one artifact apprentice required. Special summons for inner sect disciple Wang Yu to join the team. Report to the General Affairs Hall within fifteen minutes. This is a mandatory task—refusal is prohibited.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master, what’s this?” Xiao Mei froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry. Go back to the Yin household. I’ll handle this.” Wang Yu frowned, waved her off, stepped out of the side hall, and walked onto the open ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his sleeve, and a black iron boat shot out, leapt onto it, and soared into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>",1066,"2026-06-20T15:44:30.991Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d969ce91519256f9764f2bfae56cd0efaddd59a8b027f2feb7015a45a7f8edb6","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-105","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-103",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]