[{"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-121":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},2320053,4537,"Chapter 121","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-121",121,"\u003Cp>“Magic first? What cultivation level is this Seventh Marvel Elder, to dare make such a claim?” Wang Yu blinked in surprise upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seventh Marvel Elder is a Foundation Establishment grand master and the head of the Magic Hall of the Thousand Bamboo Sect. It is said he was born with a ‘Heart of Magical Insight,’ allowing him to effortlessly comprehend magical runes and master over a hundred spells. In terms of spellcraft precision, few in the Great Ming Prefecture can match him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This time, Seventh Marvel Elder came because the two ancestral elders above decided to strengthen ties between our sects by exchanging high-level cultivators to lecture and teach. I heard there may even be student exchanges afterward, but I don’t know if it will really happen.” Xi Men Mei clearly had excellent connections, revealing a flood of information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With such a towering reputation in magic, I truly want to attend this lecture—but where and when will it begin?” Wang Yu felt a growing interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had attended several public lectures by Foundation Establishment cultivators in the past few years and had indeed gained much from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With Seventh Marvel Elder’s fame, his lecture will be wildly popular. Fortunately, it’s only open to inner sect disciples. I heard even the True Disciples plan to attend. You’d better get there early and secure a good seat. The lecture starts in three days, at the newly built Lecture Hall.” Xi Men Mei smiled lightly, gave him the time and place, then ended the transmission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu silently memorized the details, tucked away the disc, and resumed his breathing and cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days later, before a newly constructed massive stone hall on the mountainside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inner sect disciples of the Four Symbols Sect gradually arrived by flight, landing on the square before the hall, then solemnly entered the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu also descended slowly on a mechanical flying bird, but had barely stepped down when he heard a voice behind him: “Brother Wang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu turned, startled, and saw a young man with an ordinary face walking toward him, smiling broadly, having just jumped off a small mechanical flying vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Wan, what a coincidence—you’re here to listen to Seventh Marvel Elder’s public lecture too?” Wang Yu recognized the man, his expression flickering with surprise as he bowed his fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man was none other than “Brother Wan Shan,” who had once run a broker business in the Four Symbols Sect’s small inner market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been the one who introduced Wang Yu to Master Sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after Wang Yu’s metallurgy skills matured and he sold many low-grade magical artifacts through Master Sun, Brother Wan had specifically sought him out, hoping to take over future sales of his artifacts once his ten-year agreement with Master Sun expired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu had neither accepted nor refused at the time, only saying he’d decide later—but ever since, every time they met, Brother Wan had been overly enthusiastic, even freely giving him minor sect gossip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who among us in the sect, if not in seclusion or on a mission, wouldn’t come to hear Seventh Marvel Elder’s lecture? By the way, Brother Wang, I heard your last mission was extremely perilous—even Master Zhu and a Foundation Establishment elder perished there.” Wan Shan greeted warmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That mission was indeed a trap. Had I not been so low in cultivation and thus not a target for the demonic sect, I never would have escaped alive to Jingzhou.” Wang Yu sighed helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard you returned with Sister Xi Men—is that true?” Wan Shan lowered his voice slightly, his expression turning mysterious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s true. Why, Brother Wan, are you particularly interested in Sister Xi Men?” Wang Yu’s eyes flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe, all I can tell you, Brother Wang, is that Sister Xi Men’s lineage is extraordinary. Though your mission was dangerous, forming a connection with her is truly a blessing in disguise.” Wan Shan smiled lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu had suspected as much, but hearing it still stirred something within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, Brother Wang, let’s go find a good seat. Even Thousand Bamboo Sect disciples rarely get to hear Seventh Marvel Elder lecture.” At this, Wan Shan grabbed Wang Yu’s arm and pulled him toward the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the hall, they saw it stretched over a hundred zhang wide, its floor paved with gray-white stone tiles. At the front stood a towering white jade dais, below which were scattered stone benches, each spaced a zhang apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half the benches were already occupied—nearly a hundred disciples. Wang Yu and Wan Shan found a spot not too conspicuous but close to the dais, and sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu glanced at the empty dais—he knew Seventh Marvel Elder had not yet arrived—and swept his gaze around the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the inner sect disciples wore clearly distinguishable four-colored robes, most of whom he’d never seen before; a few he recognized vaguely; only a handful he could name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But strangely, the front row of benches nearest the dais held only two people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They sat far apart and showed no sign of speaking to each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a black-robed man in his thirties, with a square, broad face and four pupils in each eye. He sat quietly, idly turning a golden tortoise shell in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was a red-dressed woman in her late twenties, with jet-black curly hair, pale skin, and a black mole at the corner of her mouth. Her expression was languid, and a five-colored bird perched lazily on her shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s Li Yan, True Disciple of Xuanwu Mountain, and Yun Cai Shang, True Disciple of Zhujue Mountain. They are two of our sect’s Twelve True Disciples… no, Nine True Disciples. Both hail from our sect’s two largest families: the Li and Yun clans.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But it’s strange—I heard both True Disciples had already entered seclusion, preparing to break through their minor realms. Why would they come out just for Seventh Marvel Elder’s lecture? I recall one excels at beast taming, the other at magical artifacts—they’re not known for magic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Shan whispered these details to Wang Yu, murmuring in wonder, clearly puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing these two were the famed True Disciples, Wang Yu couldn’t help but glance at them again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Disciples were unlike ordinary inner or outer sect disciples: each lineage could have only three, all the most promising seeds for Golden Core breakthrough. During their True Disciple status, whether Foundation Establishment or not, they were considered peers with all inner and outer sect disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the sect demanded extreme standards from True Disciples: both cultivation talent and mental fortitude had to be top-tier. If a superior disciple emerged, or if a True Disciple showed no significant progress within a set time, their status was immediately revoked, reduced to ordinary disciple or elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if sensing something, the red-dressed woman suddenly turned her head—and her gaze met Wang Yu’s directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu froze, then awkwardly offered a nervous smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Cai Shang, seeing an unfamiliar youth, gave no response, and turned her head back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, over twenty more inner sect disciples entered one by one, filling nearly half the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a commotion erupted at the hall’s entrance, and many inner sect disciples instinctively turned to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu couldn’t help but glance over too—but when he saw who it was, he was utterly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>",1227,"2026-06-20T15:44:30.991Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b8b5bb476f0cce3492c9f3382cc41c5c1a19079b3096f5f9eb2bc0b5ed8ad29d","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-122","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-120",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]