[{"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-163":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},2320095,4537,"Chapter 163","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-163",163,"\u003Cp>Wang Yu had just sighed in relief and was about to take off when, from the dense forest below, two massive blue wolves, over a zhang tall, their bodies wreathed in swirling winds, suddenly rose into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“High-grade beast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu was startled, but instantly reacted—he flicked his sleeve, and two flashes of cold light shot out, vanishing in an instant as they pierced through the skulls of the two giant blue wolves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two giant wolves let out mournful howls, plummeting from the air and crashing heavily into the wolf pack below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two flashes of cold light circled once in midair before shooting back into Wang Yu’s sleeve—faintly, they were two slender, gleaming willow-leaf daggers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing their two giant leaders slain by the airborne enemy, the wolf pack scattered in fear, no longer lingering below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu, seeing this, made no move to pursue; instead, he suddenly turned his head and coldly spoke to a patch of empty air nearby:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you watched enough? Or must I personally ask you to show yourself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, the empty air remained utterly silent, showing no sign of disturbance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu chuckled, flicked his sleeve again—and “whoosh,” “whoosh”—two more flashes of cold light shot out, hurtling toward that patch of air with uncanny speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clang!” “Clang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air rippled, and a tall young man clad in green half-armor emerged, wielding a massive black sword; with a mere flick of his wrist, he shattered both flashes of cold light into countless streaks of light that scattered in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu scanned the man with his spiritual sense, and his expression shifted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s aura was untraceable—he must be at least at the peak of Qi Refinement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disciple of the Four Symbols Sect? Only peak Qi Refinement? Interesting!” The green-armored youth, broad-shouldered, with bulging eyes and a huge mouth, looked plainly ugly; he glanced at Wang Yu and spoke coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not a Black Soul Sect disciple, nor from the Joy Palace—could you be from the Demon Luo Sect?” Wang Yu narrowed his eyes and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct. I, Wei, am an inner-disciple of the Demon Luo Sect. Since we’ve met, leave your life here.” The green-armored youth spoke proudly, then swung his black sword, slashing through the air toward Wang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blinding white sword qi surged from the blade, roaring toward him with overwhelming force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“End this quickly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu murmured, gripped his crimson-and-green long knife, and flicked his body sideways, darting over a zhang away to evade the massive sword qi; then he chanted a spell and formed a hand seal with one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puff!” “Puff!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At both his calves, a pale green aura swirled, and a crimson fire glimmered faintly; the green and red lights interwove, and eleven crimson-and-green spiritual runes surfaced simultaneously—two glowing wheels, each about a chi in diameter, appeared beneath his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green-armored youth, seeing Wang Yu’s move, sneered, shook his black sword, and eleven faint golden spiritual runes appeared on its surface; around it, dozens of golden sword shadows—each about a chi long, dense and clear as real blades—materialized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could activate them, Wang Yu, eyes gleaming, moved first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu merely flicked his crimson-and-green blade, and the twin wheels beneath his feet spun violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoosh!” He vanished from his spot; a crimson-and-green shadow shot forth, flashed once more, and vanished again with a howling wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wei youth gasped, instinctively raised his sword before him; the dense swarm of golden sword shadows hissed forward in a frenzied rush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where the golden sword shadows passed, the air rippled faintly, as if countless golden fish darted back and forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing? I’m behind you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a faint voice came from behind the green-armored youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth turned pale with shock, slapped his armor to channel spiritual energy—but his body froze rigid; a thin red line appeared on his neck, his head rolled off, and his headless body swayed a few times before tumbling down with its severed head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A zhang behind, Wang Yu stood pale-faced, shaking his crimson-and-green blade; several drops of blood slid from the blade’s edge. He flipped his hand once more and stored the weapon away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down at the headless corpse on the ground, then at his own feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crimson-and-green wheel shadows had vanished, but his soles were charred black, faintly emitting a burnt odor; his original shoes had long since turned to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu winced, gritting his teeth against the pain, pulled a green talisman from his storage pouch, slapped it onto both feet; as the green runes glowed, the charred, flaking skin rapidly dissolved, revealing fresh, pale skin beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he floated slowly down to the ground, searched the corpse, retrieved two storage pouches, picked up the fallen black sword, formed a hand seal, muttered a spell, and hurled a fireball that reduced both corpse and head to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green half-armor the youth wore remained untouched by the flames—even the fire seemed to avoid it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu was surprised, but knew this armor was likely a treasure; he immediately stored it in his pouch, then flashed away into the nearby forest and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a quarter-hour later, seven or eight demonic cultivators in varied robes flew in and hovered above the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them held a circular disc, scanned the surroundings, checked the disc again, then led the others down to the ground to search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Zhao, there are burn marks here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp-eyed demonic disciple spotted the spot where the green-armored youth’s body had been reduced to ash and shouted to the one holding the disc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man holding the disc was clearly a bookish man in his thirties, but now his face was grim; he strode to the spot indicated, studied the disc several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the disc, a faint red dot flickered at the center—then vanished. The scholar’s pupils shrank sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others nearby saw the disc’s change and cried out in alarm:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Zhao, what’s happening? Wei’s blood mark disappeared—did Wei really die?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a disaster! Wei was one of the few direct descendants of Elder Wei. He sneaked into the secret realm, and we failed to protect him. When we return, we’ll be lucky to be sent to the Ten Thousand Snake Valley for punishment—worse, we might lose our lives.” Another man added, panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can we be blamed? Who knew Wei stole Elder Wei’s Thousand Breath Mask and disguised himself as someone else to enter the realm? Even Elder Wei didn’t notice!” Someone protested, furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Elder Wei soon discovered it—he sent us a blood-mark disc and gave explicit orders for us to protect this descendant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Wei was arrogant—he hated our company, never lost a sparring match in the sect, and slipped away again using the Thousand Breath Mask. Now he’s dead—Elder Wei will never let us off lightly.” Another added, despairing.\u003C\u002Fp>",1155,"2026-06-20T15:44:30.991Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e80ef8b270b6b2b272a820382ea460fa44bbf1e7a344f407350379abe675c4ac","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-164","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-162",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]