[{"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-176":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},2320108,4537,"Chapter 176: Sword Pattern Flying Daggers","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-176",176,"\u003Cp>A booming roar echoed continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden fist shadows and black mist collided, unleashing blinding gold-and-black light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first few rings of pale black mist were shattered outright by the golden fist shadows, but more black mist rolled in behind, layer upon layer, sweeping away the remaining fist shadows as if utterly unbreakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah! Your fists are indeed powerful, but this Iron Cloud Array specifically counters body-refining arts—just resign yourself to dying inside.” The silver-robed man laughed wildly, then formed a hand seal with one hand; instantly, the rings of pale black iron clouds below began to churn and ripple in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Iron Cloud Array is somewhat interesting. With such a potent technique, you’re not a true disciple of the Demon Luo Sect, are you?” Wang Yu frowned, retracted his arm, and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You finally figured it out. Correct—I, Yun, am the Eleventh True Disciple of the Demon Luo Sect. Dying at my hands is a fitting end for you.” The silver-robed man spoke with pride, then intensified his hand seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rings of iron clouds below rolled toward the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True Disciple”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu murmured softly, formed a hand seal of his own, chanted incantations under his breath, and a swirl of red aura enveloped his body, revealing a crimson light shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, rings of black mist crashed against the red shield like waves, producing a continuous series of “thud-thud” impacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black mist and red light interwove; the crimson shield flickered faintly, revealing twelve crimson spiritual patterns, yet its surface remained solid and unmoved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver-robed man high above, once smug, froze in surprise. After closely examining the spiritual patterns on the crimson shield below, he exclaimed, “Fire Flame Shield”—then suddenly remembered something and sneered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if you know the Fire Flame Shield spell, what does it matter? I’ll simply drain your spiritual power until it’s gone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he spoken than he reached into his sleeve and pulled out a yellow talisman, tossed it into the air, and it ignited instantly, summoning a blinding white gale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pale black clouds continuously striking the shield now surged in higher and higher waves, their power greatly amplified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once rock-solid crimson shield began to tremble slightly, its spiritual patterns flickering erratically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wind and Clouds Converge!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Wang Yu’s eyes flickered. He stomped one foot; the ground beneath him collapsed instantly, and his body shot upward like a crossbow bolt, aiming to escape the Iron Cloud Array from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you thinking? How could my Iron Cloud Array leave such an obvious flaw?” The silver-robed man in midair sneered, pointing one finger downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the void above rippled, and rings of pale black iron clouds reappeared, forming a vast net that enveloped Wang Yu from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu grunted, plunged headfirst into the pale black net, still protected by the Fire Flame Shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hissing “ssss” sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Fire Flame Shield collided with the rings of iron clouds, a roaring flame erupted across its surface, instantly intertwining with the black mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that brief delay, the black mist below surged upward, surrounding Wang Yu completely in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver-robed man laughed loudly, formed another seal, and the gale below roared again; rings of black mist now surged toward the Fire Flame Shield like blades from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing within the crimson shield, Wang Yu watched the black clouds closing in from all sides and sighed. Suddenly, he pulled three thin, lightweight willow-leaf daggers from his person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three daggers were pure silver-white; each bore nine faint silver spiritual patterns on its surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These patterns resembled tiny swords; three formed a simple spiritual diagram, and the three diagrams resonated with one another, faintly combining into a larger spiritual pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boy, what are you thinking? Under my Iron Cloud Array, no artifact can escape.” The man in the air, seeing this, dismissed it carelessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu merely looked up at the silver-robed man, his eyes glinting sharply, then maximized his Golden Touch ability to its peak and murmured, “Open.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rings of black mist surging toward him froze instantly, then split open into a narrow passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is…” The silver-robed man froze, instinctively uttering two words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below, Wang Yu’s wrist suddenly thickened; he flicked his wrist toward the passage, and the three daggers vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High above, the silver-robed man felt a flash of silver light before him—then a chill struck his brow, throat, and chest as all three daggers pierced him simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did a white light shield flicker to life on his body—but it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver-robed man’s eyes darkened, his strength vanished, his consciousness faded, and he plummeted straight down from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a “thud,” his corpse slammed onto the ground; the white light shield on his body flickered a few times and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hummm”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rings of black iron clouds surrounding Wang Yu instantly converged into one spot, coalesced with a roar, and reformed into a single black iron brick that crashed heavily to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu raised his hand and beckoned; the three willow-leaf daggers far away whistled back, vanished in a flash, and disappeared into his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu turned his hand, and one willow-leaf dagger reappeared in his palm. He examined the nine faintly flickering sword-like spiritual patterns on its surface, and a satisfied expression crossed his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strange spiritual patterns on this dagger were, of course, one of the three silver sword patterns from the Hengjiang Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had deciphered these three sword patterns using his Overclock ability, he had only understood the true function of one. The other two, though he could inscribe them, remained completely mysterious—he had tried replicating the Hengjiang Sword by inscribing all three simultaneously onto other blade blanks, but failed every time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that only a swordsman’s flying sword could inscribe all three patterns together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, after numerous attempts inscribing each pattern individually, he finally discovered that one of the sword patterns possessed the peculiar effect of accelerating an artifact’s speed—and it could even be stacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strangest thing occurred: ever since hearing Master Qimiao’s lecture on stacking second-rank artifact spiritual patterns, he had repeatedly tried stacking the simplest spell patterns, but always failed due to insufficient spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this acceleration sword pattern, when arranged into the simplest three-pattern diagram using only one repeated pattern, produced an acceleration effect that could be stacked directly—even stacked a second time with nine sword patterns—and the effect remained, with surprisingly low spiritual power demands during inscription.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discovering this, he rejoiced and experimented extensively, eventually determining that the only secondary-stacked spiritual pattern he could master was this simplest nine-pattern secondary stack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Four Sects Assembly approaching, he naturally chose to apply this sword pattern to enhance his power, selecting the willow-leaf dagger—the simplest, yet most speed-dependent artifact—for inscription.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After wasting much material and failing many times, he finally forged these three daggers, crafted from iron essence, with stacked sword patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the nine-pattern diagram was the simplest secondary stack, once inscribed onto an artifact, it became a second-rank artifact—its power was self-evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Added to his immense strength when throwing them, and his Golden Touch control, their speed was so astonishing that even after one test, he was left speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his estimation, a fully unleashed nine-sword-pattern secondary-stacked dagger moved faster than a bullet fired from a modern firearm on Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the target wasn’t too far, the dagger would strike the moment it left his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>",1252,"2026-06-20T15:44:30.991Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1bae5396f5670830f6f602b4d88e887fd09bc318d6d07837e5bb3f6e31fc9c1d","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-177","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-175",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]