[{"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-201":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},2320133,4537,"Chapter 201","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-201",201,"\u003Cp>Wang Yu picked up the black leaf from the iron box and lightly touched the seemingly sharp “sword tip” with his finger; a thin wound appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression shifted slightly, but he took a deep breath, and the muscles around the wound tightened instantly—no blood flowed out, yet he was deeply alarmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, with his Black Tiger Breathing Method now fully perfected at the third level, even without actively activating it, his skin automatically generated a thick “qi membrane” upon impact; breaking this membrane required more than ordinary grade weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this ordinary-looking leaf, shaped like a short sword, treated the “qi membrane” as if it didn’t exist—it pierced through effortlessly and sliced open his unusually tough skin as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The innate sword embryo reputation of the Inkwood Sword Leaf is truly deserved. Even without any refinement, it’s this sharp—imagine the power if spiritual runes were engraved upon it. The only pity is, this material is wood-affiliated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After muttering a few words, Wang Yu reluctantly placed the black leaf back into the iron box and then picked up the spiritual fruit from the jade casket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fruit, with its translucent skin, was about the size of a fist, radiating a faint red glow; the moment he touched it, a wave of heat surged toward his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu gently stroked the fruit’s surface, his eyes half-lidded, recalling the whispered warning from a herbalist in the Spirit Herb Garden who recognized this fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jade Flame Fruit”—the primary ingredient for refining Jade Flame Pills, which enhance Qi Condensation cultivation. The older the fruit, the higher the quality of the pill produced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Typically, one Jade Flame Pill enhances cultivation by about five years; a mid-grade pill grants eight years, and a top-grade pill grants twelve. One fruit can refine into three to five pills, but this pill only works on cultivators practicing fire-affiliated techniques, and no one may consume more than two pills—excess causes the fire poison within to rebound, incinerating the user alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing the herbalist’s whispered warning, Wang Yu unhesitatingly added it to his list of the three earliest chosen millennium spiritual herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Inkwood Sword Leaf, a rare alchemical material, he chose it only during his second round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming these spiritual herbs and materials posed no threat, Wang Yu carefully stored them away and pulled out another green storage pouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This pouch was found on Dai Zong’s corpse after the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a rare poison cultivator, the contents of his storage pouch naturally intrigued Wang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of white light rolled from the green leather pouch’s opening, and a pile of items appeared on the ground: mostly bottles of various sizes and colors, over twenty mid-grade spirit stones, a thick book, a short green ruler, a black incense burner, and two yellow gourds—one large, one small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no intention of opening any of the poison vials; instead, he immediately inspected the two artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he infused the green ruler with spiritual energy, ten faint black spiritual runes surfaced, and a strong incense scent filled the air. He barely inhaled before his head spun and his vision blurred—he immediately cut off the energy flow in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black incense burner stood only three inches tall, its surface smooth and unadorned, yet inside lay a slender green incense stick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He infused spiritual energy into the burner—no reaction. He then brought the incense stick close to his nose and caught a faintly acrid, spicy odor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu frowned, set the incense stick aside, and finally picked up the thick book. On its cover were four red characters: *Tongye Poison Scripture*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to open it curiously when his face changed—he hurled the scripture away, frantically pulled a small white bottle from his robe, poured several yellow pills into his mouth, and immediately sat in meditation to absorb their power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the ten fingers of his hands, which had touched the scripture, turned pitch black—and the darkness rapidly spread toward his wrists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Puff.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crimson aura erupted across Wang Yu’s body, surging swiftly toward his hands, coalescing into two brilliant red flames that trapped the black poison and rapidly burned it away, diluting its darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a full cup of tea’s time, he ceased his cultivation. The red glow vanished, revealing his palms restored to their original state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he exhale slowly, though a lingering chill still prickled his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he finally understood why even Zhen Chuan like Tian Junzi avoided direct confrontation with Dai Zong—his poisons were truly brutal. Only because Wang Yu’s body was exceptionally strong and his fire-affiliated cultivation offered partial resistance did he survive. A regular Qi Condensation cultivator would have died instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this was merely residual poison left on the scripture after Dai Zong’s death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu silently thanked his own decisive ruthlessness—he had killed Dai Zong instantly upon meeting him. Otherwise, had the poison cultivator activated his poison arts, the situation might have become extremely difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu glanced again at the *Tongye Poison Scripture* on the ground, carefully removed a thick pelt from his person, tossed it over the book, wrapped it tightly in the fur, sealed it with several talismans, and then stored it safely in his pouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remembering his previous mistake, he exhaled deeply. Amid swirling white mist, pale golden mist emerged along his arms, rolling together to form two pale golden gauntlets that fully encased his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu flexed his fingers within the golden gauntlets, then picked up one of the yellow gourds and gave it a slight shake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Rattling.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A liquid sloshed inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu examined the object closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gourd was palm-sized, uniformly pale yellow, smooth and jade-like—clearly no ordinary item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brow twitched. He grasped the lid with one hand, twisted it open gently, shook the gourd again—no anomaly occurred. He glanced inside, paused thoughtfully, then slowly tilted it downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single drop of ink-green viscous fluid dripped from the gourd’s mouth, landing directly on the soil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Sizzle.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ink-green fluid vanished instantly into the earth, leaving only a deep, narrow hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu’s eye twitched. He flipped his hand—and the Qinghong Blade appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of cold light. The long blade sliced layer by layer through the soil around the hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, a deep pit several feet across formed in the tree hollow—but the narrow hole remained visible at its bottom, and the surrounding soil, a full basin’s width, had turned pale green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu’s expression darkened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>",1085,"2026-06-20T15:44:32.161Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","77e404c3668a6c1860441452d9d4a799e07b43ae2f65af8bf60584393e43d448","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-202","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-200",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]