[{"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-229":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},2320161,4537,"Chapter 229","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-229",229,"\u003Cp>Zhou Chu, having overheard the two conversing, was already stunned; now, upon hearing Xi Men Mei’s words, he quickly turned his thoughts several times and immediately smiled broadly in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two before him were descendants of Jin Dan elders; if he could befriend them, they’d be two thick, thick legs to cling to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yuan Huatian immediately rolled his eyes and refused:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way. I barely got in here—I won’t slink out like this, or what face do I have left? I’m going with Xi Men Mei and Brother Wang. Even if I’m weaker, as long as I’m with you, nothing bad will happen again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We have urgent matters to attend to—how could we drag along a burden like you? You never succeed, only cause trouble,” Xi Men Mei said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Xi Men Mei, we grew up together since childhood, and you’re still my betrothed—yet now you’re planning to go off alone with Brother Wang, a young junior disciple, and refuse to take me along?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I go out and tell my father about this, what do you think his reaction will be?” Yuan Huatian smirked, glancing between Wang Yu and Xi Men Mei, then suddenly grinned with a strange twist to his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Betrothed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, Wang Yu and Zhou Chu both froze. Wang Yu, upon hearing the latter part, felt deeply embarrassed and didn’t know how to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t spout nonsense. Though we were betrothed since childhood, as long as you haven’t established your Foundation, don’t even think of marrying me. Say whatever you want outside—do as you please. Your nature is well known to your father; he’d likely lock you in solitary confinement for half a year the moment he sees you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, your life is yours alone. I’ve already saved you once. If you refuse to leave here and get captured again by the demonic sect, I’ll just marry someone else later.” After scolding him sharply, Xi Men Mei called to Wang Yu and flew back up to the white jade airship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Yuan Huatian’s expression changed slightly, but he said nothing further in protest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu, meanwhile, had earlier tossed Zhou Chu a storage bag, waved at him, then likewise flew up onto the white jade airship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, the white jade airship shuddered slightly, then shot into the sky as a streak of white light; midway, a green aura swept over it, and the airship vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Zhou Chu scan the storage bag with his spiritual sense and found inside a mechanical airship, several magical artifacts, and some talismans and pills—his heart leapt with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being captured, his storage bag had long been confiscated; he’d been worrying about what to do if he encountered demonic cultivators again. Now, with these items, his strength could immediately recover by more than half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Yuan, shouldn’t we leave too? Several members of the Joy Palace died here—staying too long might draw other demonic cultivators.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Chu glanced at the handsome young man beside him, still staring blankly at the distant sky, and stepped forward politely to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He no longer intended to linger in the secret realm. If he were alone, he’d never dare leave the Jialan Secret Realm early—but now, with Yuan Huatian, a descendant of a Jin Dan elder, everything was no longer a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, let’s leave first. Brother Zhou, what’s the relationship between Xi Men Mei and Brother Wang? Why would they choose to go together rather than take me, their betrothed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Huatian finally turned his gaze away, glanced at the emerald wooden boat beneath him, nodded in agreement, then immediately asked another question that made Zhou Chu’s heart thump rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Yuan, you’re overthinking it. As far as I know, Brother Wang is solely devoted to cultivation—he often closes himself off for months without stepping out. Sister Xi Men is an apprentice in formation arts and rarely shows her face in the sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They must truly have urgent matters. And if Sister Xi Men didn’t care about you at all, why would she have come to rescue you?” Zhou Chu explained calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That does make some sense—maybe I really overthought it. Heh, Brother Zhou, your cultivation is average, but you’re good at soothing people.” Yuan Huatian nodded, smiling warmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Chu could only smile awkwardly, then raised his hand to release a pale yellow mechanical airship. Once Yuan Huatian boarded, he summoned a bone knife artifact and chopped the emerald wooden boat into splinters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he chanted a spell and spat out a torrent of flame, burning every fragment to ash, before propelling the mechanical airship swiftly toward the outer edge of the secret realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu sat cross-legged on the white jade airship, resting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the battle had ended quickly, he had slain several people and expended considerable spiritual energy and physical strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xi Men Mei stood at the front of the airship, continuing to pour spiritual energy into the faint violet banner in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both remained silent, neither speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some time, Xi Men Mei spoke without turning around:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Wang, don’t you wonder how I suddenly gained a betrothed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu hesitated, then shook his head and replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister didn’t say it already? You were betrothed since childhood. Both of you are descendants of Jin Dan elders. Brother Yuan is handsome and has reached Qi Refinement peak—your match is perfectly suited.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Giggles, perfectly suited? Brother Wang, is that really how you see my betrothed?” Xi Men Mei laughed lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there something wrong?” Wang Yu asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wrong? It’s far more than wrong—it’s extremely dangerous. Do you know my betrothed isn’t as simple as he appears?” Xi Men Mei spoke with deep implication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not simple?” Wang Yu was genuinely startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From what I know, though he seems lazy, foolish, and utterly dim-witted, every true disciple of the Thousand Bamboo Sect who has ever wronged him—whether for months or years—ends up suffering terrible misfortune: some lose their cultivation, others lose limbs, and some even lose their lives.” Xi Men Mei spoke slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister, that joke isn’t funny at all,” Wang Yu laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you really think I’m joking?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Years ago, another Jin Dan elder’s Foundation Establishment disciple publicly humiliated him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two years later, that Foundation Establishment cultivator, while attempting to break through a minor realm, accidentally ingested a herb nearly identical to a thousand-year lingzhi—but it was a thousand-year black grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did he fail to break through, but the poison caused him to regress one minor realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounds ridiculous—a Foundation Establishment cultivator confusing a thousand-year lingzhi with a thousand-year black grass. Yet he truly did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumor says that just before giving the herb to the cultivator, my betrothed had been playing in that herb hall for half a day before leaving contentedly.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1143,"2026-06-20T15:44:32.161Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","235238a3c1261fc5aae36bd93c38484f182dd01d624848d96bb9e3ca8e4a923c","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-230","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-228",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]