[{"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-233":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},2320165,4537,"Chapter 233","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-233",233,"\u003Cp>“Oh, it seems Senior Sister already has a plan.” Wang Yu smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brute force won’t work—if we anger the beast inside and destroy those few Blood Essence Mushrooms, we’ll have wasted our effort for nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I happen to have a few special sedative pills designed for beasts. If we prepare some bait and scatter it above, we can easily subdue the beast inside.” Bai Yun pulled a small vial from her bosom and tipped out a black pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have a chunk of meat from a Cultivation Completion beast I killed—it can serve as bait.” Wang Yu, seeing this, also reached into his storage pouch and pulled out a piece of the monstrous python’s flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to being frozen, the flesh had turned hard as stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu merely activated his cultivation technique slightly; red light rippled across his palm, and in an instant, the meat thawed into high heat, its surface slightly charred, emitting a faint aroma of cooked meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was precisely why the Xiao Mi Yun Banner Treasure could conceal its aura—if not, the thing in the underground cave would have been alerted immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Yun was overjoyed and swiftly took the meat, crushing the black pill in her hand until it turned to powder, which fell onto the meat and dissolved into transparent liquid, vanishing within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This pill cost me a great deal of merit points from the Sect’s Medicine Hall—an upper-grade Beast-Sedative Pill. Though it’s unranked, even a Cultivation Completion beast that eats it will sleep for a full day and night. Extremely potent.” Bai Yun spoke, then placed the meat directly onto the back of the mechanical dragonfly before her, flicked her wrist, and activated the puppet toward the cave entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, with no second mechanical dragonfly projecting imagery, the two could only watch from afar as the puppet slowly flew into the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, Wang Yu noticed Bai Yun’s control bracelet tremble slightly, then glow with a faint yellow light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Yun then nodded to Wang Yu, her expression solemn as she fixed her gaze on the cave entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a full cup of tea’s time, the cave remained utterly still, as if nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go take a look. Be careful—hide your presence.” Bai Yun finally spoke to Wang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu nodded vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two then crept silently toward the cave entrance, pausing briefly outside. Seeing no abnormality, they stepped inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before them lay a cavern spanning over half an acre, but only the area near the entrance revealed the ground clearly; beyond, a blinding white mist filled the lower depths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the mist, faint glimmers of water could be seen, accompanied by melodious trickling sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both ignored all this at a glance—their eyes locked onto a small, strange beast lying motionless on the ground ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast had a flat body, no longer than three feet, with four limbs on its front half resembling an enlarged gecko, while its rear half bore a long, hooked tail like a scorpion’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the beast snored loudly as it slept, eyes tightly shut, with two shattered mechanical dragonflies lying beside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of beast is this, Senior Sister? Do you know?” Wang Yu circled the beast several times, puzzled, and asked Bai Yun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve never heard of a beast like this before—perhaps it’s a hybrid species.” Bai Yun stared at the beast, equally astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hybrid species? You mean a mutated beast born from crossbreeding two different species?” Wang Yu clearly knew of such beasts and immediately understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Precisely. Hybrid species beasts are far rarer than ordinary mutated beasts, since ordinary mutations are merely isolated anomalies within a species.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hybrid species beasts arise only when two entirely different beasts undergo a cosmic interplay of yin and yang, birthing a new kind—usually with unique abilities.” Bai Yun stared at the sleeping beast, clicking her tongue in wonder—she had never seen one before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hybrid species beasts are indeed exceedingly rare. Normally, we’d capture one alive and bring it back to the Sect—but under these circumstances, it’s not advisable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all, an untamed beast struggles violently inside a Spirit Beast Bag, and might even break free and escape.” Wang Yu’s thoughts raced, and he frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re right. Blood Essence Mushrooms matter more. Kill this beast. If something goes wrong midway, we won’t just lose the mushrooms—we might not survive leaving this mountain range.” Bai Yun’s expression sharpened, and she nodded firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Brother, you handle it.” Bai Yun said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu, hearing this, made no hesitation. He flipped his hand, and a long, crimson-and-azure blade appeared. After a brief glance at the beast’s slender neck, he struck—lightning-fast, blade descending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Plop.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast’s head rolled aside, and green blood gushed from its severed neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Bai Yun exhaled softly, her tension easing. She opened her mouth to speak—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wang Yu’s face darkened. His body blurred, and he instantly shifted several feet away. A faint black shadow pierced through the space where he had stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast’s headless body had suddenly lashed out its hooked tail, striking directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Yun gasped, glancing over—only then did she see the severed head, its blood-red eyes now open, glaring fiercely at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast had not died—even now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu’s body flickered again, lunging forward. His crimson-and-azure blade trembled, transforming into a dense storm of crimson-and-blue blades, engulfing both the beast’s body and head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst a furious hissing of slashes, the beast’s body and head instantly dissolved into a pulpy mess, unrecognizable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu sheathed his blade, glanced once more at the beast’s remains—and his face turned pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pile of flesh on the ground began to writhe, its surface sprouting countless blood threads that rapidly wove and grew. In moments, a blurred, new beast body began to take shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Bai Yun could speak, Wang Yu flipped his hand—the blade vanished. He formed a seal, muttered incantations, and slammed his palm down directly onto the beast’s emerging head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pale red light shield erupted from his palm, enclosing the entire beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, twelve pale red spiritual runes appeared on the shield’s surface, surging with crimson fire that made the surrounding air sear with unbearable heat.\u003C\u002Fp>",1036,"2026-06-20T15:44:32.161Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3ab5d8e500e8063b2c6f9d3aabfe1bb195fb41d2234cf388682d0dcd2d9ee12f","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-234","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-232",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]