[{"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-242":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},2320174,4537,"Chapter 242: Beast in a Cage","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-242",242,"\u003Cp>“Only Master Jialan could have set up a formation covering such a vast area,” said Xi Men Mei, her gaze returning from the moon in the sky, her expression grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To be safe, let me confirm once more— are we still inside the Jialan Secret Realm?” Wang Yu said suddenly after a moment of thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? What does your disciple plan to do?” Xi Men Mei looked at him in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister, wait here a moment—I’ll step out briefly and return right away.” Wang Yu flipped his hand, and a white crystal ball appeared in his palm; then he strode toward the courtyard gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Xi Men Mei seemed to understand something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few long strides, Wang Yu stood outside the courtyard, beyond the range of the Xiao Mi Yun Banner treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost at the same moment, the white crystal ball in his hand trembled slightly, and six or seven red dots of varying sizes appeared on its surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The largest red dot lay at the center of the ball, as big as a silkworm bean, like a small flame of crimson light, strikingly brilliant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other, slightly smaller red dots were three in number—some the size of a bean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two clustered together near the edge of the ball, one stood alone elsewhere, and three even smaller dots gathered in another spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was one final dot, also at the center of the ball, nearly touching the largest crimson flame—clearly, Xi Men Mei had killed many demonic sect disciples upon entering the realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing these dots, Wang Yu exhaled slowly, his figure flickering, then walked back inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the courtyard, Xi Men Mei gazed at him with an inquiring look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away, beneath an ancient pagoda, in a pitch-black space, two young women with similar faces had transformed into towering giants over ten feet tall, their fists clad in gauntlets, battling a horde of giant spider beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One woman wore blue armor, her body shimmering with swirling blue frost-light; each punch she threw summoned clusters of white fist shadows that exploded into bursts of freezing cold, coating the ground before her in a thick layer of white frost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other woman wore red armor, her entire body enveloped in crimson light, like a spirit of flame; wherever her fists and feet moved, bursts of blazing red fire erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But each of these spider beasts stood as tall as a human, bristling with fangs, their lower limbs sharp as blades, capable of spitting green venom and thick silk nets, all radiating the aura of mid-qi-refining stage; and every time one was slain, one or two more would emerge from the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, even though the two women were masters of coordinated combat and both had perfected the Breath Method to first-rank peak, after slaying over a dozen, they felt the spiders multiplying endlessly, filling them with despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the blue-armored woman accidentally had her calf entangled by a strand of white silk spat by one spider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Startled, she tried to slash through the net—but it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her exposed, the spiders before her all opened their jaws and spat more white silk, instantly layering her in thick webs below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue-armored woman could only open her mouth toward the sky and exhale a blast of blue frostwind; where it passed, the silk froze and shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this move left her other calf exposed—another strand of white silk struck it, binding it tightly; both calves were now pulled outward by two spider beasts, trying to drag her to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furious and alarmed, the blue-armored woman drew a deep breath; a thunderous roar echoed from within her body, and her upper torso swelled another size; planting her feet in a horse stance, she stood rooted like a mountain, unmoving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But compared to before, she could no longer dodge or maneuver—she could only endure attacks directly, clearly falling into a defensive position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the red-armored woman also faced trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though a large pile of charred beast corpses lay before her, more beasts were spewing streams of green venom that, upon contact with the flames from her fists, turned into thick green mists that spread everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as the red-armored woman frantically pushed her fists, conjuring more flame storms, the heavy green mist gradually enveloped both women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though their physical strength far surpassed ordinary qi-refining disciples, prolonged exposure made them nauseous and vomit, their bodies wracked with discomfort; they swallowed various antidote pills, but the effects were minimal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two women neared collapse, about to be overwhelmed by the horde of spider beasts, the red-armored woman could no longer hold back—she suddenly pulled a crimson talisman from her bosom and hurled it into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, the talisman ignited in the wind, and a phantom red sun appeared—initially no larger than a bowl, it swelled within moments into a massive object over ten feet in diameter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horde of spider beasts surrounding the two women, the moment the red sun phantom appeared, burst into flames and burned to ash within mere breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the two women exhaled in relief, frantically pulling out various recovery pills and spirit tonics, gulping them down, then immediately sat to meditate and restore their qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not bad, not bad—this is the Crimson Sun Art of the Falling Sun Sect. Just one talisman has such power; surely it was crafted by your sect’s Golden Core elder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But how many such talismans can you carry on your person?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have fifteen minutes to rest—I’ll release the second wave of white beasts. Can you withstand one wave, two waves—can you withstand three or four?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above them, a dark area suddenly revealed a window, blinding light pouring in, illuminating the dark space below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here was a cylindrical giant chamber, thirty to forty zhang wide, over twenty zhang tall, its walls entirely smooth stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only at the corners were a dozen circular passages—clearly, the spider beasts had emerged from these.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, a semi-transparent light barrier covered the entire wall and sealed every circular exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had the voice ended than a man’s face appeared at the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked thirty-seven or thirty-eight, ordinary features, but his eyes were piercingly sharp—it was Kang Wuhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, compared to before, his eyes had grown deeper, faint red veins visible within his pupils, and a golden pattern had appeared on his brow—shaped exactly like an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kang Wuhen, you bastard, don’t even dream it—we’d rather die than ever cultivate with you!” The red-armored woman screamed the moment she saw him, flicked her wrist, and hurled a massive fireball straight toward the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fireball slammed into the stone wall and bounced off, repelled by the white light barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the two women below could only stare, their faces filled with despair.\u003C\u002Fp>",1139,"2026-06-20T15:44:32.161Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","24e9e750429b60de82aeae3cdcc67d1b4cf0c8ad2cbe8d0ad6855b8cafe5cf4e","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-243","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-241",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]