[{"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-328":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},2320260,4537,"Chapter 328","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-328",328,"\u003Cp>\"Go\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu swept his wide sleeves forward and slammed them against the massive wall of fire, casting several incantations into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp hissing sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wall of fire surged upward, transforming into a thick cloud of flame that dyed half the sky red, rolling forward like a tidal wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the opposite black mist came a piercing screech; the black mist also surged upward and collided with the advancing fire cloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black and red fire clouds exploded apart, like boiling oil meeting water—black and red intertwined, then shattered and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the remaining black mist burst forth a colossal creature: a monstrous rat, four zhang in length.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its entire body was covered in emerald-green hard bristles, its mouth filled with jet-black fangs, its eyes blood-red as fresh blood, its belly bearing six limbs, and its back sprouting a pair of meat-red bat wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More striking still, atop the monstrous rat stood a tall, shadowy figure clad in a black robe, wearing a gray conical hat, carrying a massive blade on his back, and beside his feet, resting on the beast’s back, lay a white coffin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu saw this and without hesitation pressed his incantation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three small mirrors circling him, amid thunderous roars, reshaped into floating cannon forms, their three long barrels simultaneously aimed at the tall figure atop the beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This attack form, once too draining of his Qi for him, now allowed full power after his Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At nearly the same moment, the tall demonic cultivator atop the giant rat raised one hand, and a jet-black iron shield transformed mid-air into a massive shield, stretching over a zhang wide, blocking his front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud hissing erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three “floating cannons,” amid thunderous roars, trembled slightly, their muzzles simultaneously spewing three beams of golden light—each precisely converging into a single golden thread that vanished in an instant through the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A muffled “puff!”—a streak of golden light flashed across the iron shield’s surface, then pierced straight through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall demonic cultivator clearly hadn’t anticipated this—he roared in fury, his body erupting in a layer of green mist, then staggered backward two steps before regaining his stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu’s eyes glinted sharply—he clearly saw a small, thumb-thick charred hole on the tall cultivator’s chest, yet not a single drop of blood emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your artifact’s interesting. If not for my supreme protective secret technique, others might’ve been crippled by a single strike. What else do you have? Bring it on!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall demonic cultivator glanced at the hole in his chest, then burst into wild laughter, and with a swift motion, snatched the massive blade from his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opponent’s defense seemed astonishingly strong—likely difficult to handle—but he still needed to test him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, he shook his sleeve and flung out a silver small seal. After channeling his incantation, it expanded to the size of a pavilion, its surface swirling with thirty-six shimmering silver spirit-inscription shadows, descending with terrifying force directly onto the beast and its rider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second-rank mid-grade artifact”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall demonic cultivator, once composed, gasped at the silver giant seal’s might and without hesitation swung his massive blade upward in rapid slashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vast expanse of grayish sword shadows surged forth, colliding with the underside of the silver seal, producing a series of muffled thuds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver seal merely flickered faintly; the gray sword shadows shattered inch by inch and collapsed into nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall demonic cultivator pointed one finger, and twenty silver spirit-inscription shadows surfaced on the black iron shield, forming a black curtain that surged upward to meet the descending seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid thunderous roars, black and silver light interwove and flashed—the seal’s descent slowed, temporarily halted by the black curtain mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron shield was also a second-rank artifact, but clearly far inferior in quality to the Míshān Seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For ordinary cultivators in the Immortal Realm, the quality of a second-rank artifact was generally judged by the number of inscriptions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more inscriptions engraved on an artifact, the rarer its materials, and typically, the more inscriptions, the greater its power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, most cultivators commonly referred to artifacts with fewer than twenty-four inscriptions as second-rank low-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Artifacts with twenty-four to forty-eight inscriptions were called second-rank mid-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Artifacts with forty-eight to seventy-two inscriptions were called second-rank high-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Artifacts with over seventy-two inscriptions were exceedingly difficult to forge, their power approaching third-rank levels, and thus termed second-rank supreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this classification wasn’t absolute—but for ordinary cultivators, it was sufficient to easily distinguish the quality of a second-rank artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opposing iron shield was merely a second-rank low-grade artifact; facing the mid-grade Míshān Seal, it was naturally at a severe disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu briefly scanned his dantian with his spiritual sense and discovered that seven drops of liquid Qi stored there had already consumed one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sent a chill through him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since advancing to Foundation Establishment, though his cultivation method and artifacts had grown vastly stronger, his Qi consumption had also increased dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Qi foundation was still somewhat weak—he immediately resolved to end this swiftly, raised one hand, and pointed remotely at the distant giant seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One drop of liquid Qi in his dantian spun rapidly, instantly transforming into a torrent of spiritual power, surging remotely into the distant seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver giant seal hummed loudly; its silver inscription shadows churned violently, and the seal’s volume swelled another full circle, unleashing a crushing force that slammed downward with renewed might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cracking sound—the black light curtain shattered instantly, collapsing back into the iron shield, which plummeted downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant silver seal seized the moment, vanished in a flash, and smashed directly onto the tall demonic cultivator’s skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A muffled thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The upper half of the tall demonic cultivator’s body exploded like buried explosives, spraying blood and flesh everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining lower half swayed, then tumbled backward off the giant rat’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu stared, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at nearly the same instant, the giant rat hissed sharply—its meat-red bat wings ignited with crimson flames, then beat violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two torrents of searing flame surged forth, engulfing the entire rat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames exploded outward from within—the monstrous rat’s colossal body vanished without a trace in the firelight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu’s pupils contracted—he flipped his hand without hesitation, and a jet-black flying dagger appeared between his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, his body’s fire shield collapsed without warning, dissolving into a vast wave of flame that rolled forward of its own accord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the churning flames, the giant rat shot out with a “whoosh!”, spreading its wings and appearing directly within the firelight, its mouth wide open, a large cluster of white light flashing—about to blast something at Wang Yu at point-blank range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At nearly the same moment, the coffin atop the giant rat exploded open with a bang, its lid shooting skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short figure leapt silently from the coffin, one hand flinging out a vast emerald-green silk net aimed straight at Wang Yu’s head, while the other sleeve flicked—a jet-black iron spike shot forth like lightning, piercing straight for Wang Yu’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>",1188,"2026-06-20T15:44:32.161Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","01f250f2bf66a9e2e64539bffa495f5e3b867eef7918d297002da9ffbf8bcb73","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-329","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-327",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]