[{"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-349":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},2320281,4537,"Chapter 349: Deal and Colossus","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-349",349,"\u003Cp>“You want two-thirds of Xiao Bai’s essence blood?” Wang Yu’s expression darkened, no longer calling him “Senior Brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct. This ability within Xiao Bai is of great use to me, but the small amount of essence blood I received before is far too little. Give me the essence blood, and this secret technique is yours, Junior Brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Xiao Bai loses two-thirds of its essence blood, it will suffer a severe blow to its vital energy in the short term, but with proper care over a few years, it will recover. But with this secret technique, you can activate this innate talent in Xiao Bai. What do you think?” “Senior Brother Li” stared at Wang Yu and spoke slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Losing two-thirds of its essence blood at once? It’s not just a blow to vital energy—it might even destroy its foundation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Guiyuan Technique is somewhat useless. External spiritual power isn’t so easily borrowed—even for one’s own spiritual beast, the restrictions must be severe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for the backlash effects of transferring spiritual power—if the beast is bound by a soul pact, when the beast suffers backlash, the master won’t escape unscathed either.” Wang Yu shook his head repeatedly, his refusal unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can you say the Guiyuan Technique is so worthless? Don’t you intend to activate Xiao Bai’s innate talent?” “Senior Brother Li” frowned at this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Bai’s ability sounds impressive at first—even god-defying—allowing a beast to rapidly increase its cultivation in a short time. But upon closer thought, it’s still useless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This cultivation boost comes at the cost of lifespan. If I don’t want Xiao Bai to die prematurely, even with the Guiyuan Technique, I won’t let it activate this ability. Besides, our sect has no shortage of temporary methods to enhance spiritual beasts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For example, the famed ‘Qian Tian Dianhua Technique’ can induce a beast into a frenzy, multiplying its courage and erasing all fear. And a specially crafted ‘Ranxue Zhuangyuan Pill’ can temporarily boost a beast’s power by a great margin.” Wang Yu replied thoughtfully, still shaking his head, offering examples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words left “Senior Brother Li” momentarily speechless. After a long pause, he sighed helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What you mentioned are only temporary boosts to a beast’s power—not permanent. How can they compare to breaking through a cultivation realm? Though lifespan consumption is unavoidable, some longevity-enhancing spiritual items can resolve this. And compared to the longevity pills we take, spiritual items for extending a beast’s lifespan are far easier to find.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Regardless, I don’t believe a single Guiyuan Technique is worth two-thirds of Xiao Bai’s essence blood. Especially now, with the current situation so precarious, I won’t let Xiao Bai suffer a severe loss of vital energy for years.” Wang Yu replied seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much essence blood do you think is fair?” “Senior Brother Li” seemed to sense something, his eyes narrowing as he asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One-tenth. I can give no more than one-tenth of the essence blood. And Senior Brother Li, you’ve studied spiritual beasts for years—you must have plenty of high-quality spiritual bones. I’d like a few more sets of second-rank spiritual beast skeletons.” Wang Yu replied without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second-rank skeletons? Several sets?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang Junior Brother, what do you think second-rank spiritual beasts are? If I truly had so many second-rank bones, I’d have traded them for spiritual stones long ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t have much—only half a set of second-rank Qingguang Bird bones left from my research. But I can add three sets of Cultivation Foundation peak spiritual beast skeletons. Still, I need one-third of Xiao Bai’s essence blood?” “Senior Brother Li” rolled his eyes, sounding irritated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One-third? Impossible. Only one-tenth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Brother, you’ve seen it yourself—Xiao Bai hasn’t fully awakened this latent ability, yet its cultivation speed far exceeds ordinary spiritual beasts. That means its lifespan is also draining faster than its peers. I won’t let it risk even a fraction of damage to its foundation.” Wang Yu firmly refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang Junior Brother, I can add more spiritual stones.” “Senior Brother Li” frowned again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only one-tenth. Either accept these terms, or the deal is off.” Wang Yu replied calmly, then gently stroked the neck of the white spiritual beast on his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Bai didn’t fully understand the conversation, but it sensed “Senior Brother Li”’s ill intent. It rubbed its head twice against Wang Yu’s palm, then glared fiercely at the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh, Wang Junior Brother, I’ll be honest with you—one-tenth is impossible. I need at least one-fifth just to make it work.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here’s the deal: besides the previous terms, I’ll give you fifty thousand spiritual stones for one-fifth of Xiao Bai’s essence blood. If that still isn’t enough, I can do no more.” “Senior Brother Li” hesitated long after hearing Wang Yu’s reply, then declared decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fifty thousand spiritual stones?” Wang Yu’s expression softened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These past few years, he’d spent spiritual stones like water to cultivate the Chiyang Dafa, and his reserves were running low. Beyond this, he unconsciously glanced at his “Senior Brother,” a flicker of unknown emotion passing deep in his pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright. Since Senior Brother has said so, I won’t argue further. We’ll proceed under these terms. But before taking Xiao Bai’s essence blood, I need time to let it recover first, then take the blood in batches.” Wang Yu sighed after a moment’s thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Junior Brother, don’t act like you’re doing me a favor. You can take the essence blood in batches, but it must be completed within one month.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This complete copy of the Guiyuan Technique is the deposit. Once all the essence blood is collected, I’ll deliver the spiritual stones and spiritual bones to you.” “Senior Brother Li” smiled briefly, then rolled his eyes again, pulling out another white jade slip from his sleeve and handing it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem.” Wang Yu took the jade slip, briefly scanned its contents with his spiritual sense, then satisfied, stored it in his storage pouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang Junior Brother, aren’t you curious why I need so much of Xiao Bai’s essence blood?” “Senior Brother Li” suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I ask, will you tell me?” Wang Yu replied with a light laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t tell you. Also, the secret of Xiao Bai’s essence blood and this transaction must be kept confidential—don’t let a third party know.” “Senior Brother Li” sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Naturally. I don’t want anyone else to know about Xiao Bai’s essence blood either.” This time, Wang Yu nodded without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, a white fireball departed from “Senior Brother Li”’s cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu, wrapped in white flame, flew toward his own cave, his expression thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, in that secret chamber, he had unconsciously activated his Overclock Mode and scanned the entire room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he found nothing unusual, his sixth sense under Overclock had made his hair stand on end—he dared not linger in that chamber a moment longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why he hadn’t bargained further with this “Senior Brother” over the deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his current terrifying spiritual power, he trusted his Overclock-induced sixth sense completely. Something terrifying seemed hidden near that chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu pondered silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing off Wang Yu, “Senior Brother Li” returned to the underground secret chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the listless white giant serpent in the iron cage, expressionless, and chanted a hand seal, murmuring incantations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white giant serpent inside the cage sensed something, raised its head, flicked its tongue, hissing loudly, agitated and restless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, a faint white glow emerged from the ground beneath the cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive mouth shot out from the glow like lightning, swallowing the entire iron cage and the white serpent within, chewing rapidly, then opening again to spit out a mangled, twisted mass of iron—but the white serpent was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly rising from the glow emerged a white serpent’s head, as large as a pavilion, eyes like bronze bells, scales like palm leaves, fangs like giant blades—just its head filled nearly half the chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Brother Li” gazed at the colossal serpent head, his face filled with complex emotion. He uttered a low command, changed his hand seal, and his aura surged violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, his cultivation rose from Foundation Establishment early stage to mid-stage, then to late-stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying spiritual pressure radiating from him made the nearby air blur, summoning violent winds out of nowhere!\u003C\u002Fp>",1384,"2026-06-20T15:44:32.161Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ca45f9bdb883fd8a4d7597cd569bbab2486f1b2436e61464209cee00cf31a60b","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-350","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-348",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]