[{"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-363":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},2320295,4537,"Chapter 363: Tianhe Transformation","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-363",363,"\u003Cp>\"Go\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man suddenly raised his head and uttered a single cold word; with just a flick of his sleeve, a vast tide of black mist surged forth, engulfing both himself and the young man before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nearby streets instantly erupted into chaos, as countless ordinary civilians screamed and shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, a cluster of black light shot skyward from within the mist—within it, a blurred figure could be faintly seen, one hand gripping the young man, the other holding a black banner, and in the blink of an eye, it vanished beyond Fengyuan City, streaking toward the horizon like a falling star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wu friend, is it not too late to run now?\" The middle-aged Confucian sneered; from the yellow gourd behind his back, a vast torrent of golden sand suddenly erupted, sweeping him up and transforming into a golden aura that soared into the air, chasing after the preceding black light...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several days later, a series of shocking rumors spread from Tianhe Prefecture, shaking the entire Wu Kingdom’s cultivation world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Soul Sect’s Old Devil Wu secretly appeared in Tianhe Prefecture, where he was discovered by the two Golden Core elders of Wusha Valley, Kun Fangzi and Wu Feng Dao Ren, who jointly pursued and hunted him; the three fought as they fled, until, just as Old Devil Wu reached the border between Tianhe Prefecture and Yu Kingdom, three other Golden Core demonic cultivators of the Black Soul Sect suddenly appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a cataclysmic battle, Wu Feng Dao Ren perished, Kun Fangzi was severely wounded and fled, his whereabouts unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Wuyan, once famed among Foundation Establishment cultivators, was not mentioned at all during this battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And merely half a day later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six Golden Core demonic cultivators from the Joy Palace of the Demon Luo Sect, accompanied by hundreds of demonic disciples, appeared at the mountain gate of Wusha Valley, closest to Yu Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six demonic Golden Core cultivators jointly activated three forbidden-breaking artifacts and forcibly shattered Wusha Valley’s sect-preserving grand array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Golden Core elders stationed at Wusha Valley could only detonate the remaining fragments of their grand array, abandon the mountain gate, and use a secret technique to escort the majority of their sect disciples away, fleeing toward the nearest Judging Cauldron Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wusha Valley’s spiritual vein was thus seized by the demonic forces; from then on, more demonic cultivators poured in from the Yu Kingdom border, many of whom were minor clans and lone cultivators from Yu Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Judging Cauldron Sect and Qingyan Sect each dispatched three Golden Core cultivators and nearly half their disciples, joined by the two escaped Golden Core elders from Wusha Valley—eight Golden Core cultivators in total—departed under cover of night toward Wusha Valley’s mountain gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But within just a few days, the demonic cultivators occupying Wusha Valley’s mountain gate had, using the local spiritual vein, constructed the famed demonic slaughter array: the “Heavenly Net Six Directions Demon Light Array.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though due to the short time, only a small portion had been completed, it was still sufficient to deter the Three Sects of Tianhe from attempting a forced assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helpless, the Three Sects of Tianhe established camps near Wusha Valley and, using nearby branch spiritual veins, erected two temporary arrays facing the demonic array across the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, the Three Sects sent urgent requests for aid to Great Ming Prefecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The upper echelons of the Four Symbols Sect, Qianzhu Sect, and other four sects of Great Ming Prefecture, after deliberation, split their forces into two routes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Golden Temple and Sunset Valley directly dispatched Golden Core cultivators to support the Three Sects of Tianhe, confronting the demon sects—Demon Luo Sect and others—whose numbers had greatly increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the Four Symbols Sect and Qianzhu Sect mobilized the majority of their disciples and marched en masse into neighboring Tongzhou, heading straight for the mountain gate of the Four Symbols Sect, now occupied by the Black Soul Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But both forces encountered, halfway, a sudden appearance of another major demonic sect—Wanshou Mountain’s three Golden Core cultivators and two symbiotic Golden Core demonic beasts, who demonstrated an extraordinarily terrifying human-beast fusion technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a great battle, both sects suffered a crushing defeat and retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the demonic invasion officially began, and unexpectedly, attacks unfolded simultaneously in both Tianhe Prefecture’s Fengyuanzhou and Great Ming Prefecture’s Jingzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one side, the Demon Luo, Joy Palace, and Black Soul Sects opposed the Three Sects of Tianhe and the Golden Temple and Sunset Valley; on the other, Yu Kingdom’s Wanshou Mountain, alone, easily suppressed the Four Symbols Sect and Qianzhu Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disappearance of Wang Yu and several other Foundation Establishment true disciples went largely unnoticed within the Three Sects, save for a handful of observant individuals; the Golden Core elders of the Three Sects also refused to speak of Wang Yu and the others’ absence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a month later, in a corner near the edge of the Judging Cauldron,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu exhaled slowly and opened his eyes; his face appeared calm, but his heart was filled with quiet joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For not long ago, after fully comprehending the “Flame Blade” talisman pattern, he had finally completed the full condensation and solidification of the entire technique within his spiritual sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, comprehending a second-rank technique with over ninety talisman symbols was nearly impossible—let alone the Flame Blade, which contained a staggering ninety-eight symbols.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was only possible for him thanks to the Taiyuan System’s aid, allowing him to forcibly analyze each talisman symbol under absolute rationality, minimizing interference from the entire pattern to near-zero—so long as he studied, he would inevitably gain insight, merely at varying speeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For others, the difficult part was condensing the talisman pattern within the spiritual sea; for him, it was the opposite—simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other Foundation Establishment cultivators could not, like him, solidify talisman symbols one by one under hyper-speed; they had to complete the entire technique pattern at once, then use “Spirit-Stabilizing Elixir” to solidify it—and even then, only once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the technique’s talisman symbols were few, it was manageable; if many, it demanded extreme talent and innate aptitude for technique comprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Wang Yu sent a thread of spiritual awareness sweeping into his spiritual sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A complex crimson talisman pattern lay at the very center of his spiritual sea, its ninety-eight distinct symbols flickering faintly—so intricate that a single glance induced dizziness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu looked upon this talisman pattern and felt deep satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the surroundings been suitable, he would have immediately tested the power of this second-rank original technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking of his current situation, his heart sank slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the nine of them had been sealed inside this third-rank artifact, the Judging Cauldron Elder had never reappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the faint, continuous vibration of the cauldron and the ever-present light barrier surrounding them, it seemed the artifact had been flying at high speed all this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This flight had lasted over a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It far exceeded the nine’s original expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, some had cried out for the Judging Cauldron Elder—but when they realized he paid no heed whatsoever, they gave up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for forcibly breaking out of this artifact?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was it a third-rank artifact, but even if they could escape, the Judging Cauldron Elder was almost certainly waiting outside—would he give them a kind look?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helpless, the nine could only remain inside the Judging Cauldron; fortunately, all carried pills like Grain-Avoiding Pills and various spiritual liquids, so they had no fear of hunger, thirst, or lack of spiritual energy—best to treat it as a period of seclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu used this month to perfect the “Flame Blade” original technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why had the Judging Cauldron Elder locked them away for so long? Had something unexpected happened outside?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or was the mission’s destination truly this distant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu muttered inwardly, his gaze sweeping the surroundings, then flickered slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three Golden Temple cultivators, like himself, sat in silent meditation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside the three monks, the three Qianzhu Sect cultivators—Zhuo Fan and the Tianhe Princess—also meditated, but Luo Yiming had somehow drawn one of the twin blades from his back and was now polishing the blade with a pure white beast pelt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Wang Yu’s side, the red-robed woman had risen and was idly playing with a five-colored bird perched on her shoulder, a faint smile curling at her lips—as if in good spirits!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Master Xuan was not cultivating either; he sat sprawled on the ground, head tilted back, staring fixedly at the golden-hued light barrier above, as if trying to see flowers bloom from it.\u003C\u002Fp>",1444,"2026-06-20T15:44:32.161Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","78bab038274129d8c3ed0c72378e75c674f444142a91e1bc78fd86d954d9153f","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-364","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-362",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]