[{"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-365":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},2320297,4537,"Chapter 365: East Wasteland","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-365",365,"\u003Cp>“Greetings, Elder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re awfully late—I and Sister Qin have been waiting for you a long time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pair of young boy and girl who approached first bowed slightly to Golden Cauldron Elder, then the boy smiled and greeted Yun Caishang and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-robed girl beside him replied to Yun Caishang with a cold “Yun shimei,” then her gaze settled on Wang Yu and asked, “Are you Wang Yu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Qin, our Master has mentioned you many times,” Wang Yu bowed respectfully and spoke with utmost courtesy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This girl, who appeared to be a child, was in fact far older than him—she was the other direct disciple of Tianchan Elder, besides him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said that years ago, this woman had accidentally ingested the same unnamed “miracle fruit” as Chen Tianxing, and since then, her physique and appearance had remained permanently unchanged; her “Mystic Water Art” was astonishingly powerful, her strength nearly second only to Chen Tianxing, the sect’s senior disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for reasons unknown, this “Sister Qin” was never listed among the true disciples, and she rarely stayed within the Four Symbols Sect; thus, few outside the sect knew of her existence, yet every Four Symbols Sect disciple who knew of her held her in deep awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, although Wang Yu had heard descriptions of Sister Qin from others, this was his first time seeing her in person—and after his surprise, he immediately paid his respects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard you personally slew a demonic Foundation Establishment cultivator shortly after establishing your Foundation—your strength is decent enough to qualify as our Master’s direct disciple,” the white-robed girl said coldly, her voice devoid of emotion, though her eyes flickered slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Qin flatters me—I merely had good fortune; my cultivation art happens to counter that demonic Foundation Establishment cultivator,” Wang Yu replied humbly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Xuan, Sister Qin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Comrade Chen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Chen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuan Tianwu also stepped forward to greet them, his face filled with delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to Chen Tianxing’s reputation, the Thousand Bamboo Sect and the six Jin Gang disciples also came forward to offer greetings, though most stared curiously at the white-robed girl, “Sister Qin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Zhuo Fan and Zhi Ming seemed to recognize her, and they bowed to her without delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Qin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Daoist Qin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-robed girl nodded faintly at the two, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, you youngsters have greeted each other—now attend to the matter at hand,” Golden Cauldron Elder cut off the disciples’ chatter brusquely, then swept his sleeves and descended straight toward the stone hut by the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment, the golden cauldron beside him spun once, followed after him, rapidly shrinking until it became no larger than an inch, flashed once, and reentered Golden Cauldron Elder’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the three sect cultivators dared not delay and followed him down immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, all of them entered the largest stone hut by the lake, measuring fifty to sixty square paces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, a long stone table and over a dozen stone chairs had already been prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sit down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden Cauldron Elder took the main seat at one end of the table without ceremony; the others seated themselves along both sides only after his instruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Caishang, Zhuo Fan, and the others all grew solemn—clearly, they knew the true nature of this mission would be revealed soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu too felt intense curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the current situation, this seemed unrelated to the demonic sects—could this mission have some other vital purpose?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Listen carefully—I cannot remain here long; I must return quickly, or word may leak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, every Golden Core cultivator from our seven sects is under constant surveillance by the demonic side; though I declared seclusion years ago, I cannot be certain how long I can keep it hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what I am about to tell you—just listen. Do not ask until I have finished speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chen Tianxing, how is the transmission array repaired? Can it still be used?” Golden Cauldron Elder first gave a brusque order to the others, then turned to Chen Tianxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder, although the transmission array is extremely dilapidated, with the combined efforts of Liu Zhen and Jiang Feng, it has been mostly restored. However, since the materials needed for repair are exceedingly rare and cannot be sourced, we had to substitute them with alternatives. Thus, after this single use, the array will be permanently destroyed, as previously predicted,” Chen Tianxing rose and replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transmission array!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conversation between Golden Cauldron Elder and Chen Tianxing startled everyone except the white-robed girl, but due to Golden Cauldron Elder’s earlier warning, none dared to ask immediately—they merely sat in varied expressions, listening on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the names Jiang Feng and Liu Zhen, Wang Yu’s eyes flickered slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had heard of these two—they were official array masters of the Thousand Bamboo Sect and the Sunset Valley, whom their sects guarded jealously and rarely allowed to leave their respective domains; yet here they were, secretly appearing in this desolate place, specifically assigned to repair a transmission array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, this mission was no ordinary affair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One-time use is fine—after all, we never expected to use it again. But this array still can’t transmit Golden Core cultivators, can it? It can’t handle their power?” Golden Cauldron Elder mused further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The two masters confirmed the main inscription on the damaged portion—they could not restore it. Thus, the array can transmit only Foundation Establishment cultivators, and no more than ten at a time,” Chen Tianxing replied without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then that’s the best we can do. If it could transmit Golden Core cultivators, I might even consider going myself. Now, others—any questions?” Golden Cauldron Elder nodded, then addressed the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder Jin, what is this transmission array? Are we using it for this mission? Where does it lead?” Yun Caishang interrupted, firing off three questions at once, her expression grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct. Your mission is to use this transmission array. I discovered it years ago during a journey with Silver Cloud the Old Ghost. At the time, it was not yet fully destroyed and could still function normally—until after one use, it broke down. Hence, this time, your four sects sent array masters to restore it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for where this array leads—you’ve all likely heard of it: the East Wasteland,” Golden Cauldron Elder replied frankly to Yun Caishang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The East Wasteland? So our mission destination is the East Wasteland?” Luo Yiming exclaimed in shock; the others were equally stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu too was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In every text he had collected, the East Wasteland lay at the far eastern edge of the Three Kingdoms, its territory seemingly boundless, severed from the Three Kingdoms by tens of thousands of miles of barren, spiritless wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, although cultivators occasionally appeared in the East Wasteland, there were no true human nations there—the true masters were the countless, endless demonic beasts hidden deep within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only route connecting the Three Kingdoms of Wu, Yu, and Feng to the East Wasteland was the mysterious Hundred Treasures Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This pavilion was nearly ubiquitous across the Three Kingdoms, yet continuously supplied rare demonic beast materials and demonic cores from the East Wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, every ten years, the Hundred Treasures Pavilion dispatched a third-rank passenger spirit-ship from Feng Kingdom’s territory to the East Wasteland—this was the only method he knew of to reach the East Wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond that, other information regarding the East Wasteland was varied and unreliable—all mere rumors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct. Your mission is to go to the East Wasteland and help a newly established sect stabilize itself—you are not to return to Wu Kingdom for the time being,” Golden Cauldron Elder finally revealed the true nature of the mission, his tone leaving no room for argument.\u003C\u002Fp>",1284,"2026-06-20T15:44:32.161Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2f5134b4759ccd350bcf775d096bc50fb8a8014698cf861e642ad59a799f3c04","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-366","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-364",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]