[{"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-366":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},2320298,4537,"Chapter 366: Strong Enemy Approaches","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-366",366,"\u003Cp>Go to the Eastern Wastes to help a new sect establish itself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing the true nature of this mission, Wang Yu and the others exchanged uneasy glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was the mission’s location absurd, but its content was far beyond everyone’s expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Amitabha, Elder Jin, are you saying we are to reinforce a sect in the Eastern Wastes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After quickly flicking his prayer beads, the elderly monk Zhi Ming asked in a low voice, “But what is the name of this sect? How long has it been established? And what is its relationship with our four sects?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This sect is called ‘Shi Yu Men.’ It was secretly founded years ago by disciples dispatched from your four sects in the Eastern Wastes. Recently, Shi Yu Men seems to have encountered serious trouble—the stationed disciples sent out a distress signal, which is why we’ve urgently dispatched you to reinforce them via the teleportation array. But I didn’t expect that after repairing the array, it could only transport fewer than ten people. The fact that Luorì Sect didn’t come doesn’t matter much.” Jin Ding Lao Zu replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“May I ask Elder Jin, does Shi Yu Men have a Golden Core elder stationed there?” Zhuo Fan asked cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, the highest cultivation among them is Foundation Establishment. Given the first-rank spiritual vein Shi Yu Men controls, Foundation Establishment cultivators should be sufficient.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remember, Shi Yu Men is merely a branch of your four sects. Your mission is to assist their disciples in securing their territory and resolving their troubles—not to rush expansion and draw attention from other major powers there.” Jin Ding Lao Zu advised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you for your guidance, Elder. But how long will we stay there? And if we need to return, are there other teleportation arrays?” Wang Yu asked the most pressing question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How long? That’s hard to say—it depends on Shi Yu Men’s specific situation. You might return quickly, or you might have to stay for a long time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for direct teleportation arrays to the Eastern Wastes, we control only this one. And as Chen Shixiong told you, this array can be used only once. Whether other direct arrays exist elsewhere is unknown, but when the time comes, you may return to Wu Country via the Bai Zhen Ge’s spiritual vessel.” Jin Ding Lao Zu said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How long does it usually take the Bai Zhen Ge’s spiritual vessel to reach the Eastern Wastes?” Luo Yiming couldn’t help asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Eastern Wastes are extremely distant from our three countries, with many dangers along the way. Even a third-rank spiritual vessel requires over a year to arrive.” Jin Ding Lao Zu replied thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a long time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu and the others all slightly paled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Jin Ding Lao Zu continued calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though this mission may delay you for a long time, the Eastern Wastes are vast and rich, teeming with countless beast materials and boundless spiritual minerals and relics. This mission is also an opportunity for you—but first, you must resolve Shi Yu Men’s troubles.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder Jin, do you know what kind of trouble Shi Yu Men is facing?” Yun Caishang asked after a moment’s thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The distress signal from Shi Yu Men was triggered by a prearranged sensing artifact—it cannot convey detailed information, only that they face an unsolvable crisis and need reinforcements. And this happened three months ago, so you must depart immediately—no more delays. Is there anyone else with questions?” Jin Ding Lao Zu shook his head, then asked the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, after exchanging glances, Yun Caishang and the others asked nothing further, though each bore uncertain expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu, too, silently pondered certain matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the demonic sects preparing for a major invasion and war imminent, why were the four sects sending out their elite disciples? It likely aimed to preserve their core strength—and perhaps even treat the Eastern Wastes as a fallback route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing puzzling him was: if the four sects had long planned to leave a contingency in the Eastern Wastes, and if Jin Ding Lao Zu—a Golden Core elder—was personally escorting them, why didn’t the three Tianhe sects send any disciples?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was Jin Ding Lao Zu unusually close to the Great Ming Four Sects? Or had the Tianhe Three Sects already established other contingencies in the Eastern Wastes, making this array unnecessary? Or did they have a better escape route and simply refused to send disciples there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More troubling still, from Jin Ding Lao Zu’s tone, this mission might keep him in the Eastern Wastes for a very long time—likely at least five or six years, possibly longer. And once they arrived, returning would not be easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before departing, due to secrecy, he had revealed nothing to the Yin family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His prolonged disappearance would surely cause Yin Linglong great worry. And without his protection as a true disciple, he wondered whether the Yin family could survive the coming war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Wang Yu felt a pang of concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very well. Since no one has further questions, depart immediately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chen Tianxing, lead the way. Among these disciples, you are the strongest. You will lead this mission.” Jin Ding Lao Zu waited a moment, saw no one else speak, then decisively ordered Chen Tianxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood. Follow me, fellow cultivators.” Chen Tianxing immediately rose, bowed slightly to Jin Ding Lao Zu, then stepped out of the stone chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu and the others, curious about the location of the teleportation array, followed closely behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tianxing walked to the lakeshore, formed a hand seal, and flicked several spells toward the clear lake water with his ten fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, a thunderous roar echoed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previously mirror-still lake surface churned violently; the water surged to either side, and a set of green stone steps, enveloped in white light, rose from the lake, leading straight down into a black, gaping cavern beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The teleportation array was hidden deep beneath the lake!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tianxing stepped onto the stone steps without hesitation and descended toward the cavern. The others followed closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu followed behind Yun Caishang, walking on the dry stone steps, noticing faint, unknown white spiritual runes engraved upon them. The lake water on both sides was entirely blocked by the white glow emitted from the runes, unable to seep onto the steps—he couldn’t help but marvel inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a quarter-hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a vast stone chamber eight zhang beneath the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than ten people stood around a circular stone platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pale white teleportation array was clearly visible on the platform, surrounded by five green prismatic transmission shafts, their surfaces covered in white spiritual runes—this was a five-shaft teleportation array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the platform, two elderly men—one in green robes, one in gray—held artifacts and worked busily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is the inspection going? Can the array be used yet?” Jin Ding Lao Zu, arms crossed, asked impatiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Report, Elder, just a moment more—we’ll complete the final checks and ensure flawless transmission,” replied the plump, prosperous-looking green-robed elder, wiping sweat from his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry then. Ensure absolute accuracy.” Jin Ding Lao Zu grunted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two array masters responded in unison, their inspection motions quickening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Luo Yiming couldn’t help asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder Jin, wasn’t it said this array can only transport fewer than ten people? Including Brother Chen, we have eleven. Who will be left behind?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this question, everyone’s gaze turned to Jin Ding Lao Zu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chen Tianxing, you decide.” Jin Ding Lao Zu ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need to worry. Sister Qin came with me only to assist in protecting the two masters—she won’t use the teleportation array. She remains here for another mission.” Chen Tianxing smiled slightly in reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, some of the others felt slight disappointment; others breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that instant, Jin Ding Lao Zu, who had been standing aside, suddenly changed expression. Golden light surged over his body, then shot upward in a blazing sphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deafening boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ceiling of the chamber was shattered open, and the golden light vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Jin Ding Lao Zu’s roar echo through the chamber:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strong enemy approaching! Stop the inspection—initiate teleportation immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had the words left his mouth than thunderous crashes came from above—the entire chamber shook violently, as if the ground overhead were collapsing, the heavens and earth overturning in terrifying chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>",1398,"2026-06-20T15:44:32.161Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1a86704ae1ce070ccd482fee80a2a2113e8d0eea342e3093499092a3a3086bea","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-367","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-365",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]