[{"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-384":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},2320316,4537,"Chapter 384: Accomplices","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-384",384,"\u003Cp>“You’re able to become invisible mostly thanks to the power of the clothing you’re wearing,” Wang Yu said, still not turning his head from the safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, under his powerful spiritual sense scan, the white formal suit on the man had appeared ordinary, but in reality, it was packed with countless electronic components and strange, slender crystal filaments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You recognize this ‘White Gull’ invisibility suit? Are you also from France?” The fat man exclaimed in surprise, his suspicion deepening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invisibility suit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the burly youth and the brown-haired youth turned their eyes to the fat man’s white formal suit, their expressions stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I’m from another country,” Wang Yu replied coolly, placing both hands on the safe door and standing motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s useless. This safe is the latest model from Black Stone Corp. Only the original owner’s active retinal scan and a specially modulated voice can open it. I even used a mini high-explosive charge before—and still couldn’t blow it open. The materials are that sturdy,” the fat man picked up his white cane and walked over, speaking slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This safe was indeed bought by the boss this year. He even hired the city’s most famous thieves to try cracking it—none succeeded,” the burly youth said casually, arms crossed, seemingly just as curious about what was inside the safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu ignored both of them. A thread of spiritual intent gently contacted the silver talisman in his spiritual sea, and suddenly, twin flames sprouted from his palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crimson flames grew fiercer, nearly engulfing both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flame ability!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fat man gasped involuntarily at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burly youth’s expression hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brown-haired youth blinked, his face filled with hesitation—he’d already seen Wang Yu control a dagger before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something even more shocking happened next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seemingly impenetrable safe door, where Wang Yu’s palms pressed, rapidly turned red, then began melting away bit by bit—within moments, a large hole appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu had burned straight through this latest-model safe using nothing but the Firefly Technique!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible! What kind of flame ability is this? The materials of this latest safe are designed to withstand temperatures of thousands of degrees!” the fat man cried out again, utterly incredulous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other two stared, dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu retracted his hands; the flames swirling around them vanished instantly. He glanced at his palms—unharmed, as if untouched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his gaze flickered slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something odd: the flame’s power when cast here on Blue Star didn’t seem significantly weakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—judging by mana consumption and fluidity, the flame’s power was actually slightly stronger, by one or two degrees. In contrast, earlier spells like Illusory Displacement and Earth Dun  had clearly lost much of their potency on Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Wang Yu pondered this, he clearly saw what lay inside the safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside were over a dozen thick stacks of cash and several gold bars, each as thick as a finger. The rest was a pile of documents, nearly filling half the safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one corner of the safe sat a small, pale-white box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s…” The fat man’s expression changed the moment he saw the white box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So this is what you wanted to blow the safe open for?” Wang Yu glanced at the man, then reached in and pulled out the white box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the instant his fingers touched the box, his mind stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The box was freezing cold. But having handled countless spiritual bones before, he recognized at once—by touch alone—that it was made of some kind of bone. A strange energy faintly emanated from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not spiritual energy. Not yin energy. Something more chaotic than yin energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I’m not mistaken, this is the important item that was embezzled. If you hand it over to me, its original owner would pay a fortune to get it back—more than enough to satisfy you,” the fat man said slowly, eyes fixed on the white bone box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu looked at the fat man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, he sensed a hint of dread in the man’s gaze as he stared at the bone box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s inside?” Wang Yu asked directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t ask me—I don’t know. The original owner only told me this box can’t be opened by normal means. Force it open, and whoever opens it dies,” the fat man replied with a grimace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That creepy?” Wang Yu hefted the box—it was feather-light. His eyes narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burly youth stared at the box with curiosity, but the brown-haired youth kept glancing at the cash and gold bars inside the safe, swallowing repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget it. Deal with this later. Let’s check the rest first,” Wang Yu decided, casually shoving the bone box into his pocket. He ignored the cash and gold bars, instead pulling out the stacks of documents one by one to examine them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fat man shrugged, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about all this cash and gold?” the burly youth pointed at the remaining loot and asked Wang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep the gold for me. Split the cash between you two—but afterward, you’ll answer one question for me,” Wang Yu replied, still flipping through the documents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What if I refuse?” The burly youth’s face tightened with caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can answer or not—it’s your choice. I never said you had to,” Wang Yu said, not looking up, dismissive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burly youth stared at Wang Yu for a long moment, then pulled four thick stacks of cash from the safe, stuffing them into every pocket he had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the fat man smiled and reached into the safe, pulling out two stacks of cash and shoving them into his coat pockets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brown-haired youth, unable to wait any longer, glanced at Wang Yu. Seeing he wasn’t even looking at the remaining cash, he beamed, ripped off his shirt, wrapped all the leftover cash into a bundle, tied it tightly, and slung it over his shoulder, his face glowing with uncontainable excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take a look—do you think all these documents are genuine?” Wang Yu then called out to the burly youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth hesitated, then walked over and took the set of documents Wang Yu had selected, examining them closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the bar owner’s right-hand man, he could tell real from fake documents with some accuracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anything the boss kept in this safe is almost certainly real.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These documents were acquired through special channels. The original owners were people who vanished from this world. As long as you don’t use fingerprints or retinal scans, no one will catch on,” the burly youth said after checking several, confidently addressing Wang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The photo on these documents indeed matched Wang Yu’s current appearance very closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. I’ll take this set. The rest—no need to keep them,” Wang Yu nodded, took back the documents, and flicked a thread of flame onto the remaining pile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoosh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames erupted, consuming every last document in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then gathered the gold bars, tucked them and the documents into his own bag, and finally looked at the three men before him, speaking calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My business here is done. I’m leaving immediately. What about you three? In a way, we’re all accomplices now.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1184,"2026-06-20T15:44:32.161Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","873619b221897b103f36b2e9123b5b2b2eae7024e4d09259a8a3b5e39b954b71","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-385","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-383",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]