[{"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-414":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},2320346,4537,"Chapter 414","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-414",414,"\u003Cp>In the second-floor parlor, a stark white bone banner hung vertically in midair, its black silk fluttering in the wind as if guided by an invisible force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu sat cross-legged before the banner, eyes half-closed, a thread of divine intent already inside the Soul-Reaping Banner, observing something closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the gray, hazy space, countless yin spirits still swarmed around massive pig-blood shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet among the originally indistinct ghostly forms, three towering yin demons now stood out—two meters tall, with a single horn on their heads, blue faces, and fanged snarls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were “Yin Demons,” true tiered ghost entities evolved from yin spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding yin spirits split into three groups centered on these three Yin Demons, and newly born yin spirits emerging from the surrounding yin energy unhesitatingly joined these three groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the enclosure, the original hundred crimson pig illusions had dwindled to just over a dozen, yet each now stood one zhang tall, covered in thick black bristles, their forms far more solid than before, and with each opening and closing of their mouths, they spat crimson light that sucked nearby yin spirits into their maws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only the surrounding yin spirits, but all other pig-blood shadows emerging from the Soul-Iron also fell one by one to the mouths of these dozen giant pig illusions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After such prolonged consumption, the once pitch-black Soul-Iron now faintly whitened, the pig-blood shadows emerging from it growing sparse, as if nearing exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this scene, Wang Yu, still seated, suddenly formed a hand seal and pointed at the void before the floating bone banner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding black mists surged upward and dissolved into the void, and no new yin spirits were born again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Wang Yu using a spell from outside to seal and gather the internal yin energy, cutting off any further birth of new yin spirits within the banner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This action stirred the three Yin Demons and the dozen giant pig-blood shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the remaining ordinary yin spirits were steadily devoured by the giant pig-blood shadows, the three Yin Demons—now possessing a sliver of intelligence—could no longer remain passive; they let out low roars and led all the yin spirits forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three Yin Demons spat freezing breath, their ten fingers sharp as blades, tearing off large chunks of crimson energy with each grip on the giant pig-blood shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dozen giant pig-blood shadows did not yield; they continuously spat crimson light, slashing the Yin Demons open, sending black mists rolling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other yin spirits swarmed around the pig illusions, biting wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, the roars of the Yin Demons and the pained grunts of the pig-blood shadows echoed throughout the space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu watched quietly for a moment, then withdrew his divine intent from the space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant pig-blood shadows were clearly also tiered ghost entities; without new yin spirits to support them, the three newly born Yin Demons would likely be devoured by the pig illusions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had done this on purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Soul-Reaping Banner could endlessly generate yin spirits, it inevitably consumed its own yin energy; though this banner stored vast yin energy, it could not withstand such prolonged depletion, and he needed to preserve most of it for his own cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already confirmed that yin spirits could ascend by consuming soul essence; without a method to replenish his own cultivation energy, he had no desire to waste the limited yin energy further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he now possessed several pieces of Soul-Iron and wished to test what powerful ghost entities the pig soul essences might evolve into.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Wang Yu thought this, he tapped his forehead, and a silver light shot from his brow; when it condensed, two pieces of dark, glossy Soul-Iron—one large, one small—appeared on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu picked up the objects and tossed them casually toward the black banner surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puff. Puff.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two seemingly heavy pieces of Soul-Iron sank into the black banner as if into water, rippling its surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver light curled once more, and the bone banner vanished from before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu then pulled a small wooden box from his robe, opened it, and took out a simple silver ring embedded with a small black crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the mysterious ring he had obtained from the bone box earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu studied the ring for a moment, then gently pressed his fingertip against the black crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, a familiar cold cultivation energy surged forth, flooding into his finger, then his arm and all his meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes slightly, feeling the energy feedback from the ring; after a long while, he moved his finger away and murmured:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, it can store cultivation energy for long periods without any loss. I should contact that White Wolf and find out the true origin of this thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then returned the ring to the wooden box, tucked it securely against his body, pulled out a phone, dialed a certain mysterious number three times, hung up before it could ring through, and sent a text message with an address and one line: “The box is open. I want to meet your employer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the town of “Carlo,” a hundred miles east of Pengjie City, inside a luxury hotel suite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu, restored to his “Mr. Sai” guise, stood by the suite’s only window, silently watching the sparse pedestrians on the street below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a knock came at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu turned his gaze back, scanned the area beyond the door with his spiritual sense, and calmly said, “Come in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the suite door opened, two people entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first was a middle-aged man in a white suit, wearing a top hat and holding a cane, with a large belly; the second was a young woman with long silver hair, large eyes, and a casual long dress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Sai, I knew you’d contact me. This is Miss Kelly, my employer—I’ve brought her for you.” White Wolf removed his hat, bowed with a grin, and introduced the silver-haired woman behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you’re Miss Kelly. Pleased to meet you both. Please sit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Kelly is very beautiful. Without her hair, she looks almost Han Chinese—could you be mixed-race?” Wang Yu nodded to White Wolf, studied the silver-haired woman, paused on her delicate features, and asked with mild surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, my grandfather was from China, my grandmother from Fableck, so I have some Han ancestry.” The silver-haired woman bowed gracefully to Wang Yu, explained briefly, then sat beside White Wolf—but her gaze held a hint of amusement unusual for her age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see. So you’re from Fableck?” Wang Yu nodded, expression unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fableck? Sort of. Our family holds dual citizenship. Mr. Sai, White Wolf told me you opened the Demon Box—is that true?” The silver-haired woman answered casually, then leaned forward with sharp eyes. Since she spoke, White Wolf sat quietly beside her, utterly deferential.\u003C\u002Fp>",1154,"2026-06-20T15:44:32.565Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d95afd7b53290d90c4eebb2daa2d9da3724f0589f90e054f35759da7a73ad84e","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-415","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-413",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]