[{"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-45":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},2319977,4537,"Chapter 45: Transaction","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-45",45,"\u003Cp>“You can use magic, so it’s no surprise you’re unwilling to join my sect. After all, cultivators have far greater prospects—if you become a high-tier cultivator, your lifespan will far exceed that of ordinary people. If I had spiritual potential, I’d make the same choice.” Tian Guanzhu, seeing this, could only wear an expression of deep regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Tian, although I cannot join your sect, I’m still very interested in the Black Tiger Breathing Method. Could I exchange it directly for your technique?” Wang Yu flicked his wrist, extinguishing the flame in his hand, then looked at the man and asked tentatively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Black Tiger Breathing Method cannot be passed on to anyone who isn’t personally taught by the master or a direct blood relative. I’m very interested in your technique too, but I can’t make an exception.” After hesitating for a moment, Tian Guanzhu still shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s truly regrettable—I’m sincere in this. If Master Tian changes his mind, feel free to seek me out anytime.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu, hearing this, felt deeply disappointed. After chatting aimlessly with Tian Guanzhu for a few more moments, he took his leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Guanzhu stared at Wang Yu’s retreating back, lost in thought, when suddenly someone quietly arrived at the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at his lodging, Wang Yu still pondered the immense power of the Black Tiger Breathing Method that Tian Guanzhu had described. He immediately shrugged off his shirt and began practicing the Black Tiger Fist in the courtyard. As the sharp whistling of displaced air echoed, his upper-body muscles writhed and swelled—but he could never achieve the terrifying expansion of his frame that Tian Guanzhu had demonstrated in the dojo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, as his back muscles writhed, they once again coalesced into the shape of a tiger’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overclock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crack.” “Crack.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep in Wang Yu’s eyes, a crystalline light suddenly flickered. After two swift shifts of his body, he changed his grip into a punch—his arm vanished in a blur before him, yet two thunderous booms erupted from the empty air ahead, followed by the sudden appearance of two arms streaked with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crystalline light in Wang Yu’s eyes had faded, but as he stared at the fine crimson lines crisscrossing his arms, his face showed astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew his skin was extraordinarily tough. He’d merely entered Overclock out of impulse, unleashing two straight punches with full force—and yet his arms were nearly torn open. This was simply unimaginable; he’d never experienced anything like it before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be related to the Black Tiger Martial Image on his back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the modified Black Tiger Fist already incorporated the Four Tiger Pounce Techniques into its body refinement method, making its power vastly different from the original. And when he entered Overclock, his muscle control and neural coordination reached an absurdly exaggerated level, pushing this body’s explosive power to its absolute limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Wang Yu unconsciously reached back to pat his spine—but felt nothing. After those two peak-level punches, the Martial Image on his back had simply vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Tian, you’ve watched long enough. Can you come down from the wall now?” Wang Yu fell silent for a moment, then turned his head toward the wall beside the courtyard and spoke calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? You noticed me already? How did you break through my Hundred Transformations Concealment Technique?” A crisp, surprised voice came from the wall. A tall figure, nearly merged with the gray wall, drifted down lightly—it was Tian Guanzhu’s daughter, Tian Ziying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl wore a cloak the same shade as the gray wall, her face filled with surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your concealment technique is excellent—I only just noticed you. Sister Tian, what brings you here?” Wang Yu glanced at her cloak, his expression unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Ziying had been lying motionless atop the wall, making not a single sound. He’d only detected her presence after activating Overclock, his senses magnified countlessfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sent a chill through him—he resolved that from now on, wherever he went, he must activate Overclock more often, lest he be ambushed without knowing it. One careless mistake could cost him his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Younger Brother Wang, the sonic punch you just threw—that’s something only possible when strength and speed reach a certain extreme. And you’ve never even trained the Breathing Method. The fact that your arms didn’t immediately collapse after throwing it is already sheer luck.” Tian Ziying crossed her arms, her gaze sweeping over Wang Yu’s bloodied arms, her tone half-amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sonic punch?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu heard another unfamiliar term, and his eyebrows rose slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall girl smiled sharply and added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From what I know, there are no more than five people in Tongzhou who can throw a sonic punch. My father is one of them—but even he could only manage it after cultivating the Black Tiger Martial Image and soaking his arms in medicinal brews for years. Even then, he can only throw one punch at a time, and must rest half a day before throwing another.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The sonic punch does indeed place enormous strain on the arms—it’s not something easily performed.” Wang Yu nodded in agreement, already suspecting that this so-called sonic punch was a manifestation of punching speed breaking the sound barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With your body’s strength, if you trained the Black Tiger Breathing Method, you’d surely be able to throw sonic punches effortlessly.” Tian Ziying spoke with deep implication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Tian says this—does that mean Master Tian has changed his mind?” Wang Yu asked without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This has nothing to do with my father. I simply wish to trade with you. I’ll give you the first two levels of the Black Tiger Breathing Method’s incantations in exchange for your technique.” Tian Ziying no longer concealed her intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh. Nothing to do with Master Tian? Only the first two levels?” Wang Yu chuckled, his expression clearly dissatisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Black Tiger Breathing Method is extremely difficult to master. I’ve only received the first two levels from my father—even if I wanted to trade you all the incantations, I couldn’t.” The tall girl shook her head vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then how lucky—my technique is also divided into four forms, and it’s also very difficult to master. Without me personally guiding you, Sister Tian, you’d likely never grasp it. How about I trade you the first three forms for the first three levels of the Breathing Method?” Wang Yu replied, refusing to give ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not the same. The Black Tiger Fist Dojo has stood in Tongzhou for centuries precisely because of this Breathing Method—its value is obvious. I’m already giving you a huge advantage by offering the first two levels.” Tian Ziying’s eyebrows arched, and she refused without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Tian, I’m a cultivator. This technique is a cultivator’s body refinement method—even high-tier Immortals would offer me piles of spirit stones to trade for it. No matter how valuable the Black Tiger Breathing Method is, it’s still just a method for ordinary mortals.” Wang Yu replied calmly, his stance unyielding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall girl fell silent for a long moment, then finally snapped:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, you’re ruthless. Swear an oath.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swear an oath?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu blinked, startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoever lies in this exchange shall have their cultivation utterly destroyed and die without a grave to bury them.” Tian Ziying spoke the words without hesitation, making Wang Yu break into a cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hours later, Tian Ziying left the courtyard, clutching a sketchbook, fuming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu remained in the courtyard, now holding a yellowed book in his hand, his face beaming with satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>",1260,"2026-06-20T15:44:30.991Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","17f44d707efed9347f59072694494c2911c2c783f58a0c68a48be5cbf451f532","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-46","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-44",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]