[{"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-74":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},2320006,4537,"Chapter 74: Goodbye Sai Tan","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-74",74,"\u003Cp>If he still had that ultra-powerful body from the cultivation world, how could he be restrained by such trivial lightning energy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his memories absolutely could not be forcibly read by external forces any further; if this continued, it wouldn’t just be a matter of data leakage—if even one mistake occurred during the process, his brain might be shredded into pulp by the opponent’s ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Initiate overdrive synchronization mode.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decisively muttered the words silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Overdrive synchronization mode failed… System reset, fusion level one hundred percent… Reset system?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mechanical, lifeless voice immediately echoed in Wang Yu’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Reset system immediately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…System resetting… Reset successful… Unknown dangerous energy detected invading host’s brain… Scanning host’s entire body… Host has lost control of body… Host is in life-threatening condition…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Activating automatic protection mechanism… System taking over host’s body… Activating overdrive synchronization mode… Temporarily stimulating dopamine secretion… Temporarily adjusting spiritual power upper limit by 215.9 percent…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Spiritual shockwave fully charging… Beginning forced expulsion of unknown dangerous energy… Ten, nine, eight…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...What are you doing... Quickly, stop! Our spirits are linked now— if you do this, we’ll both become idiots!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this point, Wang Yu could no longer stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the countdown reached zero, a powerful shockwave erupted from Wang Yu’s eyes as two white beams, striking directly into the golden-haired woman’s blazing pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deafening “boom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu felt his body grow hot, then his vision filled with endless white light—he collapsed into unconsciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, at a secret international meeting on Blue Star, representatives from a Western superpower and China were shouting at each other, faces red, spittle flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One accused China of kidnapping their nation’s only A-rank ability user and demanded immediate return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other accused the Western power of sending an A-rank ability user to secretly infiltrate a Chinese secret base and murder a critically important researcher, demanding astronomical compensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, under joint mediation by other nations, the matter was dropped—but both representatives bore the look of grievously wronged men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu slowly opened his eyes; when he saw what lay before him, he gasped sharply and sat bolt upright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was lying on a stone bed, inside a stone-walled room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room contained nothing but the stone bed, a set of stone table and stools, and a single simple wooden book—nothing else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where is this…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu instinctively drew a deep breath—and suddenly his eyes widened, then he exhaled a thick cloud of white vapor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leapt off the bed and examined himself: a green robe, tall frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu still found it hard to believe; he raised one hand, formed a hand seal, and murmured incantations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puff!” A flame, several inches tall, appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spell worked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had indeed returned to his body in the Sai Tan cultivation world—and it appeared completely unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu, both startled and delighted, quickly scanned his body inside and out, then pulled two storage bags from his robe—one gray, one yellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They belonged to the Yellow Lord and the ugly man who had ambushed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu swept his spiritual sense through both storage bags—and his expression turned strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tucked away the gray bag, infused spiritual power into the yellow one, then turned it upside down—spilling a small pile of items onto the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered clearly: when he left this world, the yellow storage bag had contained only that silver hammer artifact, two black cylindrical vials of poison, several vials of unknown powders, and a few talismans—nothing else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, besides those items, there was an additional red-covered book and seven or eight red vials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fire Spirit Technique”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu picked up the book, glanced at it, then instinctively flipped open the first page and scanned a few lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh? It was incredibly simple and clear—even instantly comprehensible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, his internal spiritual power unconsciously began circulating according to the technique’s incantation; after one full Great Cycle, there was not the slightest obstruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu flipped rapidly through the pages to the second level of Fire Spirit Technique—and his spiritual power flowed smoothly along the second-level incantation, as if he had practiced it countless times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third-level incantation was equally clear at a glance; his spiritual power moved without resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu nearly threw the book away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, he understood: during the time his consciousness was absent, this body had switched to cultivating this Fire Spirit Technique—and had already reached Qi Refinement Third Stage, even refining his spiritual power further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on the time-flow ratio, his consciousness had been away for nearly two months—who had controlled the body during that time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu was utterly horrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tossed the book back onto the floor, then picked up a red vial and poured out a single crimson pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pill’s surface was smooth as jade, with a faint white line running clearly across it; the moment it landed in his palm, a pale red glow shimmered around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Entry-grade pill”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had never seen one in person, his extensive reading had prepared him—he recognized it instantly, and with a start, he hastily returned the red pill to its vial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the texts he’d read, pills above entry-grade must be stored in specially crafted vials—or their potency would rapidly dissipate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu flipped the vial over and saw three small black characters on the bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fire Cloud Pill”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, an entry-grade pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu exhaled slowly; his face showed no joy, only deeper suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered clearly how his consciousness had returned to Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could all of this be connected to that Fire Elder Ancestor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If so, his current situation was still extremely perilous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he pondered, Wang Yu gathered the items back into the storage bag, pushed open the stone room’s door, and stepped outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond, an endless sea of green forest stretched to the horizon; on three sides, sheer cliffs loomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone room had been built atop a protruding cliff edge—lonely, solitary, alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of this drew Wang Yu’s gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were fixed on the strange sight high above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside a crimson sun, a massive, hazy yellow celestial body floated in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sai Tan”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu whispered the name like a groan, his entire body going numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this cultivation world, he had seen Sai Tan’s celestial image again—identical to the one on Blue Star, as if twin souls.\u003C\u002Fp>",1065,"2026-06-20T15:44:30.991Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","dfb745c5ef27cc9e340b09f3e35cab6c81cd9b71cc9222f6a6a8882aeca069fd","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-75","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-73",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]