[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity":3,"chapter-the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-904":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Name That Echoes Through Eternity",{"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},2283453,4466,"Chapter 904: With a Corrupt Body, Drawing the Sword","the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-904",904,"\u003Cp>The catastrophe in the Eastern Domain spread like wildfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the neighboring Northern Domain, the Gusu Imperial Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many major Northern clans were aware of the Eastern Domain’s plight, having received both a plea for aid and a projection from the ancestral Dragon Court of the East.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that projection, they saw two ancient demon emperors step forth in succession, shattering Jianlong Pass, slaughtering countless lives, as countless Eastern warriors embraced certain death to buy time for Emperor Zhu Long and the others to flee—yet left behind that ancient city, standing for countless eons, now drowned beneath ruins under the tide of ancient demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The ancient demon royal clans have united!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ancestor, you’ve recently been uneasy in spirit—was this what you foresaw?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Eastern Domain is about to turn upside down. After so many years of stalemate, could this be the beginning of its breaking?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Should we send reinforcements?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our Northern Domain’s situation is already dire—how could we spare any strength to aid the East? These damned demons have allied with the ancient demons, thinking they’ll earn land grants by helping them seize the North—how laughable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even in dire straits, we must send aid—Eastern Domain’s plight is more urgent than ours right now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our Lan family will send your second uncle to lead the reinforcements.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ve already informed our Jiang family ancestor and await his instructions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Send word to the Su and Lin families—summon them for joint deliberation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the news spread, the top clans of the Northern Domain all contacted one another, discussing whether to send aid to the Eastern Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ten thousand years…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the land where peach blossoms bloomed, their fragrance could not mask the stench of corpses. On the hillside, Su Jiuzhe, clad in a snow-white robe like a wanderer amid the red dust of flowers, also heard the grim news from the Eastern Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon’s roar from the ancestral Dragon Court echoed across this peach-blossom hillside, voicing the Eastern Domain’s lament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhenyuan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiuzhe called softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, a figure raced forth from Minghuang Palace, a fleeting shadow swiftly climbing the hill to stand behind this Su clan progenitor, bowing deeply:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ancestor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You remain to guard the Northern Domain. I shall go to the Eastern Domain myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiuzhe raised the gourd to his lips, intending to drink, but found it already empty—he shook it twice and tossed it aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ancestor, you’ll go yourself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Su Zhenyuan’s usually composed face now turned pale with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the Su clan’s anchor, the Northern Domain’s last card—if he departed for the Eastern Domain, then the Northern Domain…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need. If trouble arises, seek the Lin and Jiang families—those two old men should wake up by now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiuzhe spoke calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zhenyuan froze, his expression complex: “Ancestor, this is the Eastern Domain’s affair. Even if we send aid, we could dispatch others from our clan. For you to go personally—isn’t that too…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiuzhe’s gaze shifted, glancing at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Su Zhenyuan’s hesitant, conflicted expression, his eyes turned sharp as blades: “What is aid? Aid means pouring out every last ounce of strength while still holding some back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think aiding the Eastern Domain is just a show? If the Eastern Domain falls, the ancient demons will rise—and sweep through all realms of the True World; no other domain will escape annihilation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zhenyuan was paralyzed by his emperor’s aura, speechless where he stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew full well the significance of this reinforcement—but Su Jiuzhe’s importance to the Su clan was even greater!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reprimanding him, Su Jiuzhe saw Su Zhenyuan’s pained expression, and his fierce gaze softened slightly—he knew well what this blood-bound youth was thinking, and sighed gently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Northern Domain has Jiang and Lin’s two old men holding the line—for now, it’s safe. These ten ancient demon clans have not fully united; at most, a few royal clans have joined forces. If they breach the Eastern Domain this time, other ancient demon royal clans, seeing the gains, will surely temporarily ally and attack other major domains.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My rotting body, better to die fighting beyond the Northern Domain than to rot here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze grew heavy, his tone solemn: “I won’t just go to the Eastern Domain—I’ll make the entire Northern Domain know that I, Su Jiuzhe, am rushing to its aid!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zhenyuan stood frozen, staring at him in bewildered shock, unable to comprehend his progenitor’s intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Su Jiuzhe had already risen—his tall, snow-white figure like a peerless sword emperor, radiating an aura of supreme dominion over heaven and earth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Many think as you do—hesitant, calculating, clinging to self-interest. That’s human nature, that’s the norm. What I, Su Jiuzhe, must do is make all others know: the Su clan can send its great sword—and I, Su Jiuzhe, shall become the sword that unites the four domains!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Su Zhenyuan was utterly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood his progenitor’s intent: to set an example, showing other great clans the unwavering resolve behind this reinforcement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Progenitor…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zhenyuan trembled slightly, overwhelmed by uncontrollable emotion—both exhilaration and sorrow. If all people in the world were like Su Jiuzhe, how could the ancient demons ever be feared?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in this world, there was only one Su Jiuzhe—unique and irreplaceable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhenyuan, guard the Northern Domain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiuzhe gazed deeply at Su Zhenyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Su Zhenyuan would say no more to dissuade him. His mountain-like frame bowed low, kneeling and kowtowing deeply:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Su clan bloodline respectfully sees off our Progenitor as he marches to war in the Eastern Domain!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice carried grief, valor, and grandeur—shaking the peach blossoms into flight, echoing beyond the ancestral grounds, spreading through the entire Su family estate, and reverberating across the entire Gusu Imperial Star!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Progenitor had said: not only must he go, but all must know of the Su clan’s reinforcement!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Su Zhenyuan would hold nothing back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words shook the entire planet, reaching countless families still reeling from the news of the Eastern Domain’s assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew this Su clan patriarch too well—and were all stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Su clan progenitor is personally reinforcing the Eastern Domain?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Su clan’s progenitor has personally intervened?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jiang, Lin, Lan, and other great clans were all stunned, disbelieving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the Su clan’s progenitor, the Northern Domain’s anchor—how could he personally go to aid the Eastern Domain?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep within the Lin family’s ancestral grounds, buried in an underground cavern:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of a sealing demon array lay an ancient bronze coffin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the coffin trembled, then burst open—a withered hand reached out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hand gripped the coffin’s edge; when the glow from the green lanterns on the cave wall touched it, a miraculous transformation occurred—the hand swelled from withered to plump, darkened to snow-white, swiftly becoming slender, exquisite fingers like the finest porcelain in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Always charging ahead first—you still haven’t changed…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A withered voice spoke, but as it reached its final words, it shifted from ancient to the clear, tinkling chime of a young maiden—full of boundless vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this real? The Su clan progenitor is personally fighting in the Eastern Domain? Then who guards the Northern Domain?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Su clan is mad!” Many clans, while awed by the Su clan’s boldness, now panicked—without their emperor, who would defend the Northern Domain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the most stunned were the Su family members within their own estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They never imagined their patriarch would bid farewell to the progenitor as he marched to the Eastern Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Progenitor… how could this be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless Su family members stared blankly toward the ancestral grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the peach-blossom hillside, Su Jiuzhe’s gaze slowly settled on the prostrate, kneeling figure below—rarely, his eyes softened with tenderness, and he whispered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. The Su clan is in your hands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he raised his hand—a sword’s cry rang out, shaking the entire Imperial Star, even echoing into the starry void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eastern Domain—receive the sword!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiuzhe’s voice pierced heaven and earth. His figure surged upward, expanding like the cosmos itself—his colossal divine form emerged, vast enough to engulf the entire Gusu Imperial Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This star, home to many great clans, occupied by Immortal Kings and pseudo-emperors, was boundless in scale—but now, before Su Jiuzhe’s towering emperor form, it seemed no larger than a pebble in his palm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up, waved his hand—and a path of imperial power appeared in the starry sky, radiating an aura that shook the heavens, piercing time and space, stretching toward a distant realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiuzhe stepped onto the imperial path, never looking back, marching straight ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, countless souls on the Imperial Star stood frozen in shock—unprepared for such terrifying aura, and even less for his actual departure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, many clans cried out desperately, begging to reclaim this Northern Domain’s Immortal Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the wailing, another overwhelming aura surged forth, instantly enveloping the entire star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon the star’s surface, a transcendent female figure appeared—ethereal, cold, indifferent—and spoke slowly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Su clan’s lord is reinforcing the Eastern Domain. The Northern Domain is now under the Lin family’s protection.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing her crisp, unyielding voice, countless panicked souls froze—then widened their eyes in sudden joy and relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s the Lin clan’s emperor!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Lin clan’s progenitor has awakened!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank heaven—the Lin clan’s progenitor didn’t leave. This must have been planned with the Su clan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many great clans exhaled in relief. Though awed by the Su clan’s boldness, they had feared the Northern Domain’s core would be vulnerable to ancient demon invasion after Su Jiuzhe’s departure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with the Lin clan’s emperor appearing, the Northern Domain had another pillar of strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our Lin clan’s progenitor has awakened!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All Lin family members rejoiced in delight and excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Su clan progenitor has moved. The Northern Domain now has the Lin clan’s emperor guarding it. Who among the Qiu family will join the Su clan progenitor in reinforcing the Eastern Domain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Eastern Domain must not fall. If it is destroyed, the flames will eventually reach the Northern Domain. The Su clan progenitor stepped forward because he saw this—those ten ancient demon clans are not yet fully united. They can only attack one domain at a time—we must hold!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though I’ve never set foot in the Eastern Domain, I will go to reinforce it this time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many great clans now offered aid. The bloody war ten thousand years ago remained a bitter lesson for some of the oldest lineages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, with the Su clan progenitor moving, victory in this reinforcement would bring immense rewards afterward—especially in prestige.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In future crises, these reinforcing clans would form lasting alliances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, an Emperor’s Path pierced through the True Realm, extending not merely from the Northern Region; the Emperor’s aura trembled across the stars, and all regions and clans felt its presence. Many powerful cultivators emerged, and even ancient patriarchs of great clans at the Pretender Emperor realm broke their seclusion, stirred by the Emperor’s aura sweeping through the cosmos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This aura revealed itself without the slightest concealment, shaking heaven and earth. With an Emperor’s cultivation, if he chose to manifest, he could make his entire form visible and his voice audible throughout the True Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An Emperor has appeared!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who is it? It seems to come from the Northern Region!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That aura… that’s the sword shadow of the Spring Severing Emperor Sword!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could it be the Lord of the Northern Region?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many powerful figures from other regions also knew of Su Jiuzhe’s renown. As an Emperor, his ascension was known throughout the entire True Realm, and his imperial name echoed far and wide—though many who remembered him had perished, these great clan elders had all witnessed Su Jiuzhe’s ascension to Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away, in the Eastern Region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Ancestral Dragon Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That most noble and opulent Ancestral Dragon Court, more magnificent ten thousandfold than the Heavenly Palace, housed within its tallest Ancestral Dragon Hall a pair of ancient dragon eyes gazing upon the Emperor’s Path slicing through the star-river. A faint, indescribable emotion flickered in their depths, followed by a long-absent, knowing smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Original True Realm, Ultimate Path Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon Edict of the Ancestral Dragon Court now rested in the hands of Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon’s Roar had ended; he now understood the situation in the Eastern Region. Not long ago, he had sensed something, and using fate to peer forward, he found the Eastern Region’s fate-stream in chaos, obscured—yet within that chaos lay a hazy grayness, signifying countless deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inability to perceive fate itself signaled a terrifying situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, something has happened in the Eastern Region…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor frowned, thinking of the young disciple he had just sent there. A trace of worry surfaced in his eyes—he could not calculate Li Hao’s fate, nor peer into it. This young disciple carried the power of Heaven’s Dao, disrupting fate itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he first dispatched him, he had already seen the chaotic fate-stream of the Eastern Region. Had he seen it sooner, he would never have allowed Li Hao to journey there for cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wu She, Mo Fan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor murmured: “Qing Ge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his summons, three figures swiftly materialized within the hall—his three disciples: eldest, second, and third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three were Pretender Emperor cultivators. Even in the chaos of the Ancient Demon War, they possessed the strength to protect themselves. Though such calamities could claim Emperor Lords, Pretender Emperors who avoided the deepest whirlpools were not easily slain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Di Wu She, Gu Mo Fan, and others appeared, their expressions grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all knew the Eastern Region was in turmoil; each of their families had received a plea for aid from the ancient dragon of the Eastern Region’s Ancestral Dragon Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your younger brother recently journeyed to the Eastern Region for cultivation, alongside your fifth brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor spoke slowly: “Go and escort your younger brother back. As for Qing Ge—if he wishes to fight to the death for the Eastern Region, do not stop him. It is his homeland. If his Dao heart calls him there, let him go. In this world, many things surpass the meaning of life!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Mo Fan, Di Wu She, and Zhan Qing Ge all tensed—they had already learned of the Eastern Region’s battle situation from their families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are we only to retrieve our younger brother? Or shall we reinforce the Eastern Region?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Mo Fan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor suddenly sensed something. He looked up toward the heavens, through the barrier separating the Original True Realm from the True Realm. Only he could see the vision: the Emperor’s Path piercing the star-river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That long-dead body now soared freely through the stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are not yet ready. All of you stand at the threshold of Emperorhood. Strive to ascend as soon as possible. As for the Eastern Region… if it reaches a desperate moment, I will intervene myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor spoke slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>",2495,"2026-06-20T02:15:44.384Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","60726fa34299d5fa23df9dc100fdc81dbe13eb5668caafb06111d6d6593daf41","the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-905","the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-903",929,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-cover.jpg"]