[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-path-of-immortality":3,"chapter-the-path-of-immortality-the-path-of-immortality-chapter-28":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Path of Immortality",{"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},2271178,4436,"Chapter 28: Chapter Twenty-Eight: Different","the-path-of-immortality-chapter-28",28,"\u003Cp>Tu Shan Ge’s cry was filled with terror and shock, his face stiff and pale with fear, clearly terrified out of his wits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang forced down his inner shock and asked casually:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you see?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Tu Shan Ge recited the text, Chen Hang’s expression changed as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood River Cart Treasure Wheel—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take three hundred and sixty-five women of common lineage, force them to conceive simultaneously during a yin year, yin month, and yin hour, then boil them into glue using salt, talc, mercury, and red horse herbs; after conception, feed them this glue daily, and when the fetuses are born, slit their mothers’ bellies open to extract them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These dead infants, steeped in the resentment inherited from their mothers’ wombs, are perfect for smelting with gold-bearing ore and cinnabar, refined slowly over low flame; after forty-nine days of labor, you will obtain a Blood River Cart Treasure Wheel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wheel excels at corrupting the body; once struck, within an hour and a half, the victim’s skin turns purple and black, then melts into a foul, rotting pus. It also nullifies the spiritual radiance of talismans and artifacts—even a mid-grade talisman, when pitted against it, will suffer spiritual damage, while a low-grade talisman shatters instantly upon impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a high-grade talisman can withstand it for a time, immune to its corruption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is, without doubt, a true demonic treasure, profoundly sinister!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A “treasure” of this kind is a magic artifact that cannot be enhanced through refining or bound by any restrictions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though difficult to consecrate and subject to numerous prohibitions, its power is typically astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could this be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Tu Shan Ge recite the text, Chen Hang found it utterly absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one he had taken out…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t it the *Divine Chamber Shu Hua Dao Jun’s Discourse on the Primordial True Scripture*?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you certain you didn’t misread?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Absolutely certain—the characters are right before my eyes, Master. How could I possibly be wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tu Shan Ge scratched his head in confusion, speaking with firm conviction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tu Shan Ge, at a loss, rose from his chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Call your clan members over. Have them all take a look.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence, Chen Hang suddenly spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tu Shan Ge didn’t understand, but he obeyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a line of foxes filed past, each taking turns to read the *Divine Chamber Shu Hua Dao Jun’s Discourse on the Primordial True Scripture*—but the result was the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their eyes, they saw only the consecration method of the Blood River Cart Treasure Wheel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a qi-condensation technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not an arcane true qi method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a genuine demonic artifact-crafting method!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The foxes were horrified by the bloody text, whimpering and scattering in panic, running wildly in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, Tu Shan Zhuang—the fox who had once deceived Chen Hang with illusion and been shot in the buttocks by him—was utterly terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had witnessed this man’s killing intent firsthand and knew Chen Hang’s merciless nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tu Shan Zhuang feared Chen Hang intended to slaughter them all and forge them into a Blood River Cart Treasure Wheel; his body trembled like a sack of bran, and he let out a wail, lunging to clutch Chen Hang’s leg and beg for mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Tu Shan Ge acted swiftly, grabbing him by the nape of the neck and hurling the dazed fox out, ending the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could this happen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang sat silently, his heart churning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clearly a qi-condensation technique… yet…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it because of this body? Yes, it must be—the qi-condensation technique was my predecessor’s father’s legacy. I heard Uncle Chen Zhan mention that before he died, he specifically instructed my predecessor to open the wooden box once grown. Inside, besides a few strange talismans, was this qi-condensation technique.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang closed his eyes slightly, deep in thought:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because of the same bloodline, am I the only one who can glimpse the truth?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at least plausible…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chen clan had always feared the book in the wooden box, deeming it heretical, not orthodox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang had initially assumed they suspected the technique’s dangerous aspects, hence their misunderstanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, looking back, it seemed the Chen clan, like the foxes, saw only the consecration method of the Blood River Cart Treasure Wheel!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Chen Hang, having been reborn into this body, had, by sheer chance, uncovered the true legacy left by his predecessor’s father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet, this raises questions about my predecessor’s father’s death… If he possessed such deceptive abilities, how did he die? Or… was he truly dead?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His predecessor’s father died young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said he suffered a mental injury during visualization practice, reactivating old wounds, and thus passed away prematurely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with such power, and leaving behind such a technique, what had he visualized?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The *Divine Chamber Shu Hua Dao Jun’s Discourse on the Primordial True Scripture* was personally annotated by a Dao Jun, its status equal to the *Chong Xu Zhi De Dao Jun’s Explanation on the Nourishing Spirit Qi* of the Red Ming Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even among Red Ming Sect disciples, few ever received its true transmission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Tu Shan Ge’s former master, unable to glimpse the *Imperial Su Jade Truth*, had been forced to abandon his path and instead cultivate the eighth-rank high-grade *Dong Ling Yuan Sha*…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The magistrate’s division of the deer was but a dream; the old man’s loss of his horse turned out to be fortune.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang sighed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a soft, furry sensation brushed his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tu Shan Ningning was rubbing her head against him; seeing him look, the little fox wagged her tail and whimpered anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, I’m unharmed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile touched Chen Hang’s handsome face as he absentmindedly stroked her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers were pale and slender, exquisitely shaped; the touch felt pleasant to Tu Shan Ningning, who happily lifted her chin—until those same fingers gently trailed down her tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ying!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little fox erupted in fury, embarrassed and indignant, arching her back in protest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chen Hang had already turned his gaze away, ignoring her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tu Shan Ningning stormed out the door, then turned back—only to find Chen Hang still not looking her way. She flew into a rage, scratching furiously at the door with her tiny paws, sending wood shavings flying everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Brother Tu Shan, for helping me resolve this mystery.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putting aside all thoughts, Chen Hang bowed respectfully. Tu Shan Ge immediately rose and saw him to the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But… what words do you see on the cover of this book?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he was leaving,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang took out the *Divine Chamber Shu Hua Dao Jun’s Discourse on the Primordial True Scripture* once more and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, eight characters… *The Complete Collection of the Blood River Cart Treasure Wheel*.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tu Shan Ge blinked, then answered honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood. Thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang slipped the book back into his sleeve, gave a slight bow, and walked away, no doubts remaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Days passed, and before long, five more nights had gone by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That day,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang had just finished his cultivation within the Zhen Fa Realm and returned to the external world when he suddenly sensed something, stood up, and listened intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp whistling pierced the air, shrill and crackling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faintly, laughter and chatter could be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>",1230,"2026-06-19T22:29:59.276Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c3857272f69cec19a9eb9d6129d0091ee944aa44d70f0a9f93d65a2f40e49b2b","the-path-of-immortality-chapter-29","the-path-of-immortality-chapter-27",545,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-path-of-immortality-cover.jpg"]