[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-path-of-immortality":3,"chapter-the-path-of-immortality-the-path-of-immortality-chapter-29":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},2271179,4436,"Chapter 29: Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Golden Chapters of the Earth Vault","the-path-of-immortality-chapter-29",29,"\u003Cp>A streak of crimson light sliced through the sky, winding through the layered clouds of Yang Mountain, leaving a long, glittering trail of radiant fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon closer inspection, the crimson light was a talismanic vehicle—the “Cloud-Piercing Flying Boat”—and inside, a boy of thirteen or fourteen laughed loudly, his words arrogant and brazen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle Seven’s Yang Mountain is truly fun, Old Deng—you’ve never come here with me before, so you don’t know its wonders, hence this dumbfounded look.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy’s eyes gleamed with sharp luster, his skin plump and radiant—he was clearly a cultivator who had attained fetal breathing and entered the primordial gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his speech always carried a lewd, corrupt undertone, and paired with his youthful appearance, it gave off an intensely unsettling feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of all my uncles, Uncle Seven is the most refined… Now that you’ve also achieved fetal breathing, you’re one of us—I’ll tell you the truth: when I was still a virgin, it was Uncle Seven who showed me the way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy chuckled, wrapping an arm around a middle-aged man in his early forties, whose face was ordinary, and said warmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have no idea how wonderful Uncle Seven’s little Yu is—these past months of confinement, I’ve missed her terribly! The way she behaves in bed—even the new concubine of Chancellor Sun can’t compare. Though plump matrons have their own charm, they’re nothing next to little Yu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke these words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the attendants around him laughed in agreement, yet only “Old Deng” wore a faintly displeased expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Deng” was Deng Zhongzhi, the boy’s personal attendant; their bond was unusually close, far beyond the usual master-servant relationship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second Young Master, I’m naturally delighted you wish to celebrate my attainment of fetal breathing—but you must not insult Uncle Seven. Yang Shan Daoist once swore brotherhood with your father, and his Qi Condensation sixth-layer cultivation is second only to your father’s.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Zhongzhi cast a cold glance at the laughing attendants; his gaze pierced like lightning, making their skin ache, and the laughter instantly died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then turned to the boy, lowering his voice to speak gently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your father is now preparing to seize the throne. Once he succeeds, Rong State will belong to the Tong family—a fortune spanning centuries, benefiting generations to come! Second Young Master, at this moment, you must not offend Yang Shan Daoist and make him angry. The Tong family’s great undertaking still needs his aid; more allies are always better.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hasn’t the Tong family treated him well?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Deng Zhongzhi’s counsel, the boy’s face flushed with shame at being rebuked before others, and he grew even more defiant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If not for my father saving his life, wouldn’t Yang Shan Daoist have been killed long ago by a few rogue cultivators?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And if not for my father revealing the secrets to him, how could he have shattered the Golden Body of the divine white fox? And that page of the ‘Golden Chapters of the Earth Vault’—he’s not even a Tong family member! My father—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Deng Zhongzhi’s face turned pale, and he swiftly clapped a hand over the boy’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The page of the “Golden Chapters of the Earth Vault” was an utmost secret—strictly forbidden to be spoken aloud—and this had been drilled into them countless times. Yet the boy, impulsive as ever, could not restrain himself and nearly blurted it all out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Zhongzhi enjoyed the full trust of the Tong family patriarch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grand General, who was now on the verge of usurping the throne, regarded him as a brother and revealed even the most secret matters to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus Deng Zhongzhi knew well that the page of the “Golden Chapters of the Earth Vault” was not the exclusive possession of the Tong patriarch; the patriarch had merely been fortuitously favored, barely qualifying as a chosen one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Yang Shan Daoist was also among those chosen ones…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The incident began when the Tong patriarch, while exploring a minor secret realm, happened to rescue Yang Shan Daoist, who had also come seeking fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, his original intent was not to do good—he merely planned to use Yang Shan Daoist as a scapegoat should misfortune strike, to buy himself a sliver of survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet after proceeding with extreme caution, they never made a fatal mistake, barely managing to reach the realm’s end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the treasure at the realm’s end was not talisman coins, precious gems, ancient scriptures, or powerful talismanic artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely a single golden page—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On it was recorded a notable Daoist technique, meant for external cultivation of the physical body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below it, in smaller script, it noted that this was the Xth chapter, Yth page of the “Golden Chapters of the Earth Vault,” and warned that anyone who privately transmitted it without the Dao Court’s authorization would be severely punished, cast into the Nether Realms to endure one hundred thousand years of alternating ninefold cold and ninefold heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, the Tong patriarch and Yang Shan Daoist hastily memorized the text on the golden page—then, suddenly, it blazed with light and vanished from its place, shooting into the void, silent and gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tong patriarch had initially intended to kill him, but witnessing this divine spectacle, he suppressed his murderous intent and instead smiled warmly, proposing a sworn brotherhood with Yang Shan Daoist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Tong patriarch had five brothers, Yang Shan Daoist, being clever, dared not claim seniority and humbly took the seventh position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From then on, the Tong patriarch’s murderous intent gradually faded, and he occasionally offered guidance—such as aiding Yang Shan Daoist in slaying the divine white fox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the golden page remained utterly inscrutable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tong patriarch had once recited the golden page’s contents to Deng Zhongzhi and his other brothers, but the words he spoke were jumbled, incoherent, and meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when written on paper, the characters appeared perfectly clear to the Tong patriarch, yet to others, they were nothing but chaotic scribbles, utterly illegible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several such attempts, the Tong patriarch gave up entirely, and his reverence for the never-before-heard Dao Court deepened immensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Zhongzhi knew the “Golden Chapters of the Earth Vault” was an absolute secret, never to be spoken aloud—so when the boy carelessly blurted it out, he disregarded rank and immediately clapped his hand over the boy’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second Young Master!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Zhongzhi’s gaze was stern: “Say no more!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaken by the rebuke, the boy realized his mistake, swallowed hard, and awkwardly fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These attendants can’t be allowed to live!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Zhongzhi silently scanned the surroundings, his mind hardened with murderous intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet soon, doubt stirred within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cloud-Piercing Flying Boat had hovered in the air for some time—why hadn’t anyone come out to greet them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though this was his first visit to Yang Mountain, he had heard of Yang Shan Daoist’s debauchery—yet the silence below felt as if the entire mountain were dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the cave dwelling,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as Chen Hang tightened his grip on the Thunderfire Lightning Pearl and prepared to step out, a frantic voice echoed in his mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you handle him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Tu Shan Ge’s words, Chen Hang frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, let me use an illusion to stall him—under no circumstances must you strike! The boy’s father is the current Grand General of Rong State, his Qi Condensation cultivation surpasses Yang Shan Daoist’s—do not act rashly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the magical pact’s connection, Tu Shan Ge and Chen Hang communicated directly by thought; the fox urgently added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, absolutely do not kill him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting a moment and receiving no reply from Chen Hang, Tu Shan Ge finally exhaled in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then summoned Tu Shan Zhuang, his most skilled shapeshifter, whispered a few instructions, and the two foxes nervously stepped out of the divine domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What an impressive display…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with preparation, Tu Shan Ge was startled when he saw the flying boat suspended in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>",1316,"2026-06-19T22:29:59.276Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c5bc7c5ded96b1f1716b90a644944a4c1eaa44292fc4d901366df3009aa37c83","the-path-of-immortality-chapter-30","the-path-of-immortality-chapter-28",545,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-path-of-immortality-cover.jpg"]