[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-path-of-immortality":3,"chapter-the-path-of-immortality-the-path-of-immortality-chapter-526":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},2271676,4436,"Chapter 526: Trapped in His Own Net","the-path-of-immortality-chapter-526",526,"\u003Cp>These movements were astonishingly swift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, Chen Hang launched an assault, using the speed of his sword-dashing and the power of his physical body to catch Chen Bai and Ling Shouming completely off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Ling Shouming focused his gaze and saw that Chen Bai, though his arm trembled, had clearly taken the lower hand in that punch exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he had suffered little damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had simply used his hardened body, without any immortal arts, to outright block Chen Hang’s punch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such crushing force—even some high sects' Gangsha Martial Forge, if unprepared, would be crushed to death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Bai slightly moved his five fingers, feeling his arm go numb and weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he knew Chen Hang’s Tai Su Yu Shen was no ordinary technique, and few in this universe dared to cultivate it, actually facing off against this famed flesh-to-saint method, he could not hide his astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His ability to withstand Chen Hang’s punch stemmed from his own profound cultivation of the physical body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Bai studied the Liu Yan Shang Fa left behind by Zhuo Huai Xiang; once perfected, its immense power could flood the seas and turn abyssal courts to dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undoubtedly, this was an extremely refined flesh-to-saint method!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After refining the Liu Yan Shang Fa to its ultimate state, one could ward off calamity and purify corruption, achieving a body without fixed form, granting boundless blessings and extended life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of value, this flesh-to-saint method was no less precious than the “Chang Chao Shang Ding,” and in some aspects, even surpassed it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this truly supreme method—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Chen Bai’s thoughts flashed, Chen Hang did not pause his assault, granting Chen Bai no chance to catch his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two clashed at blinding speed, exchanging dozens of blows in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary cultivators could barely discern their forms, only glimpsing two flickering lights in the surging cloud-tide, one chasing the other, parting and merging abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As another punch met his, Chen Bai was jolted by the recoil, his whole body trembling, on the verge of spitting blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A great net woven of shimmering yellow silk finally flew in, intercepting Chen Hang’s path at the last possible moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang slashed at it casually, but the artifact only rang out with a “crackling” sound, like metal striking metal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, the net flared in the wind, expanding to a hundred zhang, radiating brilliant light, surging forward to encircle Chen Hang at its center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking advantage of the moment Ling Shouming deployed his artifact to block, Chen Bai leapt away, escaping the battle circle in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too bad my Liu Yan Shang Fa is arduous to cultivate—I haven’t yet reached the peak of Golden Core. Otherwise, how could he act so recklessly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Chen Bai formed this thought, Ling Shouming far away cried out in shock:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is this possible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Bai whirled his gaze and saw Chen Hang, now trapped within the net, his eyes gleaming coldly, sharp as lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled a long, heavy breath, gripping each end of the net’s cords, enduring the torrent of dark thunder and poisonous fire hammering down upon him, then tore with all his might!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riiip—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sound like tearing silk, the artifact tore open a massive gash, its essence rapidly leaking out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, it let out a mournful wail, its spirit-soul damaged beyond repair, dissolving into a streak of light that flew back toward Ling Shouming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the master who shared a soul-link with the artifact, Ling Shouming now suffered a minor backlash, his vision blurring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he regained his focus, a chilling sensation struck his eyelids—a flying sword had already reached his face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Shouming remained composed; suddenly, a black pellet the size of a pigeon’s egg leapt from his third eye, emitting a sound like surging tides, blocking the A Ni Jian midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before Ling Shouming could unleash the long-cultivated demonic aura within the black pellet to sever the sword’s connection to Chen Hang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of crimson light, and the flying sword shot straight into the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after came a massive five-colored hand, palms spread wide, engulfing a hundred zhang of sky and earth, then slamming down with brutal force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine technique.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Shouming praised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He activated Shen Yu Zong’s Yi Xing Xu Wu Fa, forcing out a pale white mist from his seven orifices, sweeping upward to pierce the five-colored hand clean through, dissolving it into rolling mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Chen Hang swept his sleeve; the five-colored mist coalesced at its center, reforming into the shape of the hand once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seized the wind, stirred the clouds, shaking the azure heavens—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its power was clearly greater than before, forcing Ling Shouming to pour even more magic power into the Yi Xing Xu Wu Fa to resist again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After three such exchanges, only when Chen Bai summoned a dark blade artifact to completely obliterate the five-colored hand did Ling Shouming finally break free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three fought fiercely, each giving their utmost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every clash, whether technique or artifact, was thunderous and astonishing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And seeing Chen Hang unleash relentless attacks, ending in a purely offensive stance, coupled with the fact that Chen Hang had been the first to withdraw during their earlier magic power contest—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Bai and Ling Shouming both understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang knew his magic power had not yet recovered; he did not wish to prolong the battle, but aimed to swiftly eliminate one opponent, then deal with the other at leisure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I won’t let you succeed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Bai sneered inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled the dark blade entangled with the flying sword; behind him, a towering column of smoke erupted, majestic like a mountain, straight as a pillar piercing the heavens, radiating a grand and solemn aura like a divine pillar anchoring the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the smoke column appeared, the space around Chen Bai darkened with a heavy, deep luster, spontaneously forming an inner realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if linked through the smoke column to some great chaotic void, it sought to dye the entire world black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the techniques recorded in the supplementary volume of the Lang Huan Secret Scripture—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Da Dong Yuan Gen Zhu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This technique possessed both defensive power and the ability to restore qi, replenish magic power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once established, it generated an unbreakable array barrier capable of resisting external attacks; as long as the technique remained intact, Chen Bai could continuously draw upon the chaotic void’s essence to restore his magic power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such intent was profoundly mysterious—truly worthy of a technique from the Lang Huan Secret Scripture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, Ling Shouming moved without delay; with a wave of his hand, piles of white bones rose from the ground, forming a grim citadel, wreathed in chilling winds that howled and shook, shielding his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing both men adopt defensive stances, clearly determined to stall for time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet since they willingly became targets, Chen Hang had no intention of being polite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He released his magic power fully, his sleeves swaying; a gentle breeze arose from nowhere, lifting his body and slowly ascending into the deep azure heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he reached a thousand zhang high, Chen Hang pointed upward; dozens of lightning filaments shot out with a “crackling” sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he further pushed his magic power, clouds surged from all sides, dust and mist stretched across the sky; then came howling gales that snapped trees and churned the air without pause!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zi Qing Shen Lei!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Bai’s expression turned grave; he had not expected Chen Hang, with such depleted magic power, to dare unleash this thunder technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, he spurred his spirit; the remaining ghostly demons leapt up, shrieking, but before they could reach Chen Hang, they were shredded by the darting lightning, leaving not a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Chen Hang had fully charged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking upward, only the distant heavens remained deep and vast, howling with furious winds!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A colossal thundercloud hung suspended in midair, covering a hundred zhang in diameter; within it, blazing lightning serpents writhed densely, countless and uncountable, occasionally flashing blinding light that turned heaven and earth white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang waved his hand; the thundercloud spun, emitting thunderous booms like war drums, as if about to shatter heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, violet lightning erupted from the cloud, surging like dragons rising from the sea, crashing down upon Chen Bai and Ling Shouming!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A continuous buzzing filled the air, swelling the eardrums, constricting the chest, shaking the soul into dizziness!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Bai’s Da Dong Yuan Gen Zhu had already been shattered; Ling Shouming’s bone technique had been ground to dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding earth looked as if plowed over, crisscrossed with deep and shallow trenches, horrifying to behold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet as Chen Bai summoned his dark blade to resist the Zi Qing Shen Lei, a distant, lingering bell tone rang out from Ling Shouming’s position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small bronze bell wrapped around Ling Shouming’s body, instantly transforming into a streak of light that deflected the falling divine thunder, then pierced through the heavy clouds and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ling Shouming!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ping’a, fighting far away against Yin Ruohua, changed expression, silently cursing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Bai’s reaction, however, was calm; unlike Zhang Ping’a, he seemed to have anticipated Ling Shouming’s escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Shouming came here not only to repay Chen Bai a favor, but primarily to seize the copper fish in Yin Ruohua’s possession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Ling Shouming had no personal grudge against Chen Hang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Chen Hang had fully unleashed his assault, like a sudden storm, clearly willing to exhaust his own primordial energy to eliminate one opponent—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Shouming naturally would preserve his useful body and never risk using Shen Yu Zong’s supreme great technique to directly clash with Chen Hang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cost of activating a supreme great technique was indeed staggering; even Chen Bai, without absolute certainty, would not reveal such a trump card lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since Chen Bai cultivated the Three Corpses Ancient Qi of the Primordial Demon Sect—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though this supreme great technique’s power far surpassed Xie Tan’s Huo Tian Da You and Li Yuwei’s Tian Gang Jin Guang Zhou, its activation left unmistakable signs, and at Chen Bai’s current realm, he could not fully conceal them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a highly perceptive cultivator with an exceptional evasion technique were present, they might just barely escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, it must not be used carelessly—only at the perfect moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though Ling Shouming withdrew early, he still served as a distraction, draining Chen Hang’s energy…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Bai chanted his spell, continuing to control the dark blade to guard himself, while using his spiritual sight to probe Chen Hang’s true condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After half a moment, Chen Bai subtly shook his head, abandoning the idea of using the Three Corpses Ancient Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the timing was not right—not yet a good opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, even if he used this technique now to defeat Chen Hang, other Golden Core True Persons still lurked within the Huang Lao She Ji Tu—like Ling Shouming, Zhou Ying, and Cen Ti, for example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since there was a chance to secure victory with minimal cost, Chen Bai had no desire to waste his primordial energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yin Wuji… since the Golden Core Assembly began, there has been not a single trace of him—where could he be now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Bai suddenly flashed on this thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he could coordinate with several True Person Jin Dan cultivators to ambush Chen Hang, how could he be sure such a twist wouldn’t fall upon himself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when he recalled that the night before entering the Emperor Lao’s Imperial Altar Map, he had specifically visited Yin Wujie, hoping to form an alliance with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the latter gave no reply, only a strange smile—Chen Bai’s heart sank with a growing sense of dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now was not the time for further thought—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing the divine thunder’s momentum waning, Chen Bai acted without hesitation; two dark rainbows surged from behind his head, crossing like shears, then slammed down hard, splitting the thunderclouds in two!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, a turbid qi surged forth, carrying endless wails and mournful cries, wrapping violently around Chen Hang’s body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In but a fleeting instant, Chen Bai rapidly channeled his magic power and unleashed two primordial demonic sect techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time since the battle began, Chen Hang was forced to retreat, pushed back by the direct assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Chen Hang concealed it well, Chen Bai’s magical eyes still caught his faint signs of exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made sense—he had fought a host of opponents at Sandflow Mountain, now pushed to this extreme, even driving away Ling Shouming. Such achievements were astonishing indeed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If roles were reversed, Chen Bai knew he could never have reached such a feat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang truly deserved to be among the few contenders for Jin Dan supremacy—his mastery was utterly formidable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Had you been at your peak, I might not have dared to plot against you…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet on the path of cultivation, the ‘companion’ is an unavoidable element. You found Yin Ruohua to aid you, but she is merely a high-grade Jin Dan who has not attained the supreme great technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What use is she in this Jin Dan Assembly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Bai shook his head with a light laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He activated the “Qi-Sealed White Blade” that Zhou Shiyuan had once wielded in the Dragon Palace, bracing against the sword qi to launch the Pure Void Great Jade Radiance—a technique specifically targeting the flesh—to weaken Chen Hang’s vital energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he summoned forth a host of techniques and magic treasures, pressing forward with brutal force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under full exertion, Chen Bai clearly gained the upper hand, slowly wresting control of the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this, Chen Hang reversed his assault, defeating Zhang Ping and the A-Dou, freeing the former to come to his aid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chen Bai paid it no mind; instead, he seized the opening created by Chen Hang’s pursuit of Zhang Ping, striking hard and wounding Chen Hang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Chen Bai also cultivated an advanced evasion technique—though slightly inferior to sword flight—he could still barely hold Chen Hang back with proper technique coordination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, by the battle’s final stage, Chen Bai was pressing relentlessly, the tide of offense and defense now reversed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Trivial arts!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Yin Blade severed from his body and struck toward Chen Hang, Chen Bai felt a sudden, searing pain in his left arm—his internal magic power spiraled into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Bai sneered in contempt; his demonic aura flared violently, and twin streams of green and white qi swept downward, violently hurling Yin Ruohua away—her lips split, blood trickling out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Chen Bai wished to assess his wound, Chen Hang’s sword light struck again, swift and relentless, forcing him to swallow the treasure pill he had held beneath his tongue and charge forward without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an exceedingly rare opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss it, and it would never come again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had finally caught Chen Hang’s magic power unrefilled, and painstakingly set this trap to catch him off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Chen Bai now diverted his attention and allowed Chen Hang to escape…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should Chen Hang break free with sword flight, find a secluded place to heal, or directly seek out Wei Lingjiang or Gu Yi—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, should Chen Bai wish to deal with Chen Hang again, it would never be as easy as today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since joining the Primordial Demonic Sect and cultivating the “Raising Humans Scripture,” Chen Bai and Chen Yushu were destined to share a fate of mutual prosperity or ruin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And though Chen Bai held considerable status within the Primordial Demonic Sect,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>among Chen Yushu’s descendants, competition was fierce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Figures like Chen Zuo, Chen Daozheng, Chen Jin, and Chen Ying watched him with hungry eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Chen Zuo, who, owing to his greater age and stronger cultivation, deeply resented Chen Bai’s own cultivation of the Raising Humans Scripture, viewing it as a thorn in his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Bai knew that if he wished to advance further within the Primordial Demonic Sect and become a true power, he would inevitably need Chen Yushu’s support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, eliminating Chen Hang—the one contender with a chance to win the Jin Dan Assembly—would cast him into ruin, robbing him of that immense destiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such an act would surely please Chen Yushu immensely, and Chen Bai would reap boundless benefits from it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Chen Bai’s thoughts flashed like lightning, Chen Hang began to show clear signs of weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Bai abruptly halted, his movements freezing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression twisted into something grotesque—pale and green, filled with unspeakable terror, his pupils shrinking violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Blood Atonement Divine Needle?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Bai staggered back two steps, his spirit in chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at Chen Hang in shock—and suddenly, as if shattering a veil, he understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! All of this before was your deception—you deliberately lured me into this trap?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Without Yin True Person’s help, I could only kill you by revealing my ultimate trump card—and you’re not even worthy of me using that technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the very beginning, my goal was never to drive you off, but to kill you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang’s voice rang out, calm and detached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Chen Bai’s furious, blazing stare, Chen Hang calmly extended a single finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yin Blade, which had just moments before forced him into desperate defense, could not withstand this strike—it was driven deep into the mountain’s belly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang and Chen Bai locked eyes across the distance, and Chen Hang smiled faintly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Had I not acted this way, how would you have dared come to me?”\u003C\u002Fp>",2911,"2026-06-19T22:30:06.574Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b39331f6294b83388a45cc86a35a66f0d5255ca43bbfaae738f7c2023916293e","the-path-of-immortality-chapter-527","the-path-of-immortality-chapter-525",545,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-path-of-immortality-cover.jpg"]