[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-path-of-immortality":3,"chapter-the-path-of-immortality-the-path-of-immortality-chapter-544":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},2271694,4436,"Chapter 544: Chapter Two Hundred and Three: Zha","the-path-of-immortality-chapter-544",544,"\u003Cp>Yin winds pierced the earth, ghastly qi surged to the heavens—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, amid an eerie silence as if a pin could be heard falling, a corner of the ethereal veil circling the air slowly parted, like a grand curtain being drawn aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From deep within the shadowy waves, first a pale, jade-like hand emerged, then an arm, then a head and face—though several parts appeared faint and unstable, they were rapidly solidifying from illusion to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In but a moment, a figure stood atop the roiling black water, his dark sleeves billowing as he calmly gazed across at Yin Wujie and Lu Rong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this Yinming True Water? Rare indeed to see this true water manifest!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man clad in a crimson monk’s robe and draped in a seven-jewel kasaya, dressed as a head monk, recognized the technique and his eyes brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even this method has been passed down… I haven’t returned to Xu Huang in years—has the Divine King finally found a worthy holy grandson? And if my Master seeks to once again support the dragon throne, could this be his doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the green lion, who had earlier coveted the Zhaoguang Divine Water, couldn’t help rubbing his hands together, pacing back and forth in the hall several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only this weren’t in Xudu Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only the one cultivating these two true waters weren’t the true disciples of Yu Yuchen and Wen Huang…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given his nature, he would have long since struck out and seized this great fortune for himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As these two bowed in silent thought, each lost in their own musings, more cultivators simultaneously turned their gazes skyward, fearing to miss a single instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Emperor’s Imperial Map, countless souls gathered like ants, bowing in perfect unison to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The myriad strange forms rose and sank with the black water, now visible, now hidden, like ancient, grim stone carvings within a haunted mansion, unmoving and steadfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon the foremost wave stood only a tall, elegant young Daoist, hands clasped behind his back, a faint smile barely visible on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His golden crown had long since been shattered, its spiritual light extinguished; now he simply let his black hair fall loosely, swaying gently in the wind—yet he appeared neither disheveled nor diminished, his aura even more solemn and transcendent, like sunlight and moonlight, radiating the bearing of a celestial immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waves surged to the heavens, darkness above and below; the sun’s light was gone, the entire sky filled with demons and malevolent spirits ready to snatch and devour men…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This should have been an eerily sinister scene, yet somehow its malevolent aura had been slightly diluted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many female cultivators’ beautiful eyes sparkled with wonder, feeling their vision suddenly brightened, whispering excitedly to their companions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This brat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi watched for a moment, then suddenly turned her head—she didn’t know why, but a faint, inexplicable smile curled at her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slightly twitched her lips and sent a silent transmission to Wei Lingjiang, who merely responded with a detached expression, as if unwilling to argue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like punching empty air—Gu Yi herself found it dull, and soon turned her head away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Ruohua stood beside her, lips moving as if to speak, but ultimately said nothing, only frowning upward at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yinming True Water…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Yin Wujie slowly exhaled a long breath, recognizing the technique as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghosts lined the heavens, specters bowed their heads, holding the pivot of life and death, grasping the threads of yin and yang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yinming Sovereignty—none may defy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moments ago, with Yin Wujie and Lu Rong working together, Chen Hang had clearly been utterly lifeless, seemingly reduced to ashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now that he emerged from the black water, all his wounds had vanished; save for a slight pallor, he looked as if nothing had ever happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such mystery! Such power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one who could achieve this…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, as they saw Chen Hang’s spiritual aura surge with ferocity, as if a roaring flood surged through his extraordinary meridians, chaotic yet unbroken—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without the Zaiyuan Divine Eye, Lu Rong recognized this as the result of ingesting Chi Fan Zhen, its medicinal force stimulating his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Yinming True Water grants immortality, it consumes immense magical power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Chen Hang were a first-rank Jin Dan, he could only use this technique as a last resort—never lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with Chi Fan Zhen, perhaps he could activate this immortality ability one more time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even twice…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Lu Rong and Yin Wujie exchanged a silent glance, then without a word, both surged their magic power and struck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pale, ghastly blue-white giant hand soared into the air, striking with the force to split mountains and sever peaks, lunging toward Chen Hang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Rong moved a fraction slower—this time, he once again unleashed the Divine Tail Tai Sui Blood Soul technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under unrestrained exertion, five of the blood souls were now covered in golden light, their heads crowned with incense banners and canopies; their fierce expressions had largely faded, appearing instead solemn and majestic, utterly distinct from the surrounding blood souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Ten-Thousand-Poison Hand Seal neared his body, a wave of water surged upward, lifting the hand into the air and halting its descent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As both sides strained against each other, two more waves erupted from beneath Chen Hang’s feet—this time striking from left and right, twisting like coiled dragons and serpents, shattering the Hand Seal into a thick cloud of pale-blue smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Yin Wujie’s expression didn’t change; even as he hurriedly healed his wounds, his movements remained swift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a mere shift of magic power, three more giant hands flew from the smoke, smashing through the blocking waves and continuing their grasp toward Chen Hang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine hand and black water clashed repeatedly, roaring like tidal waves and thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both sides shattered and reformed endlessly, each afraid to lag even a moment—no pause, no rest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, neither could gain the upper hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as hundreds of blood souls surged forward, exploding one after another, this stalemate shattered—the black water was torn open in several great gaps, and the tide began turning in Yin Wujie’s favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang lifted his sleeve; Nanming Li Huo spun once, instantly incinerating the blood souls pouring through the breaches into ash, then swept again, burning away dozens more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such an intensely yang and blazing fire technique rarely required much effort to shatter most Yin Sect dark arts—it was their natural antithesis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet when the five blood souls, covered in golden light and resembling heavenly generals, charged forward—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Nanming Li Huo required noticeably more effort to burn away just one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang knew only these five were the true Divine Tail Tai Sui Blood Souls; the rest, though formidable, were still incomplete in form and spirit within the Blood River True Method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could have responded with stillness to all changes, using Nanming Li Huo to break the technique—but now he faced two opponents; such an approach would drain his magic power too severely, and if he were later caught off-guard, it would be disastrous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought, Chen Hang made his decision—he stepped forward and raised his hand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thunderous roar, the Yinming Long River beneath his feet trembled violently, its sound echoing through the heavens, shattering Yin Wujie’s divine hand instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, a sheet of water surged from before him, vast and boundless, sweeping across the sky!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Rong sensed danger just in time—one Divine Tail Tai Sui Blood Soul had been instantly swept away by the waterlight, vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the waterlight flashed three more times—the remaining three Divine Tail Blood Souls could not escape; all were swallowed into the true water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how Lu Rong chanted spells or formed hand seals, he could not summon them back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after this successful strike, Chen Hang did not retreat—he pressed forward even harder, under the combined assault of Yin and Lu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after Nanming Li Huo once again shattered the Ten-Thousand-Poison Hand Seal—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a chorus of chilling, scalp-raising laughter rang out—joyful, yet also wailing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless souls surged from the depths of the black water, dense and endless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cloud insects, Zhangmu , flying-head barbarians, jackal demons, corpse spirits… besides these demonic monsters, there were also many accomplished left-path cultivators, and monstrous hybrids with bodies as vast as mountains, their forms bearing dragon-like features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since obtaining Wangwang Bai Shui and combining it to forge the true water, Chen Hang had wandered beyond the cosmos for decades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During that time, besides Hongjing Tian, he had visited countless lands and realms—and over those years, the number of ferocious spirits and souls he had captured with his true water had reached an unimaginable scale!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such numbers, though manageable for Yin and Lu, were not worth the effort to confront—they both chose to retreat and avoid the tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their retreat gave Chen Hang the opening he needed; the pressure on him eased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a clear cry, stepped forward, and leapt upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before all eyes, the sky’s light flickered once in a fleeting instant—so swift it defied belief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sword rose like a rainbow, tearing through the air in an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood smoke rolled, ghastly mist spread endlessly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, though fewer than three hundred rounds had passed, the battle raged tenfold fiercer than any prior encounter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three had been struck repeatedly by each other’s techniques, their wounds stark and deep—each gash laid bare bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Jia Xiu, he had wisely left the arena long before the three fully engaged in mortal combat, leaving behind his bronze fish and departing on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he was a high disciple of Dou Shu and a top-rank Jin Dan, after the Chemical Mist dispersed, he had encountered Yu Huangshang and been severely wounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Huangshang had not expelled him, however, because he held Jia Xiu’s magical foundation—capable of drawing his essence and qi from afar to replenish his own losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, this man was undoubtedly the most frustrated among the top ten Dan Yuan present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Jia Xiu, even at full strength, could never match these three, at least he wouldn’t have been forced to leave without even striking a blow…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, after knocking Lu Rong back with a punch, Chen Hang seized the moment when the latter was entangled by the few remaining souls—he leapt like a dragon soaring from the sea and clashed directly with Yin Wujie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the midst of surging Gangfeng , Yangzhao’s illusory body was beheaded by a single sword; the severed corpse tumbled into the abyssal sea, yet before it touched the water, it exploded into wisps of smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, Nanming Li Huo was returned by Yin Wujie’s true body using the Luo Yuzhen Dan, forcing Chen Hang to cough up blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After clashing palms with Yin Wujie, Chen Hang did not retreat—he advanced, the myriad-ton true water crushing down, while lightning crackled between his fingers, coalescing in an instant into a thunder spear a zhang long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yin Wujie struggled to counter the true water—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang unleashed a mighty surge, driving the spear’s tip straight through Yin Wujie’s left rib, impaling him and lifting him into the air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world seemed to fall silent, all around utterly still…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Wujie grunted, having used Zhaoguang Divine Water to evade vital points—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the thunder spear could explode within him, he slashed with his palm, severing the spear in two, then hurled a torrent of ten-thousand-evil smoke straight at Chen Hang’s face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment, Lu Rong crushed every soul surrounding him, activated the Earth-Sealing True Method, and closed in from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three battled on, their forms flashing like startled light across the waves, vanishing in an instant across countless seas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever it passed, mighty qi surged like a mountain collapsing and water boiling!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dodging a blade of light, Yin Wujie suddenly dropped his cloud, waved his hand, and a dark, swirling vortex blocked Chen Hang’s northern position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if a wall had fallen and houses toppled one after another—in the blink of an eye, sixteen vortices appeared in succession, surrounding Chen Hang at the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Primordial Yin-Mo Qi—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the appearance of the Primordial Yin Water, Yin Wujie had secretly activated this divine art; after all this effort, he had finally trapped Chen Hang in this deadly ground he had meticulously prepared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Wujie roared, shook his body, and unleashed magic power capable of moving mountains and shifting hills; the sixteen vortices, with thunderous roars, slowly merged into one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin and Yang eroded each other; heaven and earth’s qi reversed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hundred-zhang vortex churned heavily in the sky, endless and without beginning or end; deep within, chaos reigned, indescribable—seeming devoid of all things, yet as if all creation arose within it. Ten thousand acres of seawater surged upward in dozens of columns, pouring into the vortex like mud oxen entering the sea, stirring not the slightest ripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This scene… reminds me of that divine art, the Chaos of Ultimate Nothingness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A great cultivator could not help but sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lu Rong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Yin Wujie bellowed, blood streaming from nose and mouth, his back bent as if crushed under a mountain’s weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maintaining such a divine art was by no means easy—even for Yin Wujie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially now, burdened with grave injuries; even after swallowing numerous great elixirs, his condition remained incomplete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this roar, Lu Rong—whose body had just been shattered by Lei Ting’s lightning—reformed his form, face as pale as paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring the dizzying sensation pounding through his skull, he forced his divine art into motion, summoning a vast, raging sea of blood that slammed violently toward Chen Hang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under this suction and pressure, Chen Hang slowly drifted upward toward the vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dozens of breaths, seeing the figure finally swallowed by the vortex, both men felt a near-exhaustion, fingers trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this… victory?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A disciple of the Wenhuan Sect frowned, asking his companion:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So now, will Brother Yin fight Lu Rong next?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, several Wenhuan cultivators nearby looked confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away, Qi Shang stood with arms crossed, shaking his head slightly—nearly dislodging Fu Can Laozu, who had been lost in thought on his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, rolling flames engulfed Lu Rong’s form, while Yin Wujie was swiftly struck by a five-colored giant hand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield erupted again with cries of battle; though only three remained, it seemed as if a million armies clashed in furious combat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Multicolored magical lights illuminated the sky, staining half the heavens in dazzling, bewildering hues, making eyes ache…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, after using the Primordial Yin Water to deflect the attacks, Chen Hang did not press forward with the water; instead, a blue glow appeared in his hand as he gripped the Dimension-Stepping Shuttle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given Chen Hang’s deliberate maneuvering—even enduring several direct strikes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin and Lu were now positioned at the same location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, both Yin and Lu felt an invisible giant hand grasp them from afar; the surrounding void hardened into iron walls, making movement agonizingly difficult, even their magic power flow sluggish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, they could have broken free instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after this prolonged battle, even with great elixirs to restore injuries and magic power, the heavy fatigue in their spiritual will remained, slowing their movements by several beats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hastily shattering the binding, Yin and Lu were puzzled: Chen Hang did not strike with his sword during the opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He merely stood where he was, refining his final portion of Chi Fan Zhen, then calmly stepped forward, sleeves fluttering, and extended a finger toward them from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, Chen Hang softly uttered a single syllable—like a golden bell lightly struck atop a mountain, clear and audible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhà!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first sound since heaven and earth were opened; ancient Daoist texts claimed it held wondrous, unfathomable powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, Yin Wujie’s pupils shrank sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Rong’s expression also changed inexplicably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the sound echoed calmly, the sky was instantly filled with brilliant gold; a hurricane capable of uprooting mountains howled across the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though its full power was still building, it had already stirred boundless spiritual tides—rolling ocean waves roared and surged, reaching the azure heavens, ravaging a hundred li, and continuing to expand thunderously outward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth trembled, the sea boiled; the heavens roared, rain fell; the Milky Way flowed downward, all waters surged together!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhà!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhà!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhà!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, heaven and earth rang with vast, echoing reverberations—as if countless divine beings of thunder, holding drums and swords, roared from deep within the luminous, dense clouds, shaking the cosmos and purifying the entire realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This art? It’s this art!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Seven Treasures Incense Cart, a tall, slender Daoist suddenly rose, slapping the table, face filled with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Taiyi Divine Thunder…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Can Laozu and Qi Shang exchanged a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Taiyi Divine Thunder?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crimson-robed head monk opened his mouth in bewilderment, speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green lion, whose eyes had earlier gleamed with greed, now stood frozen, expression complex and motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, He Lizi felt his mind explode; instinctively, he turned to Xue Jing in the golden boat—only to see the latter hurl his wine cup down in triumph, laughing aloud with delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Taiyi Divine Thunder…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, in the great hall, the elder abbots of Wenhuan and Blood River looked utterly grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xun Bing, though masking it well, could not stop his fingers from twitching slightly within his sleeves, his eyes blazing with sharp light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pure qi rose high; turbid qi sank low; the Two Polarities had no form, Yin and Yang split apart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supreme killing art of the Nine Provinces and Four Seas—the majestic, world-stabilizing technique—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taiyi Divine Thunder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, time seemed stretched impossibly long; countless onlookers cried out in shock, their actions chaotic; even many great cultivators were momentarily stunned, eyes flickering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thunderous boom, the heavens and earth in the painting seemed violently torn open—a flash of golden light vanished instantly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost simultaneously with the release of this supreme divine art, Chen Hang’s vision went black; he spat blood profusely, golden lightning erupting wildly from his eyes, first shattering his eyeballs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The agony did not cease—it spread to his five viscera, chest and abdomen, then skull and limbs, until finally his primordial spirit, wretchedly, turned to a wisp of blue smoke, utterly erased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine thunder had not yet struck Yin or Lu—yet Chen Hang had already perished, killed by his own technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taiyi Divine Thunder was never a technique attainable by a Jin Dan cultivator; using it meant certain death, without exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a Primordial Spirit True Person, after unleashing this world-stabilizing art, would be gravely injured!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only because Chen Hang could use the Primordial Yin Water to evade death’s doom did he dare attempt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the sheer drain of Taiyi and Primordial Yin on magic power—even with Chi Fan Zhen aiding in restoring essence and qi—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this Dan Yuan Assembly, he had only one chance—just enough to unleash this killing technique once…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the perfect opportunity Chen Hang had long waited for!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision was blurred; an indescribable danger chilled his limbs, making his whole body tremble—Yin and Lu felt, for the first time in a long while, the overwhelming presence of death closing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if in the next instant, they would be crushed into dust, utterly powerless to resist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So this… is the supreme divine art you’ve concealed all along?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the brink of life and death, Yin Wujie’s mind flashed this thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a dark, chaotic force erupted nearby—Lu Rong roared, squeezing out his last strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pushed the Six Worlds Expiation Mantra to its second level, sacrificing his entire body below the head in a burst of flesh and bone; under this overwhelming boon he could not even control for long, he unleashed the Six Desires Great Demon True Light in a desperate counter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faintly, a white light spread like water across heaven and earth; demons, gods, and spirits all smiled within the glow, each palm cradling a strand of Six Desires True Light, bestowing upon it supreme blessing incantations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Yin Wujie’s emotions were turbulent, his movements were swift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starlight surged again in his eyes; unseen energy orifices opened within him, and a brilliant green light flashed sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where the green light passed, seawater, mist, and even heavenly spiritual energy dissolved silently, forcibly absorbed into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wenhuan Sect’s supreme divine art—Ten Directions Illuminating Plague Light!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plague arises when yin overpowers yang, gathering the turbid evils of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When yin and yang are unbalanced, plague becomes heaven’s punishment—this is the retribution of karmic burden!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Yin Wujie’s cultivation, he had not truly mastered this world-stabilizing plague art; he merely used the wondrous properties of Cosmic Time Water to forcibly accelerate its cultivation, allowing him to barely wield it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Yin Wujie’s original plan, this killing technique was a pyrrhic victory—killing a thousand, losing eight hundred—and he never intended to use it in the Dan Yuan Assembly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have foreseen…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though these actions seemed lengthy, they occurred in the blink of an eye; before all eyes, the three attacks collided violently!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Six Desires Great Demon True Light, empowered by the blessing incantation; the Ten Directions Illuminating Plague Light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Together, they clashed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taiyi Divine Thunder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, only a vast, roaring radiance blazed—silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several breaths, a deafening, earth-shattering roar erupted, shattering vast stretches of seawater into fragments; even the seabed cracked visibly, as if the ocean floor were turning inside out, countless sea creatures reduced to bloody mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a hundred li, heaven and earth’s pure and turbid qi collapsed into chaos—no trace of life remained!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, two beams of light flashed outside the painting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin and Lu suddenly tumbled from their clouds, barely breathing; their comrades rushed to rescue them, sending chills down the spines of many cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But more cultivators focused their gazes on the Emperor Lao’s Sheji Map, silently concentrating, eyes never blinking, not even breathing heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under countless eyes, how much time passed, no one knew…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the dim, cloudy canopy, a single drop of deep black water slowly solidified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then more droplets gathered, until they coalesced into a black river without head or tail, its tide roaring loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, with a soft splash, Chen Hang’s figure slowly rose from the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes for a long while, suppressing the intense dizziness in his mind, then gestured and seized the bronze fish from Yin Wujie and Lu Rong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completing this, he did not linger, merely casting a deep glance downward before likewise activating the Dan Yuan Talisman and stepping out of the scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, a chorus of murmurs erupted from the crowd, rising like boiling water straight to the heavens!\u003C\u002Fp>",3827,"2026-06-19T22:30:06.574Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","61557cb24f43564fe067c448eb5256385c5a40358286305c7986d90fcefb6b3f","the-path-of-immortality-chapter-545","the-path-of-immortality-chapter-543",545,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-path-of-immortality-cover.jpg"]