[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-path-of-immortality":3,"chapter-the-path-of-immortality-the-path-of-immortality-chapter-88":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},2271238,4436,"Chapter 88: Ten Directions Pure Vision, The Final Curtain","the-path-of-immortality-chapter-88",88,"\u003Cp>Before countless eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A foul, murky blood mist sprayed outward like a torrential rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Xian, a Foundation Establishment second-layer cultivator, exploded like a water bag, unleashing a grotesquely vivid explosion of flesh and blood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bones and flesh turned to pulp, internal organs shattered—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy detonation echoed across the surrounding mountains, as if hundreds of thunderbolts struck the earth, stirring up violent gales of qi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the rolling surge of blood qi, the mud within a five-zhang radius beneath Chen Hang’s feet sank with a muffled crack, then fractured inch by inch like a dried riverbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone froze instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time itself seemed rigidly frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether blood lotus sect disciples or countless cultivators, all stared dumbfounded at this scene—even the talisman-empowered flying swords mid-battle dimmed their spiritual light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind rustled dry branches, and every heart trembled, the hairs on their backs standing erect, prickling their muscles and bones with faint pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One punch—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one punch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had utterly blasted a Foundation Establishment second-layer cultivator into nothingness, leaving not a trace of corpse!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such overwhelming power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such ferocious blood qi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such crushing force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The torrential, riverlike blood qi that surged through the air like a blazing banner was no longer human—it resembled the offspring of a primordial beast from the dawn of chaos, freely expanding its body, feasting on blood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone swallowed hard, trembling, his legs shaking so badly he could barely stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Qin Xian, a Foundation Establishment second-layer cultivator, had been pulverized by a single punch—neither his jade talisman artifact nor his protective true qi had offered any defense, shattered instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What about them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This overwhelming terror spread like plague through every cultivator’s heart; in an instant, all were contemplating retreat, their gazes flickering uncertainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Yuan Yangsheng stood stunned, his eyes filled with utter disbelief, involuntarily stepping back several paces, his entire skin taut with alertness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If such a punch landed on him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he somehow survived…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would lose most of his life, left in a pitiful, broken state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big brother must’ve misjudged—back then, he shouldn’t have taught me the Gangsha martial arts; he should’ve taught this man instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in his life,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Yangsheng felt a pang of defeat, began doubting himself, muttering under his breath:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I ever get the chance, I should introduce Big Brother to this little Chen—this kid looks like he’s destined for boundless heights. If we could win him over as an ally, we’d stand a much better chance against Big Brother’s own father…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But this kid’s a shrewd one—he won’t act unless he sees the rabbit. To get him to side with Big Brother, Big Brother’ll have to bleed heavily…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While all minds churned in turmoil,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang retracted the surging blood qi, drawing it back into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath, his arms going limp, faintly feeling drained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sudden killing of Qin Xian relied not only on his inhuman physique from cultivating the Tai Su Jade Body, but also on Yuan Yangsheng’s martial heavenly eye, which played the decisive role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine skill derived from his martial heavenly eye was called “Ten Directions Pure Vision.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once activated, this gaze could freeze the flow of time in all ten directions—east, west, south, north, southeast, northeast, northwest, southwest, up, and down—using human will to defy the natural order, forcibly halting the river of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was unquestionably a supreme martial divine skill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Yuan Yangsheng, legend claimed that an ancient monster possessing a martial heavenly eye once used this skill to freeze an entire landmass for eight hundred years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For those eight centuries, every living being on that land—down to the grass and trees—were utterly frozen, all phenomena locked in eternal stillness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Yuan Yangsheng’s current cultivation, he was far from achieving such a feat, but freezing a single person was still within his reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because Yuan Yangsheng had used “Ten Directions Pure Vision” to suddenly freeze Qin Xian, trapping him in the gap of time’s river,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang had been able to close the distance and strike him down before he could unleash any of his techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Qin Xian not been frozen by “Ten Directions Pure Vision,” had he gained even a moment to react, Chen Hang would have found it nearly impossible to get close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then this battle would not have ended so easily…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While all remained silent as frozen insects,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang calmly picked up Qin Xian’s belongings and seized his space bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under his full force, Qin Xian’s magic robe had been pierced clean through and reduced to dust, its spiritual light extinguished—these items were spared only because Chen Hang deliberately held back slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After erasing Qin Xian’s true qi imprint from the space bag, he found a porcelain bottle inside; after a quick inspection, his face lit up with delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As expected—every bit of essence plundered by these blood lotus sect disciples had been collected by Qin Xian alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang tucked the porcelain bottle into his sleeve, then smiled at the assembled cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, some had felt slight resentment at his brazen act of erasing Qin Xian’s space bag imprint right before their eyes, treating them as if they were invisible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did the blood lotus sect disciples harbor anger, but even the scattered cultivators summoned by Huaiwu’s master stirred with unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after that single glance, they all fell silent again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each eye flickered uncertainly, exchanging silent thoughts; their breath and true qi rose like drawn bows, ready to fire at the slightest provocation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet no one dared strike first, no one dared shout the battle cry—fearing they would be the first to be crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one side lay the vast essence within the bottle—seize it, and the mission was accomplished; on the other, a man who had pulverized a Foundation Establishment second-layer cultivator with one punch…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere grew strangely tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was tempted, yet none dared move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As moments passed, only a little more than half an hour remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, unable to hold back, a blood lotus sect female cultivator sharply unfurled her scroll, releasing a ferocious ghost that lunged straight at Chen Hang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This act was like opening a floodgate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other cultivators roared in unison, bolstering their courage, each unleashing their techniques!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was filled with whirling talisman artifacts, dazzling spells blazing like daylight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang sneered, flicking a finger—before him rang a chorus of bell and chime sounds, like dragon roars; layers of qi surged like waterfalls and tides, wrapping him in their core, while his iron armor also expanded a circle of precious light, dark and heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even with both the perfected Qi Armor Technique and the iron armor activated, under this sudden storm of attacks, they held for only a dozen breaths before shattering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, every heart surged with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dense hail of talisman artifacts surged forward, ready to slice him into pieces at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few astute ones suspected he might use a teleportation technique to escape, so they jointly activated a bright yellow net, casting it downward to block every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang did not dodge or retreat; instead, he charged straight into the crowd, facing the barrage of talismans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The talismans struck his body, only sparking wildly in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A harsh, grating metallic clang rang out, deafening their ears—as if striking a slab of divine metal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the spells cast by several Foundation Establishment cultivators merely staggered him, failing to wound his internal organs or bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Chen Hang had already surged forward on his teleportation, and the cultivator at the front screamed in terror, face pale as death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He yanked his teleportation backward, clasping his palms to cast a spell—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chen Hang seized his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One yank—and the skull and spine were ripped out, spraying a fountain of blood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two nearby cultivators froze in shock at this brutal display.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they could react, Chen Hang struck each with a single punch, blasting them into bloody fragments midair!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A steel spear trembled slightly, silently crossing dozens of zhang to pierce Chen Hang’s heart—yet as its tip breached his clothing, it met an impenetrable barrier; no matter how much force was applied, it could not pierce his flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several blood lotus sect cultivators jointly activated a bronze furnace, bearing crushing weight, slamming down upon his crown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two flying swords slashed toward him, gleaming with chilling, piercing light!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Chen Hang charged into the crowd, several sharp-eyed cultivators immediately launched their talismans, hoping to defend themselves by attacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang sneered inwardly, seized the steel spear pressing against his chest, and with a sharp “crack,” snapped it in two, tossing the pieces aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the blood lotus sect’s bronze furnace could crush him, he lifted his crown’s primordial breath to halt its descent, then snatched it down with one hand and punched straight through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two flying swords were intercepted midair by the Green Law Sword; before the two cultivators wielding them could react, Chen Hang stepped forward, his movement thundering with wind and lightning, and seized them in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With two sharp snaps, he flung his hands apart—the two bent, ruined swords fell lifelessly, their spiritual light extinguished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This entire sequence unfolded in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around Chen Hang, within five zhang, lay only shattered corpses and scattered, broken talismans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cultivator in blue robes trembled violently; ignoring his companions’ shouts, he turned and fled in a flash of light, not daring to linger a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just him—many among the blood lotus sect and scattered cultivators also crept away in fear, refusing to fight…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though nearly half the crowd had fled, several Foundation Establishment cultivators still remained, rallying the rest with a shout, reviving their courage and charging forward again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My primordial breath is still strong, my body still has plenty of energy—why not unleash a full slaughter now, and only consider escape when I can no longer fight?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang coldly surveyed the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze brimmed with lethal intent—he had already decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill him together! I don’t believe he’s truly made of iron, able to withstand all of us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Blood Lotus Sect disciple summoned courage and hurled a talisman into the air; countless dark red turbid fumes erupted from it, surging forward to pounce upon Chen Hang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before the turbid fumes reached him, Chen Hang’s chest swelled, and he let out a thunderous roar—a vast, blinding wave of qi surged forth like a mountain collapsing and the sea overturning, instantly reversing the fumes back upon their source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Lotus Sect disciple was engulfed by the returning fumes and let out a piercing scream; before he could flee, Chen Hang moved like a dragon striding, closing the distance in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Brother!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A female cultivator cried out, summoning a fire dragon ten feet long from her lotus lamp; it writhed and lashed out, lunging toward Chen Hang’s throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing this ferocious strike, Chen Hang did not dodge; he merely shifted his shoulder, shattering the fire dragon into countless sparks that scattered in all directions, then seized her unsuspecting senior brother, yanked him hard, and casually hurled two bloody stumps of corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female cultivator had not yet reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face had just begun to relax in relief when a few drops of blood splattered onto her cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression froze instantly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clouds rolled, wind stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint glow in the sky deepened into a shimmering, profound crimson, like blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cries of battle below the clouds still thundered on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Yangsheng was struck on the spine by the dwarf cultivator’s golden whip; he staggered several steps and spat out a mouthful of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gathering a surge of essence, he used the martial technique “Shrink Earth to Inch” as the whip struck again, teleporting himself dozens of zhang away to evade the powerful blow, then fled with a swift escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of joke is this? So fierce!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a moment of respite, Yuan Yangsheng coughed heavily several times; only now did he turn his gaze toward Chen Hang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One glance, and he was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Chen Hang was in the thick of slaughter, having abandoned both his fetal breathing and flying sword, wielding only a pair of purple-gold Shatter-Demon Hammers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each swing of the hammer crushed a man into a pulpy mess of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Qi Condensation or Foundation Establishment, talismans or Dao arts—all attacks fell upon him; he merely raised the two purple-gold hammers, parrying and deflecting them with thunderous clangs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when a few strikes pierced the hammers’ defense and struck his body, they only wounded skin and flesh, never reaching tendons, bones, or vital organs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A male cultivator in colorful robes was struck by one hammer; though he protected his crown with a talisman, he was crushed deep into the earth, eyes rolling back, blood gushing from all seven orifices as he died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His companions who rushed to aid him were each struck down in a single blow, exploding into bloody mist, all joining him in death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Brother Xun!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang’s butcher-like brutality had already shattered the morale of the remaining cultivators; seeing his light approach, they fled in panic, daring only to strike from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A petite, lovely green-robed woman retreated a fraction too slowly; in the blink of an eye, Chen Hang closed within three zhang, causing her jade face to pale, tears welling in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your senior brother is afraid—no matter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang brought his hammer down, striking once, and sent the green-robed girl tumbling from the clouds, vomiting blood:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll send him to join you shortly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He descended his light, preparing to end the nun’s life, when Yuan Yangsheng suddenly sent a telepathic message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re about to collapse?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What nonsense! If I keep fighting, Yuan will die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How many more uses of the ‘Ten Directions Pure Vision’ do you have left?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two… three, just three…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then it’s two.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang paused, then said calmly: “Like you did to Qin Xian—freeze two Blood Lotus Foundation Establishment cultivators. My strength is nearly gone. Kill those two, then leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this telepathic exchange, Chen Hang hesitated for a few breaths; the delay gave the green-robed girl hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s hesitation, she tore her clothing downward, revealing her delicate, jade-like neck and a smooth, snowy expanse of skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swayed her waist forward, lips crimson, eyes shimmering like autumn water, ready to clasp Chen Hang’s knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could speak—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hammer’s wind struck, crushing her skull into pulp like a ripe melon, red and white splattering the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away, Yuan Yangsheng had just punched back the dwarf’s golden whip; seeing this, his head throbbed painfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You just killed her?” he transmitted wearily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She came to me willingly—why not kill her?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the dwarf cultivator and Zhang Zhenghan, the two Blood Lotus Foundation Establishment cultivators, stood hesitating far off, unwilling to approach; as for Mo Can, he had fled soon after the battle began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here and now, plus the lone itinerant cultivator with six fingers named Lu Yu—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In total, only three Foundation Establishment cultivators remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang cast his eyes over them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gathered the last of his dwindling strength, stilled his spirit, and sneered as he charged toward the Foundation Establishment cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cries of battle erupted again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two sides exchanged blows for an unknown length of time; the dwarf cultivator grew so frustrated he nearly vomited blood—he felt as if he were fighting a wall of solid iron, unkillable, unstoppable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never before fought a cultivator with such a body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know how to channel his true qi; all his techniques were useless…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he grew desperate, a green-skinned toad in his sleeve croaked loudly; the dwarf startled, glancing around, only to see Yuan Yangsheng grinning at him, white hairs flaring from his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No good! He can still use this technique!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf cultivator was terrified out of his wits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, this man had shot a beam from his eyes, freezing Qin Xian in place before Chen Hang closed in and crushed him into blood mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In earlier combat, he and Zhang Zhenghan had deliberately targeted Yuan Yangsheng, seeking to eliminate this variable first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yuan Yangsheng had been beaten into spitting blood several times without using the eye technique again, so the dwarf assumed the power was too costly to reuse, and had grown slightly relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he had not expected—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how fast his thoughts raced, his hands moved swiftly: he pulled out a large, fist-sized blue-veined conch, hurled it skyward, and released a swirling green light to draw him inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yuan Yangsheng moved even faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ten Directions Pure Vision activated instantly—both the conch and the dwarf cultivator froze silently in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Zhenghan’s face turned ashen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to flee, but before he had escaped even a few zhang, Yuan Yangsheng activated the Ten Directions Pure Vision again, freezing him motionless in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the Qi Condensation cultivators could react, the six-fingered itinerant cultivator Lu Yu, without a word, spat out a mouthful of essence-blood and vanished in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two thunderous explosions erupted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like meteorites striking earth, stars shattering the sky!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The violent shockwaves surged outward, making the cultivators’ feet feel as if they stood on rippling water, unsteady and swaying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they looked in horror, only two pools of pulpy, unrecognizable flesh remained where the dwarf and Zhang Zhenghan had stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two massive purple-gold hammers, thrown by Chen Hang, were deeply embedded in distant rocks, even sunk into the mountain’s core, invisible; the force that shattered the two cultivators still had momentum left, shaking the mountain, sending rocks falling like heavy rain, raising towering clouds of dust that lingered long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Blood Lotus Foundation Establishment cultivators were dead; Mo Can had fled earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Lu Yu, the itinerant cultivator, was also gone…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene finally shattered the last remnants of courage among the remaining cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One light shot away first; then, in a dense swarm, all cultivators fled desperately into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Yangsheng, who had also planned to flee, paused, his expression caught between speech and silence; finally, he grinned, spitting out blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled, slumping to the ground, but before he could begin to recover his qi, Chen Hang tossed him a porcelain vial containing half the essence taken from Qin Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait—you’re not going to kill them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Yangsheng took the vial without looking, asking Chen Hang in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do I have such deep murderous intent?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Hang shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, I’m utterly drained—even if I wanted to act, I have no strength left.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…You’re willing to crush a beautiful girl to death—your murderous intent isn’t deep? The second part is surely the truth!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Yangsheng muttered inwardly, then saw Chen Hang cough several times, covering his face with his tattered sleeve, collapsing helplessly, his aura plummeting sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This kid must’ve spat blood too! I thought he had iron bones!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Yangsheng raised an eyebrow, unable to suppress a silent laugh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like I’m no different from him. Brother’s prediction was right—I’m truly a rare genius, hahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the two were recovering, the three-day limit of Huaiwu Cave quietly arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sensation as if heaven and earth had flipped, a brilliant aurora burst forth from the clouds, enveloping the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his eyes, all turned murky and dim; he could no longer hear sounds or see anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not know how long passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Chen Hang opened his eyes again, a faint voice, half-amused, half-derisive, spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You kid, not bad—killing people like slaughtering chickens? Your nature is cruel indeed, born to be material for a demonic sect!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, how about joining my Flower God Mansion?”\u003C\u002Fp>",3330,"2026-06-19T22:29:59.276Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","dc41c8af7ec1ef539b7234d4c695c3cc3bb3dedfed8a8df72c6ce0fc10563f78","the-path-of-immortality-chapter-89","the-path-of-immortality-chapter-87",545,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-path-of-immortality-cover.jpg"]