[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip":3,"chapter-the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-1061":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple",{"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},1838094,2444,"Chapter 1061 326: The Hidden Treasure on the Cloud Whale","the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-1061",1061,"\u003Cp>At this moment, facing Jin Mantang's salute, Zou Lun smiled faintly, \"I'm idle and had nothing else to do, so I thought I'd go check the array operations to ensure the safety of our upcoming journey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Zou is thoughtful. How about I accompany you?\" Jin Mantang suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zou Lun waved his hand. \"I heard that Shopkeeper Jin's Cloud Whale uses a Bicolor Array, which is not cheap. I want to take this opportunity to comprehend it on my own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Jin Mantang looked troubled. \"To be honest, the Cloud Whale is like my child, accompanying me for nearly a thousand years. No one knows it better than I do. How about I explain it to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shopkeeper Jin doesn't trust this old man?\" Zou Lun's tone suddenly turned cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Mantang's expression changed, and he quickly apologized, \"I wouldn't dare.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying that, he took out a peculiar key, entirely jade-green and fish-shaped, from his bosom. \"I'll open the core area for you right away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then led the still displeased-looking Zou Lun to a lower level and began to form a seal with his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Dharma Seal transformed, the key slowly floated up, tracing a mysterious trajectory in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the array patterns on the cabin walls lit up in succession, like a suspended galaxy, weaving into a brilliant net of light in the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Mantang chanted under his breath and suddenly let out a soft shout: \"Open!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fish-shaped key transformed into a stream of light and directly entered a subtle groove on the cabin wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a rumble of gears, the thick black iron cabin door slowly opened, revealing the dimly blue core of the array inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of the core area, a three-foot-square Crystal Array Disc hovered mid-air, with gold and silver radiance flowing on it, intertwining like living creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around the Array Disc, twelve bronze pillars were arranged in accordance with the heavenly branches and earthly branches. Atop each pillar was embedded a Top-Grade Spirit Stone the size of a fist, exuding an unsettling energy fluctuation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this scene, a fleeting gleam of surprise flashed in Zou Lun's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then glanced sideways at Jin Mantang and said flatly, \"Shopkeeper Jin, I shall comprehend it on my own. You may leave to attend to other matters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Mantang couldn't say much at this point, so he clasped his hands, saying, \"Then Master Zou, please feel free. If you need anything, summon me at any time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zou Lun nodded slightly, said no more words, and stepped directly into the core area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cabin door slowly closed behind him, isolating the array's light inside. The corridor plunged into darkness once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Mantang frowned at the tightly closed cabin door, feeling that something was amiss but unable to pinpoint it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head, turned to leave, when suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Cloud Whale shook violently, as if it had struck an invisible giant wave. The ship tilted sharply, and Jin Mantang staggered, almost falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face suddenly changed. He swiftly pulled out a Jade Scroll glowing with Spiritual Light from his sleeve, activated it, and with a glance, his pupils shrank—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unlight Sea?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the map, the marker representing Cloud Whale had already entered a pitch-black area, the treacherous path to the Imperial City—Unlight Sea!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This airspace was perpetually shrouded in thick black clouds, like a boundless sea of ink suspended at a great height.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary Flying Ships, if they mistakenly entered it, would instantly lose their direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some uninformed cultivators piloting their flying Magical Treasures, upon entering, would feel as if they were falling into an abyss, losing all five senses, and might end up lost forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, the unique \"Star Track Compass\" of the Cloud Whale emitted a faint light at the center of the deck, which had been their reliable asset in safely traversing this deathly airspace countless times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Time really flies. Once we pass through the Unlight Sea, we'll reach the Crimson Flame County...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Jin Mantang could finish his sentence, the entire merchant ship trembled again, with the protective runes on the cabin wall flickering violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's happening?\" Jin Mantang's face changed dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Unlight Sea was dangerous, it was eerily calm and had never shown such strong fluctuations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, he had never encountered it once over the years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he flashed toward the deck and pushed open the cabin door, thick ink-like clouds surged towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lighting runes usually floating around the Flying Ship were snuffed out by an invisible hand at that moment, leaving only the central compass emitting a weak glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several dozen merchant ship guards were holding spirit-sensing mirrors to investigate everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shopkeeper!\" The first mate came stumbling from the black mist, \"The Flying Ship seems to have hit some invisible obstr...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A muffled sound came from the Flying Ship's bottom, and the whole ship tilted thirty degrees abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Mantang staggered, grabbing the railing while swiftly forming a seal with his fingers to activate the shipmaster's command talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reveal the Light!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his fierce shout, dazzling golden light suddenly burst from the Cloud Whale's surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where the light reached, the black clouds receded like a tide, revealing a terrifying scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless semi-transparent magnetic chains entangled the Flying Ship like a spiderweb, each chain crawling with runes that flickered with a ghostly glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more terrifying, beyond the woven web of chains, dozens of enormous cloud-swallowing serpents with metallic-hued scales were coiling and gliding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each piece of their scale armor seamlessly blended into the black clouds, with only their scarlet snake tongues barely visible in the golden light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's the Jieyun Thief!\" Seeing these chains and cloud-swallowing serpents, Jin Mantang suddenly realized something, his face turning deathly pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jieyun Thief—a notorious high-altitude plundering syndicate, ruthless in their methods, targeting the cloud sea trade routes, and hunted to death by nearly all major merchant associations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the most feared among them was the third-in-command, Blood Feather Demon Monarch—Yin Hongxiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person was a master of beast control, and under their command were precisely these cloud-swallowing serpents!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up sharply, witnessing the leading serpent coil its body suddenly, its bowl-thick tail whipping through the air with a resounding crack against the protective barrier!\u003C\u002Fp>",1051,"2026-06-09T06:34:20.685Z",1,"novelbin.me","b664fd93a8fb7622316e6c1299142bd3665780de9acca1e1d53644bfb2f11c69","the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-1062","the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-1060",1176,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-cover.jpg"]