[{"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-998":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},1838031,2444,"Chapter 998 310: The Strange Forbidden Zone of Qi No. 7","the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-998",998,"\u003Cp>Ever since the Golden Thunder Sect incident, he's become increasingly aware of Sikong Yan's terrifying cunning beneath his mad exterior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dealing with such an old fox requires utmost caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, through their previous conversation, traps were laid everywhere in his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seemingly casual inquiry about the Golden Thunder Sect was actually laced with hidden dangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he answered along those lines, it would mean exposing himself as being in the Eastern Domain and fully participating in the Golden Thunder Sect battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Taiqing Sect's forbidden zone matter was a secret, only a handful of people had access, which would instantly narrow down the scope of their identities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, he claimed ignorance, after all, the forbidden zone affair might have been witnessed by others, like the Second Uncle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikong Yan's laugh was tinged with amusement upon hearing Zhou Qing's response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing no longer paid attention, showing a disinterest in further inquiry, readying to enter his own forbidden zone for a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mixture of truth and lies and reality and illusion is the way to survive in the Divine Ruins Celestial Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Number One,\" Sikong Yan suddenly spoke, his tone unusually serious, \"Since you don't know about the Golden Thunder Sect, never mind, help a fellow countryman out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gestured towards the screen of his forbidden zone, issuing an invitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing's heart and spirit were slightly stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, he was quite curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikong Yan's forbidden zone was likely hidden somewhere in the Eastern Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those jaw-dropping five-color and four-color arrays probably originated from there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it conceals a relic of an array master akin to Situ Jiuyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikong Yan sighed, \"There's a place inside where a Rebirth Lotus grows, I want to pick it to save a poor little girl; if I don't succeed this time, she may not survive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing's heart and spirit quivered, just about to inquire when he suddenly became alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy was setting him up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh,\" he chuckled coldly, \"Someone like you would risk yourself to save others?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing pretended to be unaware of Nannan's existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, only Shen Yunzhou, Cao Zhengyang, Mo Xingjian, and he knew of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time when Gao Xuan Shibo was in seclusion, the imaging stone concerning Nannan was delivered, and only the three of them were involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Sikong Yan immediately lamented, \"Prejudice in people's hearts is like a mountain, but I'm compassionate too, you know, I risked so much for that little girl before…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright…\" Zhou Qing replied impatiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feigning disinterest in the \"little girl,\" he said, \"I'm a bit curious about your forbidden zone, so I might as well take a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purple sphere around Sikong Yan flashed, clearly not expecting Zhou Qing to agree so readily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But quickly, he warmly said, \"Please!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, the two of them entered the purple forbidden zone image one after the other…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhou Qing opened his eyes again, he was met with biting cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A boundless ice plain lay before him, with a pale sky and a crystalline expanse of ice meeting as one, the blinding glare making it almost impossible to keep his eyes open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instinctively channeled spiritual power to resist the cold, feeling somewhat better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Strange…\" Zhou Qing wondered silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the outside, Sikong Yan's forbidden zone looked like a different scene, yet it turned into an ice plain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then he considered that his own forbidden zone appeared from the outside as withered trees, a blood river, and a coffin, yet internally began with the Gravity Zone, and he was reassured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking around, Sikong Yan's figure was shrouded in a hazy glow, just as when seen in Zone 6.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Surprised, aren't you?\" Sikong Yan's voice carried a hint of pride, \"There are no such ice plains in the Eastern Domain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing coolly replied, \"It seems the noble Palace Master of Cangyan Daoist Palace has traveled quite extensively in his day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Naturally,\" Sikong Yan's tone turned nostalgic, \"I've been wandering since the Golden Core Stage. Back then, I was quite naive, and I encountered so many…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not interested in your past,\" Zhou Qing interrupted, \"Let's get started.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikong Yan sighed, \"I'm truly lonely; even finding someone to talk to is difficult…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he took a step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crack—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice surface suddenly cracked with a web-like pattern, countless ghostly blue ice shards rising from the fissures, coalescing into eerie runes in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire ice plain's temperature plummeted further, even the exhaled breath instantly freezing into ice crystals that fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You might not believe it,\" Sikong Yan said with a proud smile, \"This forbidden zone, I'm the only one who can currently enter it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flipped his hand, taking out a giant white bone from his storage bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bone, over two meters long, was covered in intricate carvings, glinting with a ghostly light under the ice crystal reflections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing's brow twitched, \"What is that…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A key.\" Sikong Yan said no more, directly throwing the giant bone toward the center of the rune array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dazzling blue light shot skyward, and the space above the ice plain cracked like a shattered mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the swirling ice crystals, a colossal whale-shaped apparition slowly emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its entire body was transparent, the skeleton clearly visible, each vertebra glowing with ancient runes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it moved, the entire sky undulated with ripples like water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go!\" Sikong Yan leapt into the whale apparition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qing looked up at the translucent whale that was singing to the heavens, deeply shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could Sikong Yan's forbidden zone actually be hidden inside some living creature?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without time to ponder further, he followed close behind, diving into the whale apparition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the surroundings spun and shifted, when Zhou Qing opened his eyes again, the scene before him finally matched what was seen in the outside image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scarlet sky resembled torn flesh, numerous tumor-like clouds dangling and writhing, with viscous blood oozing from their surfaces, ready to drip at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground wasn't soil but a dense weave of overlapping pale arms.\u003C\u002Fp>",1019,"2026-06-09T06:34:16.749Z",1,"novelbin.me","4cb7868e9e98a292889f1a5a7782ce52d958f5c5c2b320ece544ae2dfafdb72d","the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-999","the-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-chapter-997",1176,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-sect-leader-has-taken-in-a-new-female-discip-cover.jpg"]