[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-transmigrated-into-a-grandpa-embracing-the-laid-":3,"chapter-transmigrated-into-a-grandpa-embracing-the-laid--transmigrated-into-a-grandpa-embracing-the-laid--chapter-331":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Transmigrated into a Grandpa, Embracing the Laid-Back Life",{"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},1331966,1770,"Chapter 329: The Way Out Lies with Kun","transmigrated-into-a-grandpa-embracing-the-laid--chapter-331",331,"\u003Cp>Su Ming glanced at the distinctive movement techniques of that squad of cultivators, his heart stirring slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Golden Core steward who always held himself so high and mighty had, in the end, not completely abandoned the outer perimeter's defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without wasting words, Su Ming led the team, charging out through that gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the final five hundred zhang remained between them and the Spiritual Hub Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air here had become viscous to the extreme; the immense Spiritual Pressure made breathing difficult for everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead, the grand architectural outline of the Spiritual Hub Hall was already faintly visible amidst the flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive defensive light screen was covered in cracks, each flicker accompanied by a heart-palpitating hum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a red-hot steel needle viciously stabbing deep into his Consciousness Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming staggered, nearly falling, as two streams of blood instantly flowed from his nostrils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Disciple!\" Lin Yu was greatly alarmed. \"This is spiritual sense transmission! Someone is burning their soul to forcibly break through the Spiritual Pressure blockade!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intense pain did not last long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An extremely faint, intermittent spiritual sense, as if it could snap at any moment, sounded directly within Su Ming's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice was aged, weary, yet carried a note of desperate resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Kun position... secret passage... hurry...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice cut off abruptly, like a snapped lute string.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Mo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming jerked his head up, looking toward the most dazzling formation core atop the Spiritual Hub Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could sense the kind of agony the sender of this spiritual sense must be enduring right now. Transmitting a message amidst that chaotic storm of Spiritual Pressure was no different from grinding one's soul between millstones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Kun position...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming didn't bother wiping the blood from his nose, rapidly constructing a mental topographic map of the Spiritual Hub Hall's surroundings and cross-referencing it with the orientation of the formation plate in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Over there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming pointed toward the side and rear of the Spiritual Hub Hall, where a pile of long-collapsed ruins stood, looking utterly unremarkable, even blackened by the great fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Follow me! Not the main gate! To the side!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming roared, forcefully changing the team's direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Lu Jun and the others didn't understand, their trust in Su Ming, forged along this perilous journey, was now bone-deep, and they immediately followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stumbling and staggering, the group charged into that area of ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guided by the \"Kun position\" clue, Su Ming stopped beneath a half-collapsed stone formation stele.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was piled with rubble and charred wood, looking like just another ordinary dead-end in the ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Su Ming's keen eyes noticed that the soil beneath the stele showed signs of being disturbed, and furthermore...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside the rubble pile, he saw a corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a corpse dressed in the attire of a Spiritual Hub Hall steward, still clutching a broken jade talisman in its hand. Several insect corpses were scattered around the body, clearly indicating a fierce battle had occurred here not long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone had fought desperately to open an entrance here, or perhaps had died defending it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Su Ming's command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Tiji led the few remaining soldiers who still had strength, rushing forward. Ignoring the scalding stones, they frantically dug through the pile of debris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bluestone slab engraved with ancient cloud patterns was revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fine crack ran across the slab, from which a faint, cool air seeped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Found it!\" Lu Jun exclaimed with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming stepped forward, condensing a thread of water spiritual energy at his fingertip, which seeped into the crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mechanism sounded, and the bluestone slab slowly slid aside, revealing an opening only wide enough for one person to pass through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the path to survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry! Everyone, inside!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming turned and urged them on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wounded soldiers and formation apprentices filed in one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Zhao, you go first...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming turned to look at Zhao Tiji, who had been protecting his side all along, but his words choked halfway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Tiji still maintained his standing posture, the battle-axe held in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fist-sized bloody hole, the mark of being pierced by some kind of sharp claw, had appeared in his chest at some unknown moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood had already soaked half his body, dripping down his trouser leg onto the ground, forming a small pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been holding on with sheer willpower all this time, guarding the group's flank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, having reached their destination, that willpower dissipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Zhao!\" Su Ming's pupils contracted sharply as he reached out to support him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Tiji's body swayed, then like a collapsing mountain, heavily fell into Su Ming's arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Su... brother...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Tiji's gaze began to grow unfocused, yet a simple, honest smile still hung at the corner of his mouth. With great effort, he raised his hand, pointing toward the opening. \"I... can't walk anymore...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up! I'll carry you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming roared hoarsely, trying to lift the burly man onto his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhao Tiji instead grabbed Su Ming's wrist with a terrifyingly strong grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't... waste the effort...\" Zhao Tiji gasped for breath, each inhalation bringing up bloody froth. \"My internal organs... are all shattered... Taking me along... would just be dead weight...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sudden shove, he pushed Su Ming toward the opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take... Lu Jun and those youngsters... and go...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll... block the door here...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, the dense chirping of insects closed in once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The insect swarms briefly held back by the Earth Patrol Division were swarming back again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking into Zhao Tiji's eyes, which were gradually losing their light yet remained resolute, Su Ming felt as if a red-hot charcoal had been lodged in his throat, burning too fiercely for any sound to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many times was this now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Old Zhou, to Zhao Tiji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This entire journey had been paved with lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go!!\" Zhao Tiji roared with the last of his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming clenched his teeth until they nearly cracked, the corners of his eyes tearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took one last, deep look at this comrade he had fought alongside for months, then turned sharply and jumped into that dark, gloomy opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bluestone slab slowly slid shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the final sliver of light vanished, Su Ming saw Zhao Tiji struggle to turn over, using his broad back to firmly block the mechanism above the opening, his battle-axe held horizontally before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a door god guarding the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darkness descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the dull thudding sounds from above remained, the sound of the insect swarm crashing against the stone slab, and against Zhao Tiji's corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming leaned against the damp, cold stone wall, breathing heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the darkness, no one spoke, only suppressed sobs could be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Instructor Su...\" Lu Jun's voice came from the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't speak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming's voice was terrifyingly hoarse, a calm born of extreme suppression. \"Save your strength for the journey ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lit a glowstone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its faint light illuminated this long, narrow secret passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead lay unknown depths of darkness; behind them lay the bones of their comrades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming, sword in hand, stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>",1215,"2026-06-05T19:47:06.815Z",1,"novelbin.me","66a47d2dc800b817b7f60ad9966b93c16c7a973e233eb4b79d89e6261399d7fa","transmigrated-into-a-grandpa-embracing-the-laid--chapter-332","transmigrated-into-a-grandpa-embracing-the-laid--chapter-330",380,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftransmigrated-into-a-grandpa-embracing-the-laid--cover.jpg"]