[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-watching-the-immortals-fall":3,"chapter-watching-the-immortals-fall-watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-262":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Watching the Immortals Fall",{"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},2260135,4410,"Chapter 262: I Came to Kill","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-262",262,"\u003Cp>The vast mountain range stretched like an endless sea, with mountain winds howling through its valleys, screaming endlessly within the dense forests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a range this size, with a clear direction one might walk out in months—but without direction, one might be trapped here for life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Sect disciples were unfamiliar with this place; after nearly half a month of searching, they had only found them twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet whether in physical strength or speed, capturing them alive was truly too difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, each Immortal Sect had sent cultivators of the Response to Heaven realm or higher into the mountains, but their numbers were still insufficient to cover the vast Dongping Mountain Range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the clear disadvantage of being in the open versus being in the shadows: finding was far harder than hiding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially after witnessing the Bu family’s ability to transform into corrupted seeds, and discovering their realms far exceeded expectations, the Immortal Sects had already fractured into isolated factions, each wanting to capture them alone—making the task even harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst this, thousands of surging spiritual energies spread beneath the gloomy sky, as the thousands of cultivators entering the mountains expanded their search radius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wenda Sect had a small team that had now reached the southern edge of the Dongping Mountain Range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrain here had risen far above the plains, the cold biting sharply; deep in the forest, snow that had never melted appeared crystallized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s blood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Chenfeng of the Wenda Sect stood sword in hand amid the trees, reaching out to dab a drop of blood from a leaf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tu Ri, who followed him, looked up: “Already congealed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The cold here is intense—even if slightly congealed, it’s still fresh. The man can’t be far. Search.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the Wenda Sect disciples immediately scattered, searching the surrounding area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Chenfeng, seeing this, tightened the bandages on his arm twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had once accompanied the Great Xia embassy to the snowlands, encountered barbarians and demon races, and witnessed the formidable physicality of both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought such bodies were already terrifying—but before the Bu family, they were still inferior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days ago, during his search, he encountered several Bu family members, received a single slash from them, and his own sword failed to pierce their flesh; every time he recalled that scene, he felt a lingering dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barbarians were the strongest of the three races in physicality, yet compared to these transformed corrupted seeds, they were like dwarfs beside giants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After transforming, the Bu family were nothing like those withered corpses—they were truly iron-headed and steel-armed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had read historical records of the Lost Race ruling the ancient era, he had never truly felt how powerful they must have been to dominate the world—but now he understood why they were called the race favored by Heaven’s Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a rustling sound came from the trees, alerting everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon they realized the approaching figures were not their targets, but disciples of the Chen Shixian Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had searched from the west and had also spotted blood trails along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the two groups met, they exchanged little, yet instinctively quickened their pace, spiritual energy howling as they floated lightly off the ground, beginning to circle the mountain in the cold wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place had clearly seen combat—meaning the Bu family were nearby; it was just a race to see who found them first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Jiang Chenfeng suddenly halted, his breath condensing as he landed, his gaze sharpening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t because he saw a Bu family member—but because Chen Shixian disciples were using spiritual energy to hover through the air from all directions, descending into a deep, snow-covered ravine, clearly having found something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Chenfeng led his disciples there swiftly, his long sword already trembling faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to their surprise, what they found was not a Bu family member, but a corpse—a Bu family corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It bore few wounds, only a few sword cuts on the chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most fatal wound, however, was the single slash that severed its neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, all the surrounding cultivators were startled, exchanging glances filled with deep confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their sect orders were to capture them alive; success would earn them elixirs, demon stones, and techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging from the wounds on this corpse, and that clean, decisive beheading strike, the attacker clearly had the ability to capture it—yet no one knew why they chose to kill it instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was another detail that puzzled Jiang Chenfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now slowly lifted his head, gazing at the deep pit in the snow, melted into water—as if scorched by intense heat…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, far to the west of the southern peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure was sprinting through the mountain forest, each step kicking up dust and sand, a scorching aura flickering wildly through the woods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the figure shattered a rock, his long sword was drawn with a clang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gleaming blade reflected a pair of cold eyes, then plunged downward toward the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the cliff, three figures were moving through the east side; instantly, as the sword qi surged overhead, they were thrown into panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, a torrent of malevolent energy erupted from their bodies, swiftly dodging the incoming blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They turned to look northwest and saw a white-clad figure standing atop the cliff, expressionless, his iron sword humming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only one!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One! One! One!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eat him…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid low growls as if forced from their vocal cords, thick waves of malevolent energy surged around them, spreading from their backs like living things, wrapping and entangling their entire bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, their muscles twisted and writhed grotesquely, and the sharp cracks of snapping bones echoed continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies rapidly elongated, spines curving like bows, fingers extending into hooked claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, three pairs of blood-red eyes emerged from the flickering malevolence, brimming with savage fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain wind froze abruptly, replaced by a poisonous aura that surged relentlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Ji You slowly raised his iron sword, his blood boiling, a scorching aura flickering around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he leapt down from the cliff with a thunderous crash, his trembling iron sword carving a crimson arc through the air, surging like a tidal wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dao of Heaven contained fire techniques; it was said a thousand-year clan in Yongzhou mastered this, famed for their thunder and fire arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the crimson glow beneath his iron sword was not a technique—it was the heat generated by the blade slicing through air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a second, the valley seemed to freeze; beneath the sword’s pressure, a violent airwave was violently cleaved open, rolling up the slopes, sweeping up heavy stones and sand in a torrent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the tearing wind, a metallic clang rang out instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them was blasted away, his body smashing through several ancient trees before crashing into the cliffside, his malevolent energy instantly dispersing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came a crack—a head rolled onto the ground, while the upper torso collapsed like rubber, boneless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the remaining two shrieked and instantly bolted westward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were truly different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though after malevolent energy entered their brains, these creatures lost linguistic ability and mental clarity,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they still knew how to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You gripped his sword, his calf muscles swelling instantly, and with a “boom” he shattered the ravine floor, charging after them with a swing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had fought him before praised him well—he now resembled a devouring beast of heaven, howling through the forest, crushing the malevolent energy of the fleeing two so they could not even rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Yao had just reached the cliff where Ji You had leapt, gazing down at the godlike, demonlike figure roaring through the forest, her red lips slightly parted, her eyes momentarily stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had originally advised against Ji You entering, for this place was too dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Seven Immortal Sects had sent countless disciples here, all at least at the Fusion of Dao initial realm—partly to prevent leaks, partly because those below that realm were useless here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she never expected that, along this journey, Ji You had revealed an aura nearly approaching that of the Mirror Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His clean iron sword carried no technique, no spiritual energy—but each swing carried the might of splitting heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she received Ji You’s letter at Lingjian Mountain, learning he had left, Ding Yao had never understood why he hadn’t broken through after entering the Sage’s Sanctuary, nor why the Mirror Master wasn’t worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now she understood: Ji You’s power had not risen from Heaven’s Dao, but from within himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The profound aura and formidable strength radiating from him had already begun to reveal the bearing of a supreme being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she first met Ji You, Ding Yao disliked him; later, when she learned the Mirror Master favored him, she thought he was utterly unworthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after a series of events—the breaking of the Sword Forest, the Dao Meeting confrontation—her thoughts began to change, slowly softening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Ding Yao’s heart, Ji You possessed immense talent; if he continued like this, even if inferior to the Mirror Master, he might one day be acceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had never imagined that one day Ji You would make her feel—even the Immortal Sect’s direct disciples were nothing by comparison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the wild airwaves, Ji You slapped one of the remaining two with his palm, sending him flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his powerful arm drew back like a fully drawn bow, swiftly severing the other’s head; his white-clad figure leapt from the ground, and as his iron sword descended, it not only took the final head but also shattered the valley’s green rock into dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Ding Yao’s heart trembled violently, and for the first time, she felt a flicker of worry for her own Mirror Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since returning from the Dao Meeting, whenever the Mirror Master heard Ji You mentioned, he grew flustered—even his favorite fried dough sticks now filled her with suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, Ding Yao accidentally found a book full of poses hidden under the Mirror Master’s pillow, and finally understood why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them truly seemed to be considering a secret pregnancy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she saw Ji You’s performance at the Dao Meeting, she thought the Mirror Master might not withstand him—now it seemed even more precarious…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle in the valley ended, leaving only three mangled corpses and lingering heat. Ji You’s breathing slowed, then he stood atop a rock, drawing in his aura, extending his spiritual sense outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, golden spiritual sense poured from his eyes like flowing gold, rippling within his pupils, dazzlingly bright, surging toward the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuo Wanqiu had also reached the cliff, watching for a long while before speaking: “Master-in-law’s spiritual sense…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Yao pursed her lips: “Like an Abyss Sea, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been in the mountains five days, constantly moving through dense forests, avoiding Immortal Sect disciples, taking many detours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had always assumed their master-in-law was wandering aimlessly, hoping to luck into a corrupted seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They held little hope for this idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, even the thousands of cultivators sent by the Immortal Sects struggled to pinpoint targets in this vast range—how could their master-in-law, alone, possibly find them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But gradually, they realized the truth was not so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because every time they crossed forests and snow valleys, they always found Bu family members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bu family had not merely waited passively after entering the mountains—they had dispatched some disciples to roam the periphery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is not hard to understand, as it allows them to seize opportunities to evade pursuit and disrupt the Immortal Sect's search patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they didn’t understand why their Young Master could always pinpoint the hiding places of the Bu family members, as if an eye overlooking all living things aided him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until one time, the two accidentally locked gazes with that golden pair of eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, they felt something vast surge into their minds, shaking their spirits to their core, and instantly drenched them in sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Ding Yao’s words, it felt as if their bodies were about to be split open by their Young Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did they realize that their Young Master’s greatest strength was not his physical body, but his spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivators base themselves on spiritual sense to perceive the Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one deliberately trains their spiritual sense, partly because it only needs to be sufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, aside from taking elixirs, most methods of cultivating spiritual sense yield no significant results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ji You was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stronger his physical body became, the greater the restriction on his spiritual sense, as if sandbags were tied to his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time he pushed through a physical breakthrough, his spiritual sense struggled to extend outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To prevent his spiritual sense from being locked down by his body, in the Sacred Ground of the Ancients, besides physical breakthroughs, he did more than anything else was refining his spiritual sense through his physical body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Add flour when there’s too much water, add water when there’s too much flour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So despite the East Ping Mountains being truly vast, he could still sense traces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the golden soul flowing in Ji You’s gaze gradually faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly returned from his meditative state and glanced toward the northeast…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the weather and the dense vegetation in the mountains, the sky over the East Ping Mountains darkened quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You led Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu northeast, not stopping until night fell completely and they could not see their hands before their eyes, at a secluded mountain ravine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moving at night is inconvenient and increases the chance of escape. We’ll rest here for the night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuo Wanqiu and Ding Yao nodded obediently: “Yes, Young Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You had grown very accustomed to the term “Young Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found it rather pleasant to have two thoughtful companions following him on the road, especially in these dark forests, where even someone to talk to was a great comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Ji You used dry branches and fallen leaves to light a fire, and found a flat rock to begin restoring his qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu took out chairs, tables, stools, and some ingredients they’d brought before entering the mountains from their storage gourd, placed them over the fire to roast, then sat nearby observing their Young Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the first day entering the mountains, when there was no combat, the following days had seen constant fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their Young Master didn’t seem overly fatigued, which made the two personal maids even more worried for their master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, both their minds simultaneously conjured the secret manual their master kept beneath her pillow, thinking they were the only ones unaware, and imagining their aloof young master’s expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our Young Master always wanted Master to call him ‘big brother,’ but she hasn’t done so yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Ding Yao’s words, Zhuo Wanqiu fell silent for a moment: “Master will call him… eventually.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Yao nodded: “I think so too…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuo Wanqiu couldn’t help glancing around: “Do you think Master would punish us if she knew we were gossiping about her behind her back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry, Master has her husband to manage her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t it Master who manages the Young Master?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Yao flipped the roasted yellow fish: “Master is a very traditional woman. Look at how she acts now—stubborn and defiant—only because she hasn’t married yet. Once she does, she’ll likely obey her husband.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuo Wanqiu was astonished by Ding Yao’s certainty: “Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because the Young Master’s body is strong…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they spoke of his strong body, both suddenly drifted off, their minds involuntarily imagining scenes, and soon, the scent of charred food began to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu snapped back to reality, frantically flipping the slightly burnt fish, cheeks flushed pink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they stared fixedly at the fire, saying nothing, as if afraid the other would ask what they’d just been thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, all the food was on the table, and Ji You emerged from his meditative state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master, dinner is ready.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You rose and moved to the small table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His meditation now differed from the kind used to perceive the Dao, so his senses remained aware of the outside world—he’d faintly overheard their wolfish remarks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he looked at the two slightly charred little yellow fish and thought: You two were so busy with your lewd thoughts that you burned the fish?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu saw his gaze and subtly looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You picked up one of the yellow fish, ate as he spoke: “Do you know exactly how many Bu family members fled into the East Ping Mountains?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuo Wanqiu thought for a moment: “According to reports from the Spirit Sword Mountain patrols, there should be twenty-five Bu family members in the mountains.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Twenty-five…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You set down his food, took out paper and ink from his storage gourd, wrote five “zheng” tally marks, then crossed out the first one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Zhuo Wanqiu and Ding Yao exchanged glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Seven Immortal Sects came into the mountains believing the Bu family carried divine fortune and wanted to claim it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their Young Master entered the mountains and immediately began killing without warning—he’s already killed five, and seeing the remaining tally marks, they felt he intended to kill them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Yao couldn’t help raising her head: “Young Master, don’t you think the Bu family carries divine fortune?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. I’m here only to kill. Not one left alive. Then I return.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because I fear humanity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You put away his paper and ink, picked up the yellow fish again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humans can be transformed into demonic seeds, their physical bodies becoming formidable, their realms rising dramatically. When Ji You heard their description at the inn, he immediately decided to come to the East Ping Mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that moment on, he came with the intent to kill every last one before the Immortal Sects could reach them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he feared the Immortal Sects would not see this as a calamity, but as an opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imagine you’ve cultivated for years, now stuck in a bottleneck, your lifespan dwindling—if you encountered a way to dramatically raise your realm, merely by changing your appearance, wouldn’t you accept it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, the Immortal Sects ordered their men to take captives alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then where would the divine fortune of the Bu family end up? Even a fool could guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the legacy of an ancient clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Zheng family’s patriarch failed to ascend, the Immortal Sects, under the guise of purging demonic seeds, looted everything from the Zheng family estate—they wanted this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But nothing from the ruin could be taken out, which restrained their greed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ji You knew more than the Immortal Sects did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Qiling incident, a flood of refugees poured outside Shengjing City. One child named Qingwa contracted an epidemic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He caught the disease because, while stealing, he touched a cart full of infants transported from the ruin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, he vaguely suspected the divine fortune within the ruin could be taken out, though it might require complex steps and procedures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of that mattered much—what mattered was the final step, which might require infants as vessels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imagine if the cultivators of Qingyun Realm learned of this. Ji You dared not imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he would kill every single Bu family member. He didn’t care what they possessed—he only wanted them all dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3253,"2026-06-19T15:28:41.422Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","cc8078e2160965d5d09e3fdd0d06ab7f6f3e2a8050ed74df1992fd9e3967a245","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-263","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-261",430,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwatching-the-immortals-fall-cover.jpg"]