Chapter 355: with translation of chapter title

361. Chapter 361: Faulty People Arrive with the Calamity? Actually need to translate title: "361. Chapter 361: Old friends arrive with the calamity". We'll translate later in title section. For line 【1】 we need to output the line as given? Actually line 【1】 is the title line itself.

Now we need to translate each line.

Let's go line by line.

361. Chapter 361: Old friends arrive with the calamity

Translation: "361. Chapter 361: Old friends arrive with the calamity"

Ten months of time seemed to pass in the blink of an eye.

Translation: "Ten months of time seemed to pass in the blink of an eye."

When the Empress smoothly gave birth to a princess in the imperial palace of the capital.

Translation: "When the Empress gave birth to an imperial princess smoothly within the imperial palace of the capital."

But we need to keep meaning: "In the imperial palace of the capital, the Empress smoothly gave birth to an imperial princess." Let's produce: "In the imperial palace of the capital, the Empress smoothly gave birth to an imperial princess."

In Floating Li County, at the Eight Extremes Martial Arts Hall, Lin Ke and his master Li Shuwen also finalized the first draft of the implanted version of the Immortal Martial Arts technique.

Translation: "In Floating Ripple County, at the Eight Extremes Martial Hall, Lin Ke and his master Li Shuwen also finalized the first draft of the Construct version of the Human Immortal Martial Way technique."

By cultivating this technique, one can only reach the Qi Strength Realm after an extra year and a half compared to ordinary techniques.

Translation: "Practicing this technique allows one to reach the Qi Strength Realm a year and a half faster than ordinary techniques."

Practicing this technique, one can ascend to the Qi Strength Realm only after an extra year and a half compared to ordinary techniques.

Once ascended, both combat effectiveness and cultivation speed will be higher and faster than ordinary techniques.

Translation: "Once ascended, both combat power and cultivation speed will be higher and faster than those of ordinary techniques."

Because the 'Peerless Valor' first‑grade implantation has already been gradually formed during the practice of the technique.

Translation: "Because the first-tier Construct 'Unmatched Valor' has gradually formed during the practice of this technique."

The achievements of the two are not limited to this.

Translation: "The achievements of the two are not limited to this."

The principles of implantation in Immortal Martial Arts, how to innovate and how to optimize, have all been sorted out by Li Shuwen and integrated into the traditional concepts of Immortal Martial Arts.

Translation: "The principles of the Human Immortal Martial Way Construct, how to innovate and how to optimize, have all been sorted out by Li Shuwen and integrated into the traditional concepts of the Human Immortal Martial Way."

This means that martial arts masters, as long as they are willing, can design implantation sets or individual pieces according to their own ideas and update their own martial arts techniques.

Translation: "This means that martial arts masters, as long as they are willing, can design Construct sets or individual pieces according to their own concepts and update their own martial arts techniques."

Only by reaching this level does it meet Li Shuwen's expectations for implantation.

Translation: "Only by reaching this extent does it meet Li Shuwen's expectations for the Construct."

That is, implantation is not baseless water, nor a lone tree.

Translation: "That is, the Construct is not rootless water, nor a lone tree."

A single blossom does not make spring; a hundred flowers blooming fill the garden with spring.

Translation: "A single blossom does not make spring; a hundred flowers blooming together fills the garden with spring."

Only when more and more Immortal Martial Arts sects and halls update their traditional techniques to implanted versions can implanted practitioners truly flourish.

Translation: "Only when more and more Human Immortal Martial Way sects and halls update their traditional techniques to Construct versions will Construct practitioners be able to widely spread their way."

Otherwise, relying only on the master‑disciple pair and a single Eight Extremes Martial Arts Hall, wanting to glorify implanted martial arts would have to wait until the year of the monkey and month of the horse!

Translation: "Otherwise, relying solely on the master-disciple pair and a single Eight Extremes Martial Hall, wanting to promote Construct Martial Way widely would have to wait until the year of the monkey and month of the horse!"

And the uninterrupted implantation of implantation has, over these ten months, successfully expanded its targets to the entire southern martial world, drawing Immortal Martial Arts practitioners who heard the news.

Translation: "And the uninterrupted implantation of the Construct has, over these ten months, successfully expanded its targets to the entire southern martial world, drawing Human Immortal Martial Way practitioners who came upon hearing the news."

As long as one can afford the material cost, any martial artist who comes to the Eight Extremes Martial Arts Hall with a clean background and no evil deeds can receive a set of the 'Peerless Valor' implantation.

Translation: "As long as one can afford the material fees, any martial practitioner who comes to the gate of the Eight Extremes Martial Hall with a clean background and no evil deeds can receive a set of the Unmatched Valor Construct."

Although doing so also lowers the strength of the Eight Extremes Martial Arts Hall.

Translation: "Although doing so also lowers the strength of the Eight Extremes Martial Hall."

But Li Shuwen is very willing.

Translation: "But Li Shuwen is very willing."

Because this is an essential groundwork to build momentum for the launch of implanted martial arts.

Translation: "Because this is an indispensable foundation, building momentum for the launch of Construct Martial Way."

What's more, Lin Ke.

Translation: "Moreover, Lin Ke feels the same."

He hopes that all Immortal Martial Arts practitioners throughout the world of Dayong will accept the implantation.

Translation: "He wishes that all Human Immortal Martial Way practitioners in the Great Yong World would accept the Construct implantation."

The reason is simple.

Translation: "The reason is simple."

During these ten months, Lin Ke has continually observed all movements in this world.

Translation: "During these ten months, Lin Ke has continually observed all movements in this world."

He even ventured several times into the Valley of the Dead, activating the reconnaissance device on the 'Heaven Shuttle' to scan space.

Translation: "He has even repeatedly entered the Valley of the Dead, activating the reconnaissance arcane device on the Heaven Shuttle to scan space."

He himself also developed a intuition that the apocalyptic calamity spoken of by the ancient sages of this world's Daoist sect is imminent.

Translation: "He himself has also developed an intuition that the apocalyptic calamity spoken of by the Daoist sages of this world is imminent."

The more this is true, the more Lin Ke needs to strengthen his own strength in this world.

Translation: "The more so, the more Lin Ke feels the need to strengthen his own power in this world."

He certainly won't foolishly act as this world's calamity‑bearer.

Translation: "He certainly will not foolishly play the role of this world's calamity-bearer."

Those who lead the charge seldom meet a good end.

Translation: "Those who take the lead in charging forward seldom meet a good end."

"Ke'er, how about we make the world known?"

Translation: "\"Ke'er, how about declaring to the world? \""

Li Shuwen patted the illustrated implanted Immortal Martial Arts technique in his hand and voiced the idea he had long been weighing.

Translation: "Li Shuwen patted the illustrated Construct version of the Human Immortal Martial Way technique in his hand and voiced the idea he had long weighed in his mind."

"As long as the master is willing, I have no objections."

Translation: "\"As long as the master is willing, I have no objections. \""

Lin Ke gave his response.

Translation: "Lin Ke gave his response."

The foundation of this implanted Immortal Martial Arts technique, besides the implantation system, also includes a completely new technique created by Li Shuwen after he ascended to the Divine Vision Realm, integrating all his learning.

Translation: "The foundation of this Construct version of the Human Immortal Martial Way technique, besides the Construct system, also includes a completely new technique created by Li Shuwen after he ascended to the Seeing God Realm, integrating all his learning."

It directly points to the Divine Vision Realm!

Translation: "It directly points to the Seeing God Realm!"

Even without being integrated into the implantation system, it could still be called the number one technique under heaven.

Translation: "Even without integrating the Construct system, it can be called the foremost technique under heaven."

"Then let's make the world known!"

Translation: "\"Then let's declare it to the world! \""

Upon hearing this, Li Shuwen made a firm decision.

Translation: "Upon hearing this, Li Shuwen made a firm decision."

The process of making the world known is not difficult.

Translation: "The process of declaring it to the world is not difficult."

That afternoon, several major periodicals of Immortal Martial Arts and Mechanical Martial Arts received contributions signed by Li Shuwen.

Translation: "That afternoon, several major periodicals of the Human Immortal Martial Way and Mechanical Martial Way received a contribution signed by Li Shuwen."

The editors, chief editors, and editors‑in‑chief of the newspapers, after reading the submissions, went completely crazy!

Translation: "The newspaper's copy editor, chief editor, and editor-in-chief, after reading the contribution layer by layer, all went completely crazy!"

Because Li Shuwen openly declared that he had entered the legendary fifth realm of Immortal Martial Arts, the Divine Vision Realm.

Translation: "Because Li Shuwen clearly announced that he had already entered the legendary fifth realm of the Human Immortal Martial Way, the Seeing God Realm."

At the same time, he synthesized his learning and created a technique pointing directly to the Divine Vision Realm, the 'Innate Eight Views Skill', to make the world known for reference.

Translation: "At the same time, he integrated all his learning and created a technique that directly points to the Seeing God Realm, the 'Primordial Eight Scenes Technique,' declaring it to the world for reference."

Moreover, there is a brand‑new implanted version of the 'Innate Eight Views Skill' that can be made self‑generating, incorporating the much‑talked‑about implantation that has stirred the southern martial world and left the northern martial world dissatisfied, into the Immortal Martial Arts technique.

Translation: "Moreover, there is a brand-new Construct version of the Primordial Eight Scenes Technique that can be implanted as self-generating, incorporating the Construct that has caused an uproar in the southern martial world and resentment in the northern martial world into the Human Immortal Martial Way technique."

Li Shuwen openly stated that publishing these two different versions of the 'Innate Eight Views Skill' is precisely to enhance the foundation and upper limit of Immortal Martial Arts development.

Translation: "Li Shuwen explicitly stated that publishing these two different versions of the Primordial Eight Scenes Technique is precisely to enhance the foundation and development limit of the Human Immortal Martial Way."

In this way, to continue suppressing Mechanical Martial Arts and maintain the leading position in the martial world.

Translation: "In this way, to continue suppressing Mechanical Martial Way and maintain the top position in martial arts."

The major periodicals worked through the night to proofread, print, and distribute.

Translation: "The several major periodicals worked through the night to proofread, print, and distribute."

The next day, the entire world of Dayong boiled over completely.

Translation: "The next day, the entire Great Yong World erupted in chaos."

Whether martial artists or ordinary people, whether Immortal Martial Arts practitioners or Mechanical Martial Arts practitioners, everyone was discussing the two 'Innate Eight Views Skills'.

Translation: "Whether martial practitioners or ordinary people, whether Human Immortal Martial Way or Mechanical Martial Way practitioners, all were discussing the two Primordial Eight Scenes Techniques."

The buzz even surpassed the odd tale of the princess born to the empress who could speak immediately after birth.

Translation: "The buzz even surpassed the oddity of the imperial princess born to the Empress who could speak immediately after birth."

Floating Li County's Eight Extremes Martial Arts Hall instantly became the foremost holy land of martial arts.

Translation: "Floating Ripple County, the Eight Extremes Martial Hall instantly became the foremost martial arts holy land."

Li Shuwen then openly revealed that the 'Upright Mountain Man' was his alias, and he was further honored as the greatest martial artist in history.

Translation: "Li Shuwen then proactively revealed that 'Guard Correct Mountain Person' was his alias, and was further honored as the greatest martial artist in history."

Martial arts encompass Immortal Martial Arts, Mechanical Martial Arts, and the newly launched implanted martial arts!

Translation: "Martial arts encompass the Human Immortal Martial Way, the Mechanical Martial Way, and the newly launched Construct Martial Way!"

Countless martial artists from north and south packed their bags, set out on short notice, and rushed to Floating Li County, as if on a pilgrimage.

Translation: "Countless martial practitioners from the southern and northern martial worlds packed new bags, set off on short notice, and rushed to Floating Ripple County, as if on pilgrimage."

The capital.

Translation: "The capital."

The imperial palace, a nearly forgotten side hall.

Translation: "The imperial palace, a side hall almost forgotten by people."

Although it was said that the longevity pill could be refined in forty‑nine days, it still had not been produced.

Translation: "Although it was said that the Longevity Pill could be refined in forty-nine days, it has still not been produced."

The old supervisor's explanation was that the astral signs were abnormal, the heavens did not allow the longevity pill to be refined, and to achieve it another opportunity was needed.

Translation: "The Old Superintendent's explanation is that there is an astrological anomaly, and the Heavens do not allow the Longevity Pill to be refined; to achieve refinement, another opportunity is needed."

The version of the Kangxi Emperor by the Wei Supervisor already knew that the longevity peach had been eaten by the Kangxi Emperor, and the longevity pill was merely a pretense.

Translation: "The Wei Du Gong version of the Kang Qian Emperor already knew that the Longevity Peach had been eaten by the Kang Qian Emperor, and the Longevity Pill was merely a pretense."

Naturally, from the very beginning, they didn't care about these.

He merely kept up the appearance of being a good Qianlong Emperor, without withdrawing the funds and the Imperial Guard troops.

Having become the Empress's puppet, daily drained of his true essence to feed the monster in her womb, he paid even less heed to this place.

In time, only some aged officials and clan members still looked forward to the longevity elixir.

Many had already sensed something wrong, deemed the longevity elixir a fraud, and believed the longevity peaches had been swallowed whole by the Qianlong Emperor.

That is, the Qianlong Emperor's policies became increasingly lax, ever more beneficial to the clan, officials, and aristocratic families, which is why no great disturbance arose.

Perhaps the only one displeased is the crown prince born of the former Empress.

Even though the present Empress bore a princess, it did not lift the crown prince's spirits.

Because the crown prince's greatest foe is no longer other princes or princesses, but his father, who probably took the longevity peach and can live forever!

By then, when this crown prince lies buried, who knows how many more years his father will still live?

Not to mention the crown prince's covert maneuvers.

In the side hall, the ever more withered old supervisor of the Bureau of Astronomy meticulously tended the furnace fire.

At the old supervisor's side, his closed-door disciple Tian Gang Daoist gazed at his master with eyes full of worry.

"Foolish child, birth, aging, sickness, death are natural. Moreover, I have lived long enough; why fall into a rut?"

The old supervisor needed not glance at his disciple to know what Tian Gang Daoist was thinking now.

"Master could have lived longer."

Tian Gang Daoist bowed his head slightly, hiding the strange emotion in his eyes.

"Hah…"

The old supervisor chuckled lightly, "Living long—what good does it do? In the end, one cannot transcend."

"Transcendence."

Hearing this, Tian Gang Daoist paused, his expression turning slightly bitter.

The Daoist forefathers, who claimed to have come from the upper realm as the Void Quiet Heavenly Master, once frankly said that in this world, unless one successfully passes the tribulation, ascension is impossible.

Those who had previously succeeded in ascension basically, upon leaving this world, were immediately slain by extraterritorial heavenly demons.

And to succeed in the tribulation, sacrifice is required.

Simply relying on outsiders also works.

But then, the portion of karmic feedback the Dao of this world can receive will become ever scarcer.

Ascension is feasible, but transcendence remains illusory.

What the old supervisor is doing now is merely to let the Dao gain a bit more strength in this tribulation and strive for a bit more karmic feedback. "Foolish child! Foolish child!"

He turned, the old supervisor raised his hand and stroked the head that Tian Gang Daoist had voluntarily lowered, saying, "Go, go to Fuli County, to the side of the one undergoing tribulation, and protect his Dao."

"Yes, Master."

Tian Gang Daoist respectfully kowtowed to the old supervisor, then rose and left the side hall.

He had taken only a few steps when his figure vanished, without any delay.

This is not heartlessness.

But rather, he fears that if he moves slowly, he will be unable to move at all.

"Ah!"

The old supervisor watched his closed-door disciple depart, uttered an indistinct sigh, then chuckled, "The old Daoist has lived a life of compromise; at last he dares to go all out and do something."

His withered right hand, like a chicken's claw, lightly tapped the alchemy furnace lid.

A clang rang out.

The furnace lid swiveled open, revealing an empty yet peculiarly magnificent alchemy chamber.

"Please, Holy Mother, meet your death!"

The old supervisor turned his gaze toward the Kunning Palace, murmured softly, and his whole body threw itself into the alchemy chamber.

The empty yet peculiarly magnificent alchemy chamber instantly exhaled a wisp of fragrance that, in the blink of an eye, spread throughout the capital.

Everyone in the capital, regardless of what they were doing or where they were, simultaneously smelled that wisp of fragrance and simultaneously lifted their heads to gaze at the sky.

In the void, as Tian Gang Daoist teleported toward Fuli County, he felt something, and a murky tear slid from the corner of his eye.

In the sky above the capital, the figure of a stooped, aged Daoist appeared.

Everyone who had smelled the fragrance drew forth a tiny strand of karmic energy, which converged upon that old Daoist.

Gradually, the wrinkles on the old Daoist's face smoothed away, revealing the handsome countenance of his youth; his stooped body straightened its spine, letting one see his peerless bearing from youth.

To take it, one must first unite with it.

The old supervisor, at the cost of incarnating into the Heavenly Dao, used his lifetime of cultivation as a sovereign elixir, borrowed the dynasty's karmic energy as furnace fire, and refined a furnace of Dragon-Tiger Grand Elixir.

Offering to Heaven and Earth, he bestowed blessings upon myriad beings.

Afterward, the old supervisor borrowed a thread of karmic feedback from the myriad beings, gathered it into a furnace, and refined it with his heart-fire into a single pearl of the people's heart.

Heaven sees through the people's eyes, heaven hears through the people's ears.

At this moment, the old supervisor took the people's heart as his own, stood in for Heaven's heart, and temporarily exercised the authority of the Heavenly Dao.

In an instant, within and without the capital, throughout the realm of Dayong, all cultivators of the four realms felt a response and turned their gaze toward the capital.

The restored youthful figure of the supervisor and his peerless bearing appeared clearly before their eyes.

Then they heard a request, gentle as a spring breeze.

"Pauper Daoist Chunfeng begs the White Lotus Holy Mother to meet her death!"

As the words fell, the supervisor's form, like a dreamy illusion, vanished from the sky.

Everyone in the capital who had lifted their heads to gaze at the sky now lowered them in unison, returning to the unfinished tasks they had left.

It was as if the fragrance were illusory, the supervisor never appeared, and nothing had changed.

Fuli County, the Eight Extremes Martial Hall.

Looking toward the capital, Li Shuwen's face showed a hint of sorrow: "The Supervisor has passed away!"

In his youth, Li Shuwen roamed only the southern martial world; it was not that he unwilling to step north, but he was intercepted by the Heavenly Gang Daoist.

The Heavenly Gang Daoist represents none other than the old Supervisor of the Imperial Observatory.

This old man, who has long guarded the Observation Platform, has suppressed several generations.

Lin Ke stood beside Li Shuwen, his brows tightly furrowed.

He had never met the old Supervisor, and didn't care whether the latter was alive or dead.

But after the words "Please, Holy Mother, go to your death," a change somewhere in the direction of the capital caught Lin Ke's attention.

An old friend long unseen suffered severe injuries after the utterance "Please, Holy Mother, go to your death."

The kind that is near death.

"Ah!"

Lin Ke sighed inwardly, knowing he could not possibly escape the so‑called world‑ending calamity.

"Troublesome."

After another sigh, Lin Ke told Li Shuwen, "Master, I have urgent business and need to leave for a while."

Li Shuwen turned his head to look at his eighth disciple, feeling something.

Breaking the void allows one to see the gods.

The way of sincerity enables foreknowledge.

The two do not conflict; they complement each other.

The profundity of the Seeing Gods Realm is gradually being grasped by Li Shuwen, and his foreknowledge ability is becoming ever more profound.

As soon as Lin Ke spoke, Li Shuwen received a hint from the unseen.

At this moment, master and disciple alike have reached a crossroads of fate.

Every word and deed, every decision, will have far‑reaching consequences.

It is even possible that, in the end, master and disciple will stand on opposing sides, blades facing each other.

After a long silence, Li Shuwen sighed helplessly and urged: "No matter what, take care of yourself and don't overreach."

"Thank you, Master."

Lin Ke gave a deep look at his master—who transmitted the Dao, taught lessons, and cleared doubts, his greatest partner in perfecting the Constructed Martial Way, the guide who inspired him to embark on the path of founding the Constructed Wizard—then his form flickered and he vanished.

"Brother Li, where is your esteemed disciple heading?"

The next second, the Heavenly Gang Daoist's apparition appeared and he spoke.

"I don't know."

Li Shuwen replied calmly.

"This..."

The Heavenly Gang Daoist opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but under Li Shuwen's emotionless gaze he actually didn't know how to begin.

"Ah!"

The Heavenly Gang Daoist heaved a deep sigh.

Gazing toward the capital, he remained silent, his expression extremely solemn.

The capital.

Imperial Palace, Palace of Earthly Tranquility.

All the eunuchs and palace maids were driven out by the suddenly furious Empress.

The so‑called Wei Dukong‑version Kangxi‑Qianlong Emperor, treated as a "blood bag," was desperately pumping true essence into the newborn imperial princess's body, which had only been born a few days prior.

Yet the imperial princess's complexion grew ever paler, her vitality slipping away ever faster.

The Empress had already knelt on the floor, dripping blood from her palm onto the fist‑sized statue, begging the Holy Mother to descend and respond.

She swore that if the holy vessel she had carefully prepared for the Holy Mother were ruined by that foul Daoist, she would exterminate the Daoist sect and slay every Daoist under heaven!

"Who?"

The Wei Dukong‑version Kangxi‑Qianlong Emperor suddenly halted the true essence transfusion, shouted loudly, and went on high alert.

Just then, he sensed a ripple in the void.

Someone actually pierced the Dynasty's Fate Grand Array that shrouded the entire Imperial Palace and sneaked into the Palace of Earthly Tranquility!

"Long time no see."

Lin Ke broke free of the void, materialized, glanced at the infant girl about to die, then turned his gaze to the statue that was about to respond to the Empress.

"Should I call you White Lotus Holy Mother, or …"

Lin Ke's tone was gloomy, his feelings extremely complex,

"Ai Rui Si?"