[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin":3,"chapter-the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-106":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The First Iron Rice Bowl of Great Jin",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},151792,261,"Chapter 106: Bloodline Reversion","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-106",106,"\u003Cp>After leaving Xu’s Herbal Shop, Hua Changxi directly rode her Somersault Cloud back to Five Finger Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She now had in hand a medicinal formula that could awaken the power of the bloodline totem, and she wanted to see if she could gather all the spiritual herbs listed in the formula from Five Finger Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fairy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as she reached Thumb Peak, the Mountain Spirit and Greeting Pine sensed Hua Changxi’s return and immediately rushed over to greet her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi smiled at the two little ones: \"Have you been doing well during this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mountain Spirit laughed and said, \"We’re doing great.\" Then it began to show off, \"Fairy, Xiao Song and I helped Anze and Anran plant the spiritual rice. The spiritual rice will be ready to harvest in a little over a month.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Pine interjected, \"Master, it was the Mountain Spirit and I who set up the spirit-gathering array and the spiritual energy barrier, and every few days we cast the Spiritual Rain Technique on the fields.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi was generous with her praise: \"You’ve done an amazing job. Thank you for your hard work. With you two keeping an eye on things, I have a lot less to worry about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mountain Spirit and Little Pine both squinted their eyes in smiles, bouncing and hopping in sheer delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi took the Mountain Spirit and Little Pine to the fields where the spiritual rice was planted for a look, and happened to run into Anze and Anran, who were instructing the villagers on pest removal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fairy, you’re here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Hua Changxi, the siblings immediately hurried over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi smiled at the two: \"Your cultivation speed is very fast. In just over four months, you’ve become Late Qi Refining cultivators.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anran quickly replied with a smile, \"The reason we’ve cultivated so fast is, first, the technique you gave us is excellent; second, the Mountain Spirit and Little Pine have been guiding us; and third, the spiritual energy on Five Finger Mountain is extremely abundant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anze nodded: \"Our cultivation conditions are far better than those of cultivators outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mentioning cultivators, Hua Changxi asked, \"Have many cultivators come in and out of Five Finger Mountain during this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since she unlocked the Medical Hall and began teaching medicine at the Chores Hall, her daily cultivation speed had been increasing, and she simply couldn’t tell whether the increase came from the incense offerings at Five Finger Mountain or from imparting knowledge at the Chores Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anran: \"Many. Over the past two months, the number of cultivators has increased significantly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi asked again, \"Has anyone caused trouble?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire Lotus only deterred people from entering Five Finger Mountain; for those who stayed outside the mountain, the Anze siblings had to maintain order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time when she came, she noticed that houses were being built in several places outside Five Finger Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anran replied, \"There are a few, but my brother and I are cultivators and can handle it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anze added, \"Fairy, there’s something I need to report to you. Because more and more people are coming to Five Finger Mountain, I discussed it with several nearby village heads and we decided to build some inns.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, it can increase the villagers’ income; second, it gives people who come to Five Finger Mountain a place to rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi affirmed, \"You did the right thing. I’m not staying here to maintain order outside Five Finger Mountain, so there are many things I can’t attend to and many matters I can’t think of. I appreciate you keeping an extra close watch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she took out four Communication Talismans and gave them to the Mountain Spirit, Little Pine, Anze, and Anran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the future, if anything comes up, you can use these Communication Talismans to contact me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mountain Spirit took the talisman cheerfully and said, \"Fairy, you can make talismans? There’s a large grove of talisman paper trees on the Ring Finger Peak of Five Finger Mountain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi: \"I’m too busy every day with too many things to have time to study talisman making.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, to unlock the Medical Hall, she had spent too much time on it; her alchemist rank was still only First Grade, let alone learning anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at Anze and Anran, took out a hand-copied edition of \"Introduction to the Four Arts\" and gave it to them: \"This book is an introductory guide to alchemy, talisman making, artifact forging, and formation arranging. Take it and have a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anran and Anze joyfully took the \"Introduction to the Four Arts\" and said, \"Thank you, Fairy. We will study it well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Led by Anran and Anze, Hua Changxi inspected all the spiritual rice fields, and during the walk she also saw some other villagers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual energy on Five Finger Mountain was dense, and the overflow actually nourished the surrounding land. Many plots of land, after a little tidying up, became spiritual fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi thought for a moment and said to Anze and Anran, \"Do you have extra energy to teach the nearby villagers how to plant spiritual rice?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Anze and Anran were both delighted: \"We have the energy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After becoming cultivators, their lives had improved greatly, but the others in the village were still the same as before. The siblings saw this and very much wanted to give the villagers a hand, but it was their own private wish and they didn’t feel comfortable mentioning it to the Fairy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi: \"If you have the spare capacity, you can teach the surrounding villagers how to plant spiritual rice.\" She paused, \"The harvested spiritual rice can be sold in a unified manner at a store.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she looked at Anze and Anran, \"Take some time to go into the city and see if there’s a suitable shop. If there is, buy it directly. I want to open a Shennong Grain Shop, specializing in selling spiritual rice and spiritual grains.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi directly gave Anze Anran five thousand silver taels, telling them to keep the accounts properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teaching how to grow spirit rice and spirit grains, opening shops, maintaining stability outside Five Fingers Mountain—all of these need manpower...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at Anze Anran: \"Do you have anyone in particular you think highly of, suitable to do these things with us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anran nodded: \"None of the villagers here are afraid of hardship. They are all very grateful to you, Immortal, and all want to work for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi thought for a moment, took out the spirit detection stone, handed it to Xiaosong, and said to Anze Anran, \"Go call over the villagers around here who can work, and let them test their spirit pulses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anze Anran understood that Hua Changxi was about to recruit more people again, so they hurried back to the village to call them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at Xiaosong: \"Xiaosong, you will be in charge of watching the villagers test their spirit pulses for a while. Shanling and I are going into the mountains to gather medicinal herbs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaosong had already gotten familiar with the nearby commoners. Although a bit disappointed that she couldn't follow Hua Changxi, she was still happy to be able to help: \"Master, don't worry. I will definitely complete the task.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi rubbed her head, then took Shanling into Five Fingers Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The medicinal bath formula to activate the power of the bloodline totem required over twenty kinds of spiritual herbs. Shanling was the most familiar with Five Fingers Mountain, so to reduce search time, she needed him to lead the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder if we can collect all the spiritual herbs needed to brew the medicinal bath?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Immortal, don't worry. Five Fingers Mountain also has another name: Five Elements Mountain. All things in the world arise from the five elements. The variety of spiritual herbs in Five Elements Mountain is definitely the greatest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi’s expression brightened when she heard this from Shanling: \"Really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shanling nodded affirmatively and led Hua Changxi wandering through the mountain until dark. In the end, they indeed collected all the spiritual herbs required for the medicinal bath formula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the variety of spiritual herbs in Five Elements Mountain was rich, the quantities were uneven. Some herbs covered the mountains and fields, while others could only be found in very small amounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ingredients Hua Changxi managed to gather for the medicinal bath only amounted to about five hundred portions. She had previously thought that while few people were born with spirit pulses, others could still take the path of activating bloodline power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it seemed that this path was also not easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the collected spiritual herbs were not that many, Shanling consoled her: \"Immortal, spiritual energy has just begun to recover. In the future, the spiritual herbs in the mountains will become more and more abundant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi smiled: \"These spiritual herbs I gathered today—if you come across them in your daily life, help me collect them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shanling nodded: \"I will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, Hua Changxi took Shanling back to Thumb Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spirit pulse testing had long ended. Anze Anran had brought over a thousand villagers, and in the end, fifty-five were found to have spirit pulses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi felt that this number was not small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Shanling was somewhat dissatisfied: \"Five Fingers Mountain has a profound heritage—only this many people with spirit pulses?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi laughed: \"There are so many people living around here; there are still many who haven't been tested.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shanling thought about it and found it reasonable: \"Immortal, how about you leave the spirit detection stone here, and I'll go test the other villagers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi shook her head: \"I don't need that many people working for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shanling was puzzled: \"Isn't it better to have more subordinates?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi chuckled: \"What would I do with so many subordinates?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shanling blurted out directly: \"Conquer the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi burst out laughing at that: \"I don't have such great ambition. I just want to live my own life well and enjoy life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shanling shook his head: \"Immortal, under the tide of great power struggles, no one can stay uninvolved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi disagreed: \"If I become the most powerful person, who can force me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shanling's bun-like face scrunched up: \"Immortal, you're thinking the wrong way. Someone who only cares about themselves can never become the most powerful person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi was startled: \"What kind of crooked logic is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shanling widened his eyes: \"This is the law of the Heavenly Dao's operation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi was unimpressed: \"You're just making that up, aren't you? You were only born recently—how could you possibly know the laws of the Heavenly Dao's operation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that she didn't believe him, Shanling immediately pouted. But he really had no evidence to prove himself, so he crossed his arms and turned his head away from Hua Changxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi found it a bit amusing, said no more to him, and turned her gaze to the fifty-five people standing behind Anze Anran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, Hua Changxi asked these fifty-five people if they were willing to work for her. Those who were willing would receive a cultivation technique, but they had to swear a heart demon oath not to betray her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would not interfere in their lives, but the tasks she assigned must be carried out properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding villagers had never had a chance to access the path of cultivation and had long been envious of An Ze and An Ran, who worked for Fire Lotus Immortal. Now that Fire Lotus Immortal was willing to take them in, naturally none of them were unwilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivation techniques obtained from Old Daoist Jiang and the white-robed monk covered all spiritual vein attributes. Hua Changxi gave the techniques to An Ze and An Ran, asking them to either expand and print or hand-copy a batch of techniques, then distribute them to those who had tested positive for spiritual veins today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shennong Herbal Medicine Shop was still under the watch of the Embroidered Uniform Guards. After giving her instructions, Hua Changxi traveled overnight back to the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Hua Changxi leave and the mountain spirit still angry, Xiao Song went over to comfort him: \"The master is gone; even if you're angry, she can't see it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain spirit sighed and pointed to his head: \"The immortal's thinking has gone wrong—it's detrimental to her cultivation. She only looks out for herself; on the path of cultivation, she won't get very far.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Song didn't understand: \"Is it really that serious?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain spirit nodded heavily: \"It is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Song became anxious: \"Then we should remind the master more often.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain spirit frowned: \"Some things have to be realized on one's own. No matter how much outsiders remind her, if the immortal doesn't take it to heart, it's all useless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning from Five Finger Mountain, Hua Changxi went directly to Feng'an Ward. From Pu Cao, she learned that the Embroidered Uniform Guards had not come to the herb shop to cause trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for Pang Shaoyu leading people there once in the morning, no one had come since.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi didn't know what the Embroidered Uniform Guards meant by this, so she could only tell Pu Cao and A Niu to be cautious and inform her immediately if anything happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't spend the night at the herb shop but returned to No. 7 Qihuang Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi was eager to try the effect of the ancestral-returning medicinal bath. As soon as she returned to No. 7 Qihuang Hall, she set up an isolation array and began brewing the ancestral-returning medicinal soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the medicinal soup was ready, Hua Changxi soaked herself in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as she entered the medicinal soup, Hua Changxi felt her blood start to boil. Before long, she sensed two forces slowly awakening within her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a burning power that erased everything; the other was a flexible, durable defensive power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames erupted from Hua Changxi's body, and within the flames, a colorful firebird circled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, the courtyard was filled with a rich lotus fragrance. Amidst the blazing flames, lotuses bloomed, and Hua Changxi sat cross-legged within a lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Hua Changxi felt terrible; pain showed on her face. The two forces within her body were incompatible and fiercely vying for control over her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, the firebird overpowered the lotus, and the two forces began to merge, slowly intertwining until they finally became one force, which rapidly gathered at the center of Hua Changxi's brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi felt her brow grow hot and swollen, her head felt as if it were about to explode. Just when she could no longer bear it, something broke through at her brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames vanished, the lotuses receded, and Hua Changxi leaned against the bath barrel and fell asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, after the sky was fully bright, Hua Changxi woke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as she woke, she found her entire body aching as if it had been reassembled, but within the pain, she could clearly feel the immense power contained within her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gritting her teeth against the pain, Hua Changxi climbed out of the bath barrel and put on her clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of the two forces that had awakened in her body during the medicinal bath, Hua Changxi flipped her right hand, and a fire lotus instantly condensed into shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fire lotus was no longer the same as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, the fire lotus had only thirty-six petals, but now it had a full seventy-two petals. At the same time, a miniature firebird circled in the center of the lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her bloodline had returned to its ancestral state, granting her ancestral-returning divine abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last night, she had obtained two divine abilities. One was the Lotus Domain—the fire lotus could continuously expand as her strength increased, and anyone trapped within the area covered by the lotus would be unable to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was Soul Extinguishment—the burning of the primordial spirit. Previously, the fire lotus could only burn the physical body, but now the firebird within it could burn a cultivator's primordial spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having gained two more divine abilities and increased her strength, Hua Changxi was delighted. Seeing that the sword marks on the No. 7 wooden plaque placed in the main hall had become more 'three-dimensional,' her smile deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the smile didn't last long before it froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the stone wall, another pattern had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This pattern depicted a blood sacrifice scene: countless humans and countless demons had been drained of their blood, the blood rich with totemic power was purified, and then drunk by people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who drank the blood could obtain the ancestral-returning divine abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at this pattern, Hua Changxi frowned, unable to help thinking about her own experience of being kidnapped and bled by the demonic Daoist—how similar it was to the scene in this pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If something like this could happen to her, what about others?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's joy over gaining a divine ability from bloodline atavism diminished considerably. She put away the No. 7 wooden token and prepared to go to class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, she had given lectures at Qihuang Halls No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3. Today, she would lecture at Qihuang Halls No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good morning, Manager Hua.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Qihuang Hall No. 4, many people were already waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Hua Changxi arrived, everyone greeted her in succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Manager Hua, the floral ornament on your forehead is so beautifully painted, as if a red lotus is actually growing between your brows.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Hua Changxi was taken aback. She asked everyone to sit for a while, then entered the east wing. From her storage ring, she took out a mirror and looked at herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the mirror, there was indeed a red lotus on her forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>",2995,"2026-05-29T04:10:26.746Z","2026-06-01T04:29:08.487Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","82d6dbff4d6b12642444c077ef493228eef23b23a0c21ad56d967fee5fac0a78","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-107","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-105",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-cover.jpg"]