[{"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-149":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},151835,261,"Chapter 149: Third Layer: Observe Qi Sea and Consciousness Sea","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-149",149,"\u003Cp>The last time at the Eastern Depot, having treated over twenty injured cultivators, Hua Changxi already felt the Eastern Depot was formidable, but this time at the Northern Town Fu Si, she discovered that more than half of the people in the Jinyiwei were cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all say the Jinyiwei are the confidants of the imperial clan; judging by this, they are indeed heavily relied upon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi, under Pang Shaoyu's guidance, saw the wounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Were you all taken out in one fell swoop?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The courtyard was full of wounded, at least a hundred by the look of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu's expression was rather gloomy. Thinking of how the higher-ups didn't care about their lives and wanted to use their lives to open the Dragon Palace, he was filled with hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My uncle-in-law is severely injured. Let's go see my uncle-in-law first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu led Hua Changxi into a room. On the bed in the room, the Northern Town Fu Si's Commander, Chang Wei, whom Hua Changxi had met once before, had his eyes tightly shut, looking anguished and covered in sweat, as if he was enduring something exceptionally painful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi walked to the bedside and began to observe, listen, inquire, and feel the pulse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she focused her consciousness on her eyes, warmth suddenly rose and enveloped her eyeballs. The next moment, a three-dimensional transparent image of Chang Wei's body appeared in her vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could clearly see, within Chang Wei's spiritual root, a small golden dragon the size of a thumb was frantically attacking his spiritual root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Chang Wei's spiritual root was already nearly shattered by the dragon's claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can save your uncle-in-law's life, but he won't be able to cultivate again in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu heard this and showed a pained expression: \"If he can't cultivate, that would be worse than death for my uncle-in-law. Are you sure there's no other way?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi: \"His spiritual root is severely damaged. With my abilities, there's certainly no way to repair it. What I can do is stabilize his injury first and prevent the spiritual root from further deteriorating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Jinyiwei have extraordinary connections. Maybe you can think of some other way to help him repair his spiritual root.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu heard this and quickly said, \"Then please stabilize my uncle-in-law's injury first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi took out a spiritual needle, used it to directly seal the small golden dragon, then infused spiritual power into the needle and directly dispersed the small golden dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire needle procedure took less than a quarter of an hour. Pang Shaoyu hadn't expected it to be so fast; he wanted to question it, but seeing Chang Wei's complexion visibly ease up, he couldn't bring himself to voice any doubts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could you take another look at my uncle-in-law?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at him: \"The remaining problem for your uncle-in-law is the damaged spiritual root, which I have no way to solve. His spiritual root is too severely damaged. Either find a rare treasure specifically for repairing spiritual roots, or...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu: \"Or what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi: \"Your uncle-in-law's spiritual root has only been torn apart; it can be sewn back together, but sewing a spiritual root... that operation is too delicate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu was somewhat speechless: \"You can even diagnose that my uncle-in-law's spiritual root has been torn?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at him: \"I am a professional physician. Not only can I diagnose that your uncle-in-law's spiritual root has been torn, but I can also diagnose what injured it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu didn't believe it: \"Then tell me, what injured my uncle-in-law?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi smiled, extended her right hand, and quickly rubbed her thumb and index finger together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu saw this, felt both exasperated and pained. He really wanted to test Hua Changxi's medical skills, so after a brief hesitation, he took out a thumb-sized blue bead and handed it to Hua Changxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a Water-Repelling Pearl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's eyes flickered; she smiled and took the Water-Repelling Pearl: \"Did you find a dragon's nest?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Pang Shaoyu's expression stiffened. He hadn't expected that Hua Changxi could infer what kind of attack they had encountered just from a simple diagnosis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hadn't they indeed found the undersea Dragon Palace? The Grand Supreme Elderly wanted to contract a dragon egg, so he made them charge into the formation wave after wave, completely disregarding their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after all the Jinyiwei who went along were injured did the Grand Supreme Elderly stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason his uncle-in-law was so severely injured, aside from charging at the front, was that he took a blow meant for Pang Shaoyu when he was under attack; otherwise, he too would have fallen by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi continued: \"There is a dragon aura inside your uncle-in-law; it was this dragon aura that destroyed his spiritual root.\" After saying this, she put away the Water-Repelling Pearl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can take me to treat the other injured cultivators now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu snapped back to attention, gave Hua Changxi a deep look, and led her to the next room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The injuries of the other wounded Jinyiwei were similar to Chang Wei's, except the small golden dragons inside them were noticeably fainter, not as solid as the one in Chang Wei's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although dispersing the small golden dragons wasn't strenuous, there were over a hundred people in total, so it took Hua Changxi an entire night to finish treating everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Observation, Auscultation, Inquiry, and Palpation Technique (Great Achievement): Diagnosis 136\u002F1000\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the number of cultivators diagnosed reached one hundred, Hua Changxi clearly felt a burning sensation in her eyes, a white light flashed across them, and then she could faintly see the Qi sea at the dantian of the injured cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the number of diagnosed cultivators increased, the Qi sea she saw became clearer. At the same time, she could also see a grayish space at the center of the cultivators' brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That gray space must be the spiritual platform and sea of consciousness!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was the Qi sea or the sea of consciousness, although both were inside the cultivator's body, they gave Hua Changxi a feeling of vast boundlessness, as if they were not in the same space as the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt that the body might be in three-dimensional space, while the Qi sea and sea of consciousness were in four-dimensional space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi carefully looked at the Qi sea of the Brocade Guard cultivator, and then looked at her own Qi sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She discovered that the size of the Qi sea, the density of spiritual energy within it, and the degree of condensation of spiritual energy were all different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From these aspects, one could roughly infer the cultivator's realm and strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Four Diagnostic Methods had improved again. Hua Changxi was very pleased. Not only did this advance her medical skills further, but she could also probe the depth of others' cultivation by examining their Qi sea and sea of consciousness. For her, this undoubtedly added another means of self-protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu personally escorted Hua Changxi out of the Northern Brocade Guard Office and handed her the Floating Light Sword and sword manual: \"Thank you for this matter. If there is ever anything you need my help with in the future, just say the word.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi took the Floating Light Sword and sword manual, smiled, and said, \"It's nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Hua Changxi's retreating figure, Pang Shaoyu felt fortunate in his heart, thankful that the Brocade Guard had not moved against her back then, otherwise, his uncle and the others would likely have been doomed this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the Northern Brocade Guard Office, Hua Changxi did not return to the Medical Department. Instead, she left the city and rode clouds to Lingguang Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After landing on the square in front of the main hall of Lingguang Hall, Hua Changxi eagerly took out the Floating Light Sword and sword manual and began to study them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword manual was very abstruse. She read through it several times but could not understand it, so she put it aside and picked up the Floating Light Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi wanted to see if this sword was a spiritual artifact, so she infused spiritual power into the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, as soon as the spiritual power was infused, the Floating Light Sword turned into a black hole that devoured spiritual power, frantically sucking out the spiritual power from within Hua Changxi's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Hua Changxi remained relatively calm. The name Floating Light Sword sounded quite domineering, so she thought it was normal for it to store some spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after the sword had devoured eighty percent of her spiritual power, she could no longer stay calm. She quickly took out the third-grade Fire Return Pill she had refined and began to replenish her spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, just as Hua Changxi's spiritual energy was nearly depleted, the Floating Light Sword stopped devouring and, with a \"whoosh\", broke free from her palm and hovered in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>",1506,"2026-05-29T04:10:26.746Z","2026-06-01T04:29:08.487Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","d0eba579e945707ec461fc77ff3131e82fb080ad3bddcc92f836132d4b3d5b12","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-150","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-148",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-cover.jpg"]