[{"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-245":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},151931,261,"Chapter 245: Era's Catalyst (14)","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-245",245,"\u003Cp>The reappearance of the Cauldron Altar caused spiritual energy fluctuations and spatial disturbances, alerting all the hidden powerhouses in the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, countless experts materialized above the Medical Department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as these people approached, Hua Changxi sensed them. Lifting her head, she saw over a dozen figures hidden within the spiritual clouds high in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanting to gauge the depth of these people, Hua Changxi instinctively activated the Art of Observation, Inquiry, Auscultation, and Palpation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, a blazing light forced her to avert her gaze in disarray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among those dozen or so figures was a three-legged Golden Crow, as dazzling as the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi’s heart stirred. Steadying herself, she looked up again—this time without using the Art of Observation, Inquiry, Auscultation, and Palpation, only with her naked eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That three-legged Golden Crow was a transformed yao, with a cultivation at the late Nascent Infant stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The yao race had appeared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi had seen transformed yao before at the center of the Nine Nether Artifact Saint Palace formation, but seeing this transformed three-legged Golden Crow openly appear in the capital still shook her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this was only the initial stage of spiritual energy revival, and no major conflicts between humans and yao had yet erupted—so the enmity wasn’t too tense—this three-legged Golden Crow had come to the Alchemy Saint Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one of the Four Sacred Grounds and the formation eye of the Demon Prison, the Alchemy Saint Hall was responsible for suppressing that prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When people from the Alchemy Saint Hall spotted a yao, to protect the formation eye, they would inevitably seek to capture it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t this yao afraid of being discovered?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or did he believe he wouldn’t be found?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi quickly scanned the others in the sky. Good heavens—all of them were at the late Nascent Infant stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly the capital—the hidden experts were simply countless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, these people didn’t pay much attention to that three-legged Golden Crow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this, Hua Changxi pondered. She guessed that the three-legged Golden Crow must be wearing some kind of artifact that concealed his aura, preventing the other Nascent Infant cultivators from recognizing his yao identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had discovered him only because she used the Art of Observation, Inquiry, Auscultation, and Palpation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So many late Nascent Infant experts swarming in at once, along with the appearance of a transformed yao, left Hua Changxi deeply unsettled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance of those human Nascent Infant experts wasn’t surprising; the key issue was the arrival of the transformed yao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to think—that transformed three-legged Golden Crow must have come to spy on the revival of the Sacred Ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reappearance of the High Altar had caused too much commotion. She had a strong premonition that the Medical Department would no longer be as peaceful as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this good or bad?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Hua Changxi was observing the crowd in the sky, the experts above were also looking down at the Medical Department, now dozens of times larger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every one of them wore an extremely serious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all astonished. None of the other Sacred Grounds showed signs of revival, yet the Cauldron Altar used for sacrifice at the Alchemy Saint Hall had already manifested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five Sacred Grounds of the Central Continent each had an altar. The altar was tied to recognition by the Heavenly Dao and was the key to unlocking the Sacred Ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the Cauldron Altar had appeared, the opening of the Alchemy Saint Hall was truly in sight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the experts in the sky were curious about Hua Changxi, who had triggered the Cauldron Altar’s manifestation, and wanted to probe her situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the Cauldron Altar possessed its own power of law, blocking everyone’s investigation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the three-legged Golden Crow, Lu Kun. For the yao race, Hua Changxi’s revival of the Alchemy Saint Hall was bad news. He wanted to quickly learn about her in order to find an opportunity to kill her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Zhenjie, the Minister of the Heavenly Department, was also in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eighteen Qihuang Hall masters had begun their rotating lectures for the first time. To gauge these people’s depth, he had personally attended several classes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he was too busy to listen to every single one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been paying close attention to Hua Changxi, one of the only two people to obtain a high-grade secret realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But earlier, he had listened to lectures by Meng Qingyao and others, all on alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although each hall master had their own insights and views on the Dao of alchemy, for him, they weren’t much different. A few sessions were enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, today, when Hua Changxi was giving her lecture, he assumed it would be similar to the previous masters and didn’t come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have thought that they would miss the chance to witness the Alchemy Cauldron Platform's emergence with their own eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hua Changxi...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Zhenjie looked at Hua Changxi on the Alchemy Cauldron Platform, still somewhat surprised in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he also thought highly of Hua Changxi, compared to Meng Qingyao—the heaven-chosen alchemist with a Fire-Wood Spiritual Body—his regard was still somewhat less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During times of heaven-and-earth upheaval, minor figures would rise, but in terms of the general trend's direction, it fundamentally relied on those who occupied the advantages of time,地利, and harmony to propel it forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Meng Qingyao, Hua Changxi lagged far behind in both geographical advantage and popular support, except for the timing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, as far as he knew, the Guardian Families possessed a secret technique that could observe a person's lifespan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Xia family chose to fully support Meng Qingyao and reached an understanding with the other four Guardian Families, they must have absolute confidence in Meng Qingyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with Hua Changxi emerging and snatching Meng Qingyao's attention and prestige, it was no wonder Xia Zhen's face was as black as charcoal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Zhenjie glanced at Xia Zhen on the square, then shifted his gaze to the powerful figures in the sky. When he spotted an elder with white hair, his brows instantly shot up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excellent! Even the imperial clan's elder has appeared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems the great commotion caused by the Alchemy Cauldron Platform's emergence has made the imperial clan a little impatient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, as the orthodox overseer of Great Jin, the imperial clan had firmly grasped the first opportunity and maintained the initiative when maneuvering with various factions in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the power of various nobles continuously increased and minor figures rose, the imperial clan's control had visibly declined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Zhenjie looked at Prince Shou and other imperial relatives on the square, then at Hua Changxi on the Alchemy Cauldron Platform, and then at Yu Hui and the others below Hua Changxi. The corner of his mouth curled up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High positions occupied by others; the imperial clan could only bow beneath them and look up to others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Prince Shou's arrogant nature, which deemed himself superior, he must be feeling extremely uncomfortable right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Wei Zhenjie shifted his gaze to other people and noticed that their cultivation levels were not lower than his own. His gaze immediately darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly a sacred ground that every faction pays attention to—at the slightest stir, a batch of old fossils is flushed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Hua Changxi's view, the appearance of these people might threaten the stability of the Medical Department, but Wei Zhenjie was actually very delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Zhenjie was not afraid of surging storms and turbulent waves; what he feared was stagnant, dead silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more people that emerged, the more forces that showed up—though it would cause some chaos—only amidst chaos could new order be established, and only then could the Four Spirits Realm be truly set on the right track, connecting with the outside world and communicating with the cosmos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let there be more of this kind of great commotion...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Zhenjie looked at Hua Changxi on the Alchemy Cauldron Platform again, and for the first time, a feeling of cherishing talent arose in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hoped that this Hua Changxi would be able to keep going all the way—let her not be a flash in the pan, living her life as nothing more than a stepping stone for others to climb their peaks!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The great commotion of the Alchemy Cauldron Platform's emergence was not only sensed by the powerful and those inside the Medical Department—ordinary people in the capital city and its outskirts also noticed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was utterly amazed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expansion of the Medical Department's territory and the surge of spiritual energy had triggered various effects that continued to spread across all directions at a tsunami-like speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as everyone was marveling, Hua Changxi, who had been standing on the high platform for a while, prepared to descend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before leaving, Hua Changxi made a respectful bow toward the completely renewed Alchemy Cauldron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she bent forward, the Alchemy Cauldron flowed with verdant radiance, and a wisp of green light flew out, quickly sinking into her brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xing, Xia Zhen, Wei Zhenjie, and others who were closely watching the Alchemy Cauldron Platform, upon seeing this, had their hearts jump into their throats, and they wished they could fly directly onto the platform to inquire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Hua Changxi's side, after the green light sank into her brow, the mood she had barely managed to calm stirred up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At present, her Spiritual Platform had not yet been opened, but because the Shennong Cauldron had always existed within her Sea of Consciousness, her Spiritual Platform was not as chaotic as that of others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could perceive that after the green light entered her Sea of Consciousness, it rapidly condensed into a thumb-sized, vivid green pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Saint Pill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single Saint Pill, containing a thousand Guardian Saint Tokens within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is to say, by obtaining this Saint Pill, she could command a thousand Guardian Saint Guards.\u003C\u002Fp>",1657,"2026-05-29T04:10:48.594Z","2026-06-01T04:29:08.487Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","85294321d131748b010d98af7d294a6dc0b4b38d9b1e474878a8a92d14f0c875","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-246","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-244",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-cover.jpg"]