[{"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-262":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},151948,261,"Chapter 262: The Big Picture","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-262",262,"\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, Hua Changxi, along with Yu Gonggong and over a hundred others, was directly transported from the square to the summit of a magnificent and wild unusual peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was a bit slow to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, having experienced the sudden appearance of the Danding Altar, Hua Changxi quickly came to her senses. Because she held the character \"Yuan,\" with a thought, the full view of the mountain peak she was on appeared in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The peak towered into the clouds, like a sharp sword thrust into the sea of clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the mountain was unusually severely weathered, with countless gullies crisscrossing it, like wrinkles of vicissitudes washed out by the passage of time, giving a strong sense of desolation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The summit bore traces of being sheared off by immense force, and some areas were covered with huge cracks, all revealing that fierce battles had once taken place on this peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was filled with a heavy dusty smell, as if silently telling of a forgotten long history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The peak was barren yet full of vitality; every inch of the mountain was emitting spiritual energy outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This spiritual energy gathered at the mountainside and summit, forming white belts like scarves, winding around the mountain and flowing slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Danyuan Peak!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing the three characters \"Danyuan Peak\" on the stone cliff at the summit, Hua Changxi's heart trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it because the entrance to the Danyuan Secret Realm had been moved to the summit that it was called Danyuan Peak?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, besides these people, the Oath Stele and the teleportation array had also been moved from the square together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about it now, the square, with people coming and going, was not suitable as the entrance to a secret realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Hua Changxi was thinking about this, the divine tree branch in the air suddenly descended, like a fingertip touching a stone, and tapped the Oath Stele.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, green light flowed like water into the Oath Stele, and immediately the Oath Stele shone with intense green light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, others only saw the green light on the Oath Stele, but Hua Changxi \"saw\" the green light traveling down along the Oath Stele, penetrating the entire mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the green light surged in, the Oath Stele and the mountain merged into one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before this, Hua Changxi had worried that cultivators with higher cultivation than hers might forcibly move the Oath Stele; such a situation would no longer occur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the divine tree branch withdrew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's eyes suddenly lit up; at the top of the Oath Stele lay a green pill emitting green light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a Saint Pill!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi stepped forward quickly and swiftly took the Saint Pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Saint Pill flew into her sea of consciousness, and soon Hua Changxi knew that this Saint Pill contained five hundred Guardian Saint Tokens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having obtained another Saint Pill, Hua Changxi was still happy in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, she noticed that the divine tree branch was rapidly moving away from Danyuan Peak, flying swiftly towards that towering giant tree that seemed between reality and illusion, as if separated by a space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had just brought people over to join the Danyuan Secret Realm, and the divine tree branch appeared; this was the divine tree's support for her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Hua Changxi couldn't help shouting loudly: \"Divine tree, rest assured, I will definitely manage the Danyuan Secret Realm well and will train many alchemists and physicians for the Dan Saint Hall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as these words were spoken, the divine tree branch, which was rapidly retreating, suddenly paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi was taken aback at first, then her eyes rolled. Since the divine tree could bestow a secret realm, could it also bestow other things?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Hua Changxi stretched out both hands, palms facing the divine tree branch: \"Please, divine tree, grant blessings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine tree branch trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi stared at the divine tree branch. At this moment, she seemed to see a puzzled expression on a tree branch, but the next moment, she was greatly disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine tree branch quickly retreated, disappearing from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magnificent mirage-like scene in the sky also disappeared accordingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having failed to get something, Hua Changxi was a bit disappointed. Just as she was withdrawing her raised hands, a green and lush tender branch about one meter long fell out of thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the vitality-rich tender branch in her hand, Hua Changxi was truly pleasantly surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So if you ask the Divine Tree for something, it really gives it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firewood Branch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Divine Tree only grows one tender branch every hundred thousand years, which contains rich and pure life force, possessing the transformative power of reviving withered wood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the Firewood Branch, Hua Changxi could clearly feel her body being nourished by the abundant life force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only she, but also Eunuch Yu and others around her were nourished by the life force emanating from the Firewood Branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the hundred retired Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers, who benefited the most; many of them found their internal injuries rapidly improving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some soldiers whose qi and blood were depleted and hair was gray were seeing their white hair turn black at a visible speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, all the retired Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers became excited and stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi watched this and immediately smiled, saying, \"You are the first batch of apprentices to join the Danyuan Secret Realm. The divine tree bestows blessings, and it is right that we share them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying that, she picked up the Firewood Branch and waved it towards the retired Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Firewood Branch was waved, countless specks of green light scattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As these green specks entered the bodies of the Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers, some who had lost arms or legs actually began to regrow them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi had not expected the life force in the Firewood Branch to be so powerful. Watching the retired Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers crying and laughing, she put away the Firewood Branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The life force contained in the Firewood Branch is not inexhaustible; if used too much, it will dry up and needs to be nourished with Water and Wood spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now when she waved the Firewood Branch, Hua Changxi noticed that the life force had decreased a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eunuch Yu, give me your identity token!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi took Eunuch Yu's identity token, and with a thought, the character 'Yuan' appeared on the palm of her right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She placed her right hand over the token, and in an instant, the character 'Yuan' was imprinted on the token.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at the 'Yuan' character on the token, her face showing joy. This way, no one could forge the token for entering and leaving the Danyuan Secret Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, let's continue now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Jia, Eunuch Zhou, and Eunuch Zhao were originally Hua Changxi's people, and moreover were entrusted with important tasks, so their intention to join the Danyuan Secret Realm was naturally sincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Eunuch Yu and the other four had all received their identity tokens, it was the turn of the hundred retired Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, these retired Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers had joined the Danyuan Secret Realm just with the mindset of finding a livelihood. Now, first seeing the appearance of the Immortal Divine Tree and then receiving the nourishment of the Firewood Branch, their mindset made a one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When taking the heart demon oath, each of them had a very devout expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Danyuan Peak, the heart demon oaths were being taken with great fervor; on the plaza of the Medical Department, more and more people were gathering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance of the Immortal Divine Tree stunned everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the powerful nobles who had opposed Hua Changxi were all dumbfounded as if turned to stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shock in Wei Zhenjie's eyes was no less. Staring at Zhang Tianshi with a tongue-tied expression, he said, \"You just said that Hua Changxi being opposed by Prince Shou and others might be her opportunity. Are you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Tianshi knew that Wei Zhenjie wanted to ask if he had divined something in advance. He directly shook his head and interrupted, \"I just said it offhand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he have known it would come true!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Tianshi looked at the peak of Danyuan Peak: \"With the revival of spiritual energy and the rise of the alchemy path... some great trends cannot be stopped by human force.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Xia Zhen rubbed his throbbing forehead, feeling powerless for the first time. This Hua Changxi actually gave him a sense of crisis that he could not suppress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What cannot be suppressed by human effort is the great trend, and only the great trend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, can Hua Changxi represent the great trend?\u003C\u002Fp>",1485,"2026-05-29T04:10:48.594Z","2026-06-01T04:29:08.487Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","af6a5a6cc864e17735c6c17d6412907f68fb57e048fe2e3c24e1c5cb0305ba98","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-263","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-261",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-cover.jpg"]