[{"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-267":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},151953,261,"Chapter 267: Veteran Figures","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-267",267,"\u003Cp>\"It's Gu Xing and Meng Qingyao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi quickly realized that the two newly appeared peaks were summoned by Gu Xing and Meng Qingyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this commotion was not as grand as the one she had caused earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did the Divine Tree not flash, but even its branches did not appear, and there was no trace of the Divine Tree granting inscriptions or naming the peaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the two new peaks, one was northeast of Danyuan Peak and the other southeast of Danyuan Peak; besides being shorter, they also lacked the majestic aura of Danyuan Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing together, the three peaks made Danyuan Peak look like the elder brother, and the two new peaks like younger brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This discovery cheered Hua Changxi, lifting her spirits that had been dampened by others freely imitating her secret realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi was happy, but Meng Qingyao, Xia Zhen, and the others were not in a good mood at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had thought the three high-grade secret realms bestowed by the Divine Tree were of the same grade, but unexpectedly, the grade of Hua Changxi's secret realm was above the other two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This caught everyone off guard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zhen's expression was especially serious; he knew some of the rules for the grades of secret realms bestowed by the Divine Tree, one of which was based on a person's talent and potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grade of Hua Changxi's secret realm being higher than Qingyao's—didn't that indicate her alchemy talent and growth potential surpassed Qingyao's, who had a Fire-Wood spiritual body?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was hard for Xia Zhen to believe and accept; he could no longer deny that Hua Changxi would become Meng Qingyao's most formidable opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Meng Qingyao, looking at the stark contrast between the new peak and Danyuan Peak was like watching a competition between her and Hua Changxi, where she was clearly at a disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never having thought she would lose, she now felt a bit defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Gu Xing's emotions were not as volatile as Meng Qingyao's; he accepted everything naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the new peak did not have its name carved on the summit like Danyuan Peak, he took out a two-meter-tall boulder, carved the three characters \"Shenhe Peak\" on it, and directly erected it at the foot of the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Gu Xing set up the stele, a green light flashed on its top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xing quickly took the green elixir from the top of the stele and soon learned that it was a sacred elixir containing a hundred Guardian Sacred Tokens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A storage-type divine artifact!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Gu Xing had not yet opened his spiritual platform, so he could not store the sacred elixir in his sea of consciousness; he could only quickly put it into his storage spirit artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's actually a sacred elixir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xing now understood what the green light Hua Changxi had received when the Cauldron Altar appeared was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene of Gu Xing obtaining the sacred elixir was noticed by Xia Zhen, who promptly signaled Meng Qingyao to do the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she had made the Oath Stele, Meng Qingyao still had many steles on hand, so she immediately took one out, carved the three characters \"Qingyao Peak\" on it, and erected it at the foot of the new peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a green elixir also appeared on top of the stele.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Qingyao took the green elixir in her hand and, upon learning its function, her expression shook as she looked at Xia Zhen: \"This is a sacred elixir, containing a hundred Guardian Sacred Tokens.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this, Xia Zhen's expression changed drastically: \"It's actually the Guardian Sacred Token...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Tree connects the Nine Heavens, the Human Realm, and the Nine Netherworlds, and the Guardian Sacred Token is the credential for connecting the Sacred Land and the Nine Netherworlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those holding the Guardian Sacred Token may freely pass through the Gen Gate Pass and Zhen Gate Pass of the Sacred Land and the Nine Netherworlds protecting the Dan Sacred Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zhen looked at Meng Qingyao: \"The Guardian Sacred Guards are specifically tasked with protecting the Sacred Land's safety; we have our people at both the Gen Gate Pass and Zhen Gate Pass of the Nine Netherworlds. You must make use of these hundred Guardian Sacred Tokens as soon as possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Guardian Sacred Guard is the orthodox guard force of the Sacred Land. With this hundred-man Guardian Sacred Guard, our control over the Medical Department will certainly be greatly enhanced.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Qingyao was silent for a moment: \"Danyuan Peak is the main peak; Hua Changxi must have more Guardian Sacred Tokens than we do. Also, when the Cauldron Altar appeared last time, she probably obtained a sacred elixir as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Xia Zhen laughed: \"Even if she has many Guardian Sacred Tokens, she still needs to be able to recruit people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spiritual energy recovery—it’s not just the Human Realm recovering, but also the Nine Netherworlds. A long time ago, spiritual energy had already begun to recover slowly, even earlier than the founding of Great Jin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The nine passes guarding the Demon Prison were built by the human race, but the Nine Netherworlds recovered even earlier than the Human Realm. Over the years, they have long been infiltrated, even forcibly occupied, by the native demon race, ghost race, and soul cultivators of the Nine Netherworlds. The nine passes are no longer under human control.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Currently, the situation at the nine passes is extremely complicated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back when the Yellow Spring Road connecting the Human Realm and the Nine Netherworlds opened, the Dao-protecting clans sent people down to the Nine Netherworlds, suffering heavy casualties and paying a great price just to establish footholds at the nine passes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hua Changxi, a powerless little girl, probably can't even figure out the real situation of the nine major passes, let alone recruit the Demon-Suppressing Guards from the fortresses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zhen paused, looking at Meng Qingyao: \"Since the Guardian Saint Token has appeared, from now on you must find ways to obtain as many Guardian Saint Tokens as possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Guardian Saint Guards protect the safety and order of the Holy Land; they are the enforcers and maintainers of the Holy Land's order. The more you control, the more stable your position, and the greater your say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Qingyao felt somewhat discouraged: \"The Sacred Pill I have in my hand was only obtained by imitating Hua Changxi. How can I obtain more Sacred Pills?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zhen's expression also faltered, but soon he said again: \"Hua Changxi's actions still have a pattern to follow. Every time she makes a big stir, in essence, it is to promote the revival of the Holy Land.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We just need to act along this direction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this, Meng Qingyao seemed lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the peak of Danyuan Peak, Hua Changxi watched Gu Xing and Meng Qingyao erect the peak monument at the foot of the mountain, and also saw that both of them had obtained a Sacred Pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the moment, her thoughts were not on the Sacred Pill, but on something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Danyuan Peak appeared, she not only received the character 'Yuan,' but the branches of the Divine Tree also emitted green light, merging the Oath Stele and the entire mountain into one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All this indicated that the name Danyuan Peak could not be changed, and as its peak master, unless the Divine Tree reclaimed the character 'Yuan,' she too could not be replaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Gu Xing's Shenhe Peak and Meng Qingyao's Qingyao Peak did not receive the Divine Tree's 'green certification.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi wondered: if the two mountain steles with their names inscribed were removed and replaced with other names, would those two mountains then be renamed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, the names of these two mountains could be changed at will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the mountain names could be changed, could the peak masters also be swapped with others?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If so, then her Danyuan Peak, Gu Xing's Shenhe Peak, and Meng Qingyao's Qingyao Peak would not be on the same level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name of Danyuan Peak could not be changed, and she, as its peak master, could not be easily replaced. When the Holy Land fully revives in the future, would that mean she would also be considered a founding figure of the Dan Sacred Hall?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, laughter stirred in Hua Changxi's eyes, and her mood was quite bright. No longer paying attention to the two newly appeared peaks, she flashed into the Danyuan Secret Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that there were nearly a thousand apprentices, she had to quickly refine the First-Rank Yuanling Pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Both Shenhe Peak and Qingyao Peak are inferior to Danyuan Peak!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other secret realm masters, knowing that Gu Xing and Meng Qingyao would imitate Hua Changxi today, had long gathered in the square to watch, all waiting to see the outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they saw that Shenhe Peak and Qingyao Peak were not only shorter than Danyuan Peak but also less majestic in form, their hearts all sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ziyang's expression turned somewhat grim: \"Hua Changxi's Danyuan Secret Realm... is an eighth-grade secret realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the other secret realm masters' expressions fluctuated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If ranked by secret realm grade, then Hua Changxi would be the foremost among secret realm masters!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Qingying sighed inwardly, indeed as her master had said, once one reaches a certain height, the things competing are not solely based on personal strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among all secret realm masters, Hua Changxi's personal strength was undoubtedly the strongest, yet she, as the foremost secret realm master, was excluded from the Lingjing Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the silence, Yan Qianying spoke with a serious expression: \"It seems the size of the peak is positively correlated with the grade of the secret realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shenhe Peak and Qingyao Peak were one-fifth shorter than Danyuan Peak, so the peaks they obtained would only be smaller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that three high-grade secret realm masters had each obtained a peak, the others all turned to look at Yan Qianying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Daoist Yan, yours is a fifth-grade secret realm, above us in rank. Will you summon your peak today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Qianying: \"Of course.\" Even if he obtained a smaller peak, he was still very much looking forward to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi spent a considerable amount of time crafting the Oath Stele, composing the oath, and setting the conditions and benefits for recruiting apprentices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following her example, with the support of their backers, the other secret realm masters took two days to finalize their Oath Steles and recruitment procedures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Qianying, along with over a hundred direct descendants of the Dong'an Prince's Mansion, began swearing a Heart Demon Oath before the erected Oath Stele.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, Yan Qianying and the hundred people behind him were simultaneously transported to a peak that was lower and smaller than Shenhe Peak and Qingyao Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the other secret realm masters sighed in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope the peak we get won't be too small.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other secret realm masters wasted no more time and, one after another, led their direct descendants to begin swearing the Heart Demon Oath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, a change occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The secret realm masters who obtained fourth-rank and third-rank secret realms, none of them summoned a mountain peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How come not a single mountain peak appeared?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The secret realm masters immediately became anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it because the number of people who came to take the heart demon oath is insufficient?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the secret realm masters had forces behind them, and quickly brought another batch of people to take the oath. Unfortunately, still no mountain peak appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, all the secret realm masters were frantic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is going on here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where did we go wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the secret realm masters were extremely anxious, Mu Qingying suddenly said, \"Could it be that only secret realms of fifth-rank and above can summon mountain peaks?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as these words were spoken, all the secret realm masters were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>",2004,"2026-05-29T04:10:48.594Z","2026-06-01T04:29:08.487Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","39ffb5deea48c244a57bb51354a57f2e07479226f6d9cc936d3f3917d946c517","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-268","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-266",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-cover.jpg"]