[{"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-321":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},152007,261,"Chapter 321: Yin and Yang Flames","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-321",321,"\u003Cp>The middle-aged general demanded that Hua Changxi go to the Demon-Suppressing Army camp to treat patients, and his tone was quite aggressive, instantly stirring up Hua Changxi's rebellious spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi smiled coldly: \"General, I can see you're not young anymore, and you're a Nascent Soul cultivator to boot, so how come you don't even know basic human decency?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the middle-aged general's face fill with anger, Hua Changxi continued: \"You came to me seeking medical treatment on your own initiative—in other words, you have a request of me. At the very least, you should show me the respect I deserve.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not a soldier under your command. You have no right to order me around.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged general furrowed his brow. Thinking of his mission, he endured the public reprimand from Hua Changxi, a girl younger than his own daughter: \"My attitude just now was wrong. Please, Peak Master Hua, come with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Hua Changxi laughed out loud, looking at the middle-aged general: \"Are you so used to giving orders that you think everyone should listen to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enraged by the question, the middle-aged general suddenly raised his voice: \"Peak Master Hua, I have already apologized. Why are you still holding a grudge?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This commotion directly drew the attention of everyone around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's face turned completely cold. She did have some respect for the Demon-Suppressing Army in her heart, but at this moment she couldn't be bothered to save the middle-aged general's face any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am a doctor, and you are a patient. If you seek treatment from me, you must follow my rules.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listen carefully: I do not make house calls. If you want to be treated, come to my stall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged general was both angry and shocked. He was a Nascent Soul cultivator, and even the name of the Demon-Suppressing Army alone rarely failed to command respect: \"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi couldn't be bothered with him and walked straight to the consultation desk where she had been treating patients earlier, sitting down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, she could have made a trip to the Demon-Suppressing Army camp; the key was whether she was willing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the middle-aged general had asked for her opinion beforehand, considering the patient's severe injuries, she might have gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the middle-aged general's attitude made her deeply uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just because he called, she had to scurry over like a lapdog?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn't a pug!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged general watched Hua Changxi sit down and begin treating other wounded, then let out a heavy snort before turning around and storming off in a huff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi cast a faint glance at his retreating figure, then focused on treating the Core Formation cultivators waiting in line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, she realized that although her Observation-Palpation-Auscultation-Inquiry technique had just advanced to the fourth layer, allowing her only to \"see\" the surface of a Nascent Soul cultivator's Nascent Soul, she could now see the golden cores of Core Formation cultivators inside and out with perfect clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the increase in her \"insight,\" she discovered a significant problem during the subsequent consultations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the Core Formation cultivators who came seeking treatment, some had a layer of faint black flames covering their golden cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cultivator's golden core naturally radiates spiritual light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before her observation technique reached the fourth layer, although she could see the situation inside the dantian, the golden core floated above the sea of qi, and since the wounded had all inhaled demonic qi, the sea of qi was filled with that miasma, so she could only locate the golden core's position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been unable to penetrate the spiritual light enveloping the golden core to conduct a deeper examination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the cover of that spiritual light, Hua Changxi had previously not noticed the black flames on the golden cores. But now, those black flames were completely visible to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi was all too familiar with those black flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No special reason—she had them inside her own body as well, and they had even permeated into her Nascent Soul, taking root on her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one or two Core Formation cultivators had black flames in their bodies, it might be a coincidence. But if dozens or hundreds of them had it, it was definitely a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had ignited the black flames because she had fallen into a trap set by the Shura Sect. Then what was the cause for these Core Formation cultivators?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi discreetly observed those Core Formation cultivators with black flames covering their golden cores and selected the one with the most severe injuries to probe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've suppressed the demonic qi in your body for now. However, there's a problem with your golden core. If you don't find a way to resolve it, you'll likely never be able to break through the core and form a Nascent Soul.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the Core Formation cultivator being treated immediately changed expression: \"Peak Master Hua, what's wrong with my golden core?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at him: \"Your golden core is covered with a very unpleasant aura. To my perception, it's like a layer of flames. Besides that, there are also several cracks on your golden core.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this, the cultivator being treated looked horrified, then immediately entered meditation to examine his own dantian internally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although cultivators can look inward at their dantian and perceive their golden core with extreme precision, they cannot see through their own golden core the way Hua Changxi could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivator being treated could \"see\" the black flames on his golden core, but because the cracks were too small and showed no obvious abnormalities, he had not noticed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, the cultivator being treated opened his eyes: \"Peak Master Hua, there are no cracks on my golden core!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at him, grabbed his wrist, and channeled her spiritual power along his spiritual root into his dantian, then continued to push it into his golden core, letting it seep through the cracks and permeate the core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment external spiritual power invaded his golden core, the consulting cultivator sensed something was wrong, and immediately looked at Hua Changxi with anxiety and urgency: \"Peak Master Hua, can the problem with my golden core be treated?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi: \"I need to first know exactly what's wrong with your golden core.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can understand cracks appearing in the golden core—it means you must have suffered some severe trauma. But the layer of flame covering your golden core—I'm a bit puzzled about that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at him: \"When the sudden incident happened earlier, you were probably quite close to the center of the explosion, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The consulting cultivator nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi: \"Do you know what the flame on your golden core is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The consulting cultivator hesitated, then suddenly sent a voice transmission to Hua Changxi: \"Peak Master Hua, that layer of flame should be... yin flame.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Earlier, when the Artifact Refinery suddenly exploded, I was nearby and saw with my own eyes someone holding a black jade lotus petal of a divine lamp and casting a spell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was too close. After the explosion, that person was also blasted away. The yin flame on the black jade lotus petal shot out in all directions, and I was unlucky enough to be hit by a wisp of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing the consulting cultivator's voice transmission, Hua Changxi's eyes flickered. So the one who blew up the Artifact Saint Palace's mountain-protecting formation was from the Shura Sect?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Peak Master Hua, can I still be saved?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi snapped back to attention and looked at the consulting cultivator: \"I can't deal with that layer of yin flame. As for the cracks on your golden core, repairing them won't be easy. It will require some rather precious spiritual herbs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll write you a prescription. Follow it and gather the spiritual herbs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The consulting cultivator took the prescription and confirmed several times that as long as he collected all the spiritual herbs and refined the corresponding pill, the cracks on his golden core could be repaired. Then he thanked her and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi took a sip of spiritual tea, ready to receive the next injured patient, but found no one stepping forward. She looked up and saw that the cultivators waiting in line had made way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the middle-aged general who had appeared earlier accompanied an infant-transformation peak cultivator with a childlike face and white hair into her sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she saw the white-haired, childlike cultivator, Hua Changxi's eyes narrowed, and her expression turned serious and solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple: on that person's Nascent Soul heart, there was also a cluster of flame burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, that cluster of flame was not pure black, but black and white intermingled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black flame and white flame were clearly demarcated, yet they intertwined with each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi suddenly recalled Manager Leng from the Chores Hall and Jingliao; both had told her that black flame was also called yin flame, white flame was also called yang flame, and the black and white flames were the yin and yang flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time she had seen a cultivator who had ignited both the black and white flames at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>",1546,"2026-05-29T04:10:48.594Z","2026-06-01T04:29:08.487Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","c8ae94617f049dfb3c84f81980c803f9e4731ac97ab5a5b84a1a4d9edfd3bef2","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-322","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-320",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-cover.jpg"]