[{"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-340":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},152026,261,"Chapter 340: Primordial Tree","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-340",340,"\u003Cp>\"Om~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by the humming sound of the Xuanyuan Sword, the golden sword light it emitted began to retract inward. When the last trace of sword light faded, a mass of golden light shot out from the sword body, directly enveloping Hua Changxi, who was less than a hundred meters away from the Xuanyuan Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood-red color in Hua Changxi's eyes had not yet dissipated. At this moment, she held her sword with both hands, still maintaining the motion of swinging it, and the surging battle intent in her heart grew increasingly fierce and steadfast after being enveloped by the beam of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several hundred meters away, Tong Yao and the others watched in stunned silence as the golden light merged into Hua Changxi's body. After it completely fused with her, her exposed skin took on a faint golden halo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao swallowed his saliva: \"That is... the light of the battle soul, the battle intent condensed by the Xuanyuan Sword!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Yan Zhenzhen showed a look of envy on her face and murmured: \"The battle soul of the Xuanyuan Sword—this should be the greatest opportunity in the Xuanyuan Mansion, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle intent that grows stronger with each fight is something every cultivator needs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The path of cultivation is long and arduous, and the further one goes, the more difficult the road becomes. Without an unwavering and never-say-die heart, one cannot achieve true success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Liao nodded, his tone filled with emotion: \"Changxi's courageous forward battle intent activated the battle soul within the Xuanyuan Sword. That ray of battle soul light is the sword’s thanks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not everyone can withstand the sword light of the Xuanyuan Sword—at least, neither he, Tong Yao, nor Yan Zhenzhen could do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao wasn't one for much sentiment. At this moment, he had only one thought: he could observe the Xuanyuan Sword up close: \"The sword light of the Xuanyuan Sword has disappeared, and the suppressing force in the air is gone. We can go over there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he took the lead and trotted toward the Xuanyuan Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Liao and Yan Zhenzhen saw this and quickly followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Liulang, who had been collecting armor and weapons in the abandoned palace, was also startled by the sword's hum and ran out to investigate. Sensing that the suppressing force in the air was gone, he hurriedly chased after Tong Yao and the other two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Tong Yao and the others approached, Hua Changxi's eyes had regained clarity, though her thoughts were still somewhat chaotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Zhenzhen asked with concern: \"Changxi, are you alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi shook her head and rubbed her throbbing forehead: \"I just now seemed to have gone to that great battle in the ancient era that decided the fate of the Xuanyuan Mansion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao looked at her: \"You must have been influenced by the Xuanyuan Sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi nodded: \"Let me recover first. You all do as you please.\" With that, she sat down cross-legged on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, when resisting the sword light of the Xuanyuan Sword, besides a massive consumption of spiritual power, her soul power had also been greatly depleted. The main reason she felt so groggy now was that her soul body had been weakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xuanyuan Sword attacked both the physical body and the soul body at the same time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, it was her. She cultivated both physical body and spiritual power, had trained her physical body to the fifth stage (equivalent to the Lingtai Realm), and had developed divine sense early on, making her soul body far stronger than ordinary people. Otherwise, if it had been anyone else, they truly could not have withstood the sword light of the Xuanyuan Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao and the other two did not disturb Hua Changxi. They looked up at the Xuanyuan Sword suspended in the high sky and began to study it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xuanyuan Sword, a divine weapon no less than an Imperial Armament, had one side of its blade engraved with the sun, moon, and stars, and the other with mountains, rivers, grass, and trees. One side of the hilt bore the arts of farming and animal husbandry, while the other side bore the strategy of unifying the four seas. Within it, endless power was stored, capable of slaying demons and monsters as well as pacifying all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao gazed at the sword with fascination: \"If only I could one day forge such a peerless divine weapon, I would have no regrets in this life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Liao wanted to use his talisman eyes to observe, but this time, as soon as he activated them, darkness began to cloud his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Zhenzhen shouted: \"Jing Liao, the Xuanyuan Sword is a divine weapon. Do you really want to lose your eyes?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao directly grabbed Jing Liao, not letting him observe the Xuanyuan Sword any further: \"Your greed hasn't been properly restrained!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Liao gave a bitter smile and stopped looking at the Xuanyuan Sword. Just then, Hua Liulang arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Liulang was self-aware, knowing that the Xuanyuan Sword was not something he could understand at his current level. He took one glance and then went to check on Hua Changxi's condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is Ninth Sister holding in her hand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's soul crystals!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the soul crystal in Hua Changxi's hand, Jing Liao wasn't too surprised—after all, Hua Changxi had even managed to escape from falling into the Soul-Devouring Well, so obtaining soul crystals was normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, seeing one soul crystal after another turn to dust in Hua Changxi's hand, he was somewhat astonished at how many soul crystals she possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation in the Nine Nether was complex, and soul crystals weren't easy to obtain, especially in large quantities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Hua Liulang confirmed that Hua Changxi was fine, he went straight to seek opportunities in the palace ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Liao saw this and followed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Liulang: \"Senior Brother Jing Liao, there are plaque fragments here too!\" With that, he began to arrange the fragments on the ground, \"It seems like there are also the characters 'Xuanyuan' here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Liao moved closer, no longer daring to recklessly strain his eyes, and merely roughly pieced together the plaque fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuanyuan Hall!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jingliao looked around at the ruins of the palace before him: \"This is the Xuanyuan Hall, where the Xuanyuan Sword is enshrined.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart of Xuanfu Mansion—Xuanyuan Hall!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Profound Yellow Qi emanating from the Profound Yellow Tree behind Xuanyuan Hall had already drifted over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Liulang, in his body refinement, had already cultivated up to the fourth chapter of the *Nine Cycles Profound Art*; as soon as he came into contact with the Profound Yellow Qi, his entire body clamored madly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Hua, who looked about to drool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two hurried toward the Profound Yellow Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, Yan Zhenzhen also went over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while longer, Tong Yao also withdrew his gaze from contemplating the Xuanyuan Sword and headed toward the Profound Yellow Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Hua Changxi, only after her soul body recovered to its peak state did she open her eyes. She swept her gaze around and, not seeing Tong Yao and the other three, guessed they might have gone to pick Profound Yellow Fruits. She too rose and walked toward the Profound Yellow Tree behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Profound Yellow Tree was not very tall, under a hundred meters. Its trunk was perfectly straight, its root system extensive, and from bottom to top, the trunk gradually grew smaller. The entire trunk had only nine branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The branches alternated left and right in order. On the branches there were no leaves at all, only heavy Profound Yellow Fruits hanging down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Profound Yellow Fruits were the size of an infant's fist, entirely golden yellow, and wreathed in halos of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the first branch to the ninth, the number of Profound Yellow Fruits on the branches decreased progressively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The branch that bore the most fruit, the first branch, had only ninety-nine Profound Yellow Fruits, while on the uppermost ninth branch there were only eighteen Profound Yellow Fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Profound Yellow Fruits on the first branch had one stripe on the fruit; those on the second branch had two stripes; the higher the branch, the more stripes on the Profound Yellow Fruits; the fruits on the ninth branch had nine stripes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Hua Changxi reached the Profound Yellow Tree, she discovered that Tong Yao and the other three were all up in the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who had climbed the highest was Hua Liulang, on the fifth branch; Tong Yao and Jingliao were both on the fourth branch; and Yan Zhenzhen was on the third branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four were drenched in sweat and panting heavily, all stretching their arms as they strained desperately to reach the Profound Yellow Fruits!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing them like this, Hua Changxi quickly asked, \"What, are there restrictions on this tree too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao and the other three nodded in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Zhenzhen called out to Hua Changxi: \"Changxi, each branch can only pick three Profound Yellow Fruits; the higher you go, the greater the suppression on the physical body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the four, Yan Zhenzhen had the weakest physical body—she simply couldn't climb up to the fourth branch; although Hua Liulang had climbed to the fifth branch, he hadn't managed to pick a single five-stripe Profound Yellow Fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Hua Changxi thought for a moment, then climbed up the Profound Yellow Tree using both hands and feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she reached the first branch, she effortlessly picked three Profound Yellow Fruits with only one stripe, then quickly ate one, going \"crunch crunch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the Profound Yellow Fruit entered her stomach, she immediately felt her skin begin to heat up and burn; a warm current acted on her skin. Although it was a bit itchy, it was nowhere near the unbearable pain of skin refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the warm current faded, Hua Changxi clearly noticed that the texture of her skin had become even more crystalline, like jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up in the tree, Tong Yao and the other three saw this, were stunned for a moment, then reluctantly took out their Profound Yellow Fruits and began to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating the Profound Yellow Fruit and strengthening their physical bodies, maybe they could continue climbing higher?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi quickly climbed to the second branch, picked three Profound Yellow Fruits, ate one as usual, and after absorbing it, she suddenly felt that even her flesh was starting to emit a fragrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next was the third branch. Yan Zhenzhen, who was climbing on it, felt like her body was about to fall apart, yet Hua Changxi could walk directly on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking a three-stripe Profound Yellow Fruit, Hua Changxi used her Truth-Seeing Eyes to peer into her physical body and discovered that her bones had become pure white like jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this the legendary Jade Bone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing the benefits brought by the Profound Yellow Fruit, Hua Changxi nimbly climbed up to the fourth branch, lightly passed Tong Yao and Jingliao, and picked three four-stripe Profound Yellow Fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking one, her sinews and meridians instantly became as brilliant as star tracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Hua Changxi climbed to the fifth branch; by then her hands and feet were no longer agile, but she still quickly picked three five-stripe Profound Yellow Fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking one, her blood also became like that drop of Vermilion Bird essence blood she had obtained earlier—like red amber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Hua Liulang's envious gaze, Hua Changxi climbed to the sixth branch. Once she got up there, she felt the strain and could no longer stand, so she had to crawl on all fours, lying on the tree, and pick three six-stripe Profound Yellow Fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she hadn't yet started refining her internal organs, she didn't consume the six-stripe Profound Yellow Fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the wooden stares of Tong Yao and the other three, Hua Changxi laboriously climbed to the seventh branch. After struggling for a long time, she managed to pick three seven-stripe Profound Yellow Fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Continue upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she climbed toward the eighth branch, she made it up some distance but immediately fell back down, climbed up again, then fell again—repeating this dozens of times without managing to reach the eighth branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Tong Yao and the other three all breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good thing it wasn’t too heaven-defying, or else they would have felt inferior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi lay sprawled on the seventh branch, staring up at the eighth branch with utter unwillingness. Now she somewhat understood what Tong Yao and the other three had been feeling—knowing full well they couldn’t climb up, yet stubbornly refusing to give up and simply descend the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking the Xuanhuang Fruits, Tong Yao and his group tried again a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Tong Yao and Jing Liao successfully picked three four-striped Xuanhuang Fruits; Yan Zhenzhen also climbed to the fourth branch and picked one Xuanhuang Fruit; Hua Liulang managed to pick one five-striped Xuanhuang Fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that they had all succeeded, Hua Changxi planned to rest a while and try again. But just then, a loud boom echoed from above their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five looked up and saw ripples spreading across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another loud boom, and the ripples intensified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several consecutive booming sounds, and the ripples turned into a transparent barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the barrier, Hua Changxi and the other four saw sword beams, fists, giant palms, and blade lights attacking them one after another from outside the barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, they were not attacking them, but rather the barrier above their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao's face showed horror: \"Not good—this place might have been discovered by others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Liao's expression was grave: \"Those attacking the barrier should be experts at the Lingtai realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hum—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Possibly because it was under attack, the Xuanyuan Sword trembled and once again emitted a terrifying light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light vibrated, like ripples, radiating outward continuously from the Xuanyuan Sword at its center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the light reached the Xuanhuang Tree, all five people on the tree felt a powerful impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, I'm going to be blasted away!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Liulang roared, and then his entire body was flung outward along with the radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next came Tong Yao and the other two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi held on a few more seconds, but was also blasted away. In the instant her body left the Xuanhuang Tree, she activated the Palm Buddha Realm technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Buddha hand rapidly enlarged in midair and fiercely grabbed toward the eighth and ninth branches of the Xuanhuang Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xuanhuang Tree's inherent restrictions made the Buddha hand's grasping speed very slow, and combined with the impact of the sword beams, the Buddha hand visibly faded and disintegrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Hua Changxi's body was about to be flung out of the barrier, the Buddha hand finally managed to pass through the eighth and ninth branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah—\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2494,"2026-05-29T04:10:48.594Z","2026-06-01T04:29:08.487Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","b0ca1e59f30f0aa6fdb721dcb4ff86f3e013610fecc7ef0971809c6cd39e7580","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-341","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-339",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-cover.jpg"]