[{"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-397":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},152083,261,"Chapter 397: Splitting Chaos, Fire Illuminates","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-397",397,"\u003Cp>The dim, chaotic egg-shaped space reflected over the southwestern border of Nanxiang County, and the people looking up felt as if they were gazing at a chaotic starry sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that starry sky, the fiery, sky-towering figure that could not be ignored stood still, and the surrounding space-time froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, those within Nanxiang County were stunned, then the Artifact Saint Palace, the Xuanfu Mansion, the various Sacred Lands, the imperial palace, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, powerful experts appeared, standing on the clouds and gazing south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the imperial palace, the Grand Emperor and the Dowager exchanged a silent glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both looked grim, recognizing that the location of the egg-shaped space was a cave heaven they had discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The imperial family and the Zhu clan had both sent people inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the sky-towering figure standing in that egg-shaped space, though dazzling as the blazing sun and impossible to see clearly, could still be discerned as a woman—unrelated to the people they had sent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the Central Sacred Land, Wei Zhenjie was confronting two Demon Clan cultivators at the Spiritual Altar Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, both the man and the two demons stared solemnly toward Nanxiang County.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two demons were using telepathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've heard that in the Primordial Era, at the polar regions of the four continents, there lived a race of giants who could 'pluck stars with their hands and sever rivers with their feet.' It seems someone in Nanxiang County has obtained the legacy left by that giant race.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The human race will produce another strong one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought the chaos in Nanxiang County would divert the attention of human experts, but they never relax their defense of the Demon Prison.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart of the Central Sacred Land and the array eyes of the four other Sacred Lands—the Demon Clan's sabotage attempts against these five locations were all repelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our attacks have been too light. If the Demon Clan had directly stormed the Pavilion of Vermilion Light, the human experts wouldn't be able to handle it. I really don't understand why the Demon Saint refuses to let us attack the Pavilion of Vermilion Light.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're thinking too simply. What the Demon Clan and the Human Clan are competing for isn't just territory—it's primarily a struggle for destiny.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the Demon Clan had launched a massive assault from the start, it would have forced the Human Clan to unite. It's better to infiltrate little by little. Look at Nanxiang County—the Demon Clan hardly had to intervene, and the infighting among humans has grown fiercer and fiercer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's true.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the two demons were telepathing, Wei Zhenjie was not idle—he was communicating with the Five Generals of Xuanfu using One-Mind Transmission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Tingzhen: \"Is that person the Pavilion Master of the Pavilion of Vermilion Light?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Zhenjie looked at the sky-towering figure in the egg-shaped space and said, \"A ninety percent chance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng: \"I thought she vanished for ten years—turns out she was trapped.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Tingzhen: \"Is she using a giant race divine ability?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Zhenjie didn't reply this time. The Central Sacred Land already possessed the giant race's divine ability legacy, and although one could also expand infinitely, it came at the cost of consuming one's own energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky-towering figure in the egg-shaped space, when it appeared, stirred the spatial airwaves into towering waves and changed the wind and clouds—clearly an external manifestation of drawing on the power of heaven and earth and the laws of heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Law of Heaven and Earth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the Law of Heaven and Earth could harness the power of heaven and earth and the laws of heaven and earth for one's own use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the sky-towering figure, Wei Zhenjie sighed inwardly. Cultivating the Law of Heaven and Earth demanded quite a lot from the physical body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that during these ten years, though Nanxiang County had been in a mess, her cultivation level had advanced by a huge margin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other experts from various sides all looked displeased, and one by one they took out their One-Mind Transmitters and quickly gave orders: Cease all attacks on the Vermilion Bird Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all vaguely guessed that the sky-towering figure was the Pavilion Master of the Pavilion of Vermilion Light, who had been missing for ten years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The egg-shaped space reflected in the sky instantly seized everyone's attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as all sides were guessing one after another, a fiery hand burst out from behind the sky-towering figure in the egg-shaped space, expanding from small to large, rapidly swelling, and slamming fiercely at the sky-towering figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fiery palm swelled with ferocity, carrying a sky-shattering, thunderous, world-incinerating power. On the surface of the palm, a layer of black flames coiled, as if intending to shatter the sky-towering figure with one strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the fiery palm and the black flames, the Grand Emperor and the Dowager above the imperial palace changed expression at the same time—one's eyes full of tension, the other's flickering with pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dowager knew that Zhu Yan was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, Chu Junshan could not control the black flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the egg-shaped space, although the fiery palm expanded and rushed with great ferocity, it still seemed somewhat small compared to the sky-towering figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Junshan had cultivated the Pangu True Body divine ability, consuming vast resources, yet could only elevate his physical body to a hundred meters. Against the thousand-zhang-tall sky-supporting figure, it truly was unimpressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone saw that the sky-supporting figure merely sidestepped slightly and cleanly flung the fire axe toward the flaming hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire axe struck the flaming hand with great precision. As soon as the flaming hand and the fire axe made contact, it instantly disintegrated and shattered, turning into sparks flying all over the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, red light gathered in the right hand of the sky-supporting figure, and soon another fire axe materialized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire axe was thrown again, this time directly chopping toward the direction from which the flaming hand had risen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crack~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when the fire axe erupted with dazzling flames did everyone see that not far from the sky-supporting figure's feet stood a 'small fire man.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 'small fire man' was directly split in two by the fire axe, then turned into flames and disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this scene, the cultivators outside swallowed their saliva in fear and shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when the sky-supporting figure seemed to sense the outside world and lowered her head to glance down, everyone felt her indifferent gaze, which inexplicably gave rise to a despair of feeling as tiny as an ant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the direction of the imperial palace, a terrifying pressure suddenly emerged. Hundreds of palace maids and eunuchs instantly died, blood flowing from their seven orifices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the Empress Dowager who acted in time, blocking the Spiritual Pressure of the Emperor Emeritus, thus preventing more deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strong from all sides looked toward the imperial palace, each lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the egg-shaped space, after dealing with the 'small fire man,' the sky-supporting figure held the fire axe and fiercely chopped at the boundary wall. Each swing of the axe produced an explosive sound that pierced the nine heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power surged and gathered around the sky-supporting figure's body, but it was not magical power, not divine ability—it was the most primitive, most brutal, most direct—Power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the most resolute power bursting forth from the physical body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every swing of the fire axe in the sky-supporting figure's hand carried the great force to shatter the galaxy. With each swing of the fire axe, the hearts of the onlookers outside all jumped in unison with fear and trepidation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The primordial chaos first opened, heaven and earth like an egg—she is cleaving the heavens!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Stargazing Tower, Master Yuan Qi looked with a sighing expression at the gray chaotic space above Nanxiang County.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others also realized it: the Mistress of Lingguang Hall was trapped in the egg-shaped space and could not get out for now. Hence, all sides began to act quickly, wanting to maximize their gains before the Mistress of Lingguang Hall escaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Phoenix Clan, disregarding the danger of spatial cracks and the obstruction of the Vermilion Army, continuously sent phoenixes with pure bloodlines deep into the parasol tree forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Fire Phoenix, perform a few more soul attacks, and I will take away these several thousand Vermilion Soldiers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the burning village, a skull head formed from black mist shouted urgently at the Numinous Platform Realm Fire Phoenix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that once the Mistress of Lingguang Hall returned, it would be difficult for him to capture the Vermilion Soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fire Phoenix glanced at the sky-supporting figure still fiercely chopping at the boundary wall. Aiming to weaken the Vermilion Army and intensify human internal strife, he agreed to the black skull head, then tilted his head back and roared again, launching a soul attack at the Vermilion Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless Vermilion Soldiers fell, the military formation difficult to maintain. Yang Zhaoye and several late Nascent Soul cultivators, holding Vermilion Tokens, guarded their respective sides, barely resisting the Fire Phoenix's attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, the black mist swirling around the black skull head increased, and the skull head grew larger and larger. Its open mouth quickly expanded from a few meters to dozens of meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Vermilion Tokens' resistance against the Numinous Platform Realm attacks was exhausted, the black skull head swallowed the Vermilion Army in one gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the black skull head was thanking the Fire Phoenix, a 'Crack~' sounded in the sky, a great noise like the sky splitting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crack~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An indescribable sound of heaven splitting resounded through the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where the fiery red axe blade passed, the boundary wall was forcibly torn open into a huge, burning fissure. Surging and turbulent Qi and blood force poured out from that massive fissure, like the life torrent of creation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All living beings within Nanxiang County felt this vigorous life force. Qi and blood strengthened, physiques fortified. At that moment, countless people suddenly realized that pure physical strength was so captivating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by the dense Qi and blood force, the endless flames stored in the fire axe also erupted mightily, like a primeval beast that had found an outlet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames spread, like billions of soaring firebirds, rushing into every corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where the blazing flames passed, the void receded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, above Nanxiang County, fire shone in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoosh~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky-supporting figure hurled his fire axe for the third time, the axe like a heavenly fireball, chopping straight toward the southeastern border of Nanxiang County.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the three fire phoenixes and the black skull saw the fire axe hurtling directly at them, they were all greatly alarmed and used their fastest speed to try to evade the axe's attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the fire axe came too fast, arriving in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three fire phoenixes were severely wounded by the residual force of the fire axe, the black skull was directly split in two, and the swallowed Vermilion Bird soldiers fell to the ground one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black skull quickly reassembled, no longer caring about the Vermilion Bird Army, and plunged into the ground, fleeing swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swoosh~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant the fire axe was hurled, the sky-supporting figure rapidly shrank, rushing out of the Egg-shaped space like a meteor, flying toward the southeastern border of Nanxiang County.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment before the black skull plunged into the mass grave, a red fire lotus descended from the sky, directly igniting the black skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black qi surged, and a piercing scream echoed throughout Nanxiang County.\u003C\u002Fp>",1945,"2026-05-29T04:10:48.594Z","2026-06-01T04:29:08.487Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","80db86578a8c94e6a5c2d21abaac1498e340110c841dd117dc7aa4c0e57d1e28","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-398","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-396",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-cover.jpg"]