[{"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-437":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},152123,261,"Chapter 437: Spirit Healing","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-437",437,"\u003Cp>Outside the mountain gate of Lingguang Hall, amid the gratitude of its many stewards, Meng Qingyao led a group of physicians from Dan Saint Hall and boarded the flying ship returning to Dan Saint Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This trip to Lingguang Hall had been fairly successful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although a small number of Vermilion Bird soldiers with severe injuries, whose ghostly qi had already seeped into their dantians, still had not received effective treatment, the ghostly qi had been cleared from most of the wounded, and their damaged bodies and spiritual roots had also been properly healed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jinfan watched Hua Changxi, who stood at the bow lost in thought, considered for a moment, then walked over: \"What are you thinking about, Peak Master Hua?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at Gu Jinfan, who had voluntarily approached, and did not hide her thoughts: \"I was thinking about how to clear the ghostly qi that has seeped into the dantian.\" She paused, \"Hall Master Gu is widely experienced; do you have any insights on this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jinfan smiled: \"Before you, Peak Master Hua, how would I dare to show off my meager skills?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi raised an eyebrow: \"You came over just to flatter me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Gu Jinfan's mouth twitched. He looked at Hua Changxi and said seriously: \"Peak Master Hua, I hope you can always be this uninhibited and assertive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi narrowed her eyes: \"Are you mocking me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jinfan shook his head: \"No, I sincerely hope for this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi withdrew her gaze, instantly losing interest in continuing the conversation with Gu Jinfan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing her distance, Gu Jinfan did not want to force his company where he was unwelcome, but he did not forget the purpose of coming over: \"I once read a sentence in a travelogue—'Prescriptions attack the evil, acupuncture unblocks the meridians, and spiritual healing consolidates the foundation.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand both prescriptions and acupuncture, but as for the 'spiritual healing' mentioned in the travelogue... I have never been able to figure it out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jinfan looked at Hua Changxi: \"Peak Master Hua, do you know what spiritual healing is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's gaze fell back on Gu Jinfan, her eyes contemplative: \"Spiritual healing... consolidates the foundation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is the foundation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For cultivators, the spiritual root is the foundation, the dantian is the foundation, and the spiritual platform and sea of consciousness are also the foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the so-called spiritual healing be what she was thinking—the treatment and study of 'alternate spaces,' the dantian and sea of consciousness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jinfan watched Hua Changxi, now lost in her own thoughts, did not disturb her, turned around, and returned to the physicians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yufeng and Huo Yunxiao waited for her return and immediately asked: \"What did you say to Hua Changxi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jinfan glanced at the pricked-up ears around her and smiled: \"Matters of medicine. I had a question I didn't understand and wanted to ask Peak Master Hua, but unexpectedly, it stumped her too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Qingyao interjected: \"What question is so difficult?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jinfan looked at her: \"I read a travelogue that mentioned medicine can be divided into three major parts: prescriptions, acupuncture, and spiritual healing. We have plenty of contact with prescriptions and acupuncture in our daily work, but I don't quite understand spiritual healing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pavilion Master Meng, you were trained by the Protecting Daoist Family Xia. Have you ever heard of spiritual healing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Qingyao also pondered: \"Spiritual healing... I have indeed seen records of spiritual healing in ancient medical texts. This form of treatment seems to target heart demons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Lingxuan could not help but share her opinion: \"Spiritual healing is not that simple. Treating heart demons should only be part of it. Spiritual healing should also include the treatment of spiritual roots, dantians, and even golden cores and nascent souls.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When a cultivator damages their spiritual root or dantian, or harms their golden core or nascent soul, apart from treatment with elixirs, I believe there should be other ways to heal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For example, those Vermilion Bird soldiers whose dantians have been corroded by ghostly qi—if they have no elixirs to treat them, can they only wait to die?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said this, Ye Lingxuan saw that everyone was looking at her, including Hua Changxi, who stood at the bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Lingxuan gave an awkward smile: \"These are just my humble opinions; take them lightly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Qingyao looked at Ye Lingxuan and smiled: \"These are not humble opinions at all; they show that you have done deep research in medicine.\" Then she glanced at Hua Changxi, \"Peak Master Hua truly has a wealth of talent under your command.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at her: \"Pavilion Master Meng likes talent, don't you? That's very simple. Fine birds choose their trees to perch on. As long as Spirit Realm Pavilion and Qingyao Peak, under your leadership, become a place where everyone who joins can fully display their strengths, talent will naturally emerge in an endless stream.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smile on Meng Qingyao's face froze slightly, and the expressions of the secret realm masters present varied—not everyone was willing to cede authority like Hua Changxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the atmosphere turn silent, Huo Yunxiao laughed and tried to smooth things over: \"Peak Master Hua's great magnanimity is something we should all learn from.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi smiled but said nothing more. She turned around and continued watching the mountains and rivers rapidly passing outside the flying ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere among the secret realm masters was somewhat tense, but it did not affect the mood of the accompanying physicians and alchemists in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had gained a lot from this trip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, they increased their practical experience. Second, they received personal guidance from Peak Master Hua and further studied acupuncture techniques. Third, once Lingguang Hall arranged and confirmed the schedule, all of them would be allowed to enter Wutong Forest to cultivate for a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Qihuang Pavilion and Nine Streets Hall were both desperate to arrange for people to join this consultation—it greatly improved the strength of physicians and alchemists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flying ship moved quickly, and before long, Dan Saint Hall, shrouded in spiritual mist, appeared in everyone's sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even before it has fully revived, the Dan Saint Hall already seems like a celestial realm. I truly wonder what a fully revived sacred land would look like.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alas, why did the last revival not reveal the mountain gate? Without a mountain gate, our sacred land can’t compare to the Lingguang Hall’s grandeur.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the crowd’s astonishment, the flying ship landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi glanced at the First Street and Second Street, which were being heavily renovated. Without lingering too long, she avoided the Pilgrimage Road and headed towards Danyuan Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When passing by the Nine Streets Plaza, Hua Changxi hesitated for a moment. She told Jia Lu to take the others from Danyuan Peak back first, while she went alone to the Danding Altar Plaza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is Hua Changxi doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi stood at the foot of the Danding Altar, her gaze heavy as she stared at the Qihuang Hall for quite a while. Then she went up Qihuang Street, walking from the beginning of the street at No. 1 Qihuang Hall all the way to the end of the street where No. 18 Qihuang Hall stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene immediately drew the attention of the numerous Qihuang Hall masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jinfan, with her arms crossed, leaned against the courtyard gate of No. 10 Qihuang Hall, staring without blinking at Hua Changxi as she counted on her fingers while muttering something under her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Hua Changxi sighed and turned back to Danyuan Peak, Gu Jinfan went straight to the Old Courtyard in the plaza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as she entered, she asked Gu Xing, \"Senior Gu, did Hua Changxi take many Qihuang Tokens?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xing glanced at her but did not respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jinfan, however, understood the meaning in his silence and gave a complex smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both revivals of the Dan Saint Hall were triggered by Hua Changxi, and she also took the most out of the eighteen Qihuang Tokens...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that the Divine Tree had chosen Hua Changxi from the very beginning?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if she is the chosen Sacred Lord, then what was Meng Qingyao, who obtained the Sacred Land's Divine Cauldron in her past life?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jinfan’s thoughts were somewhat in turmoil. She didn’t ask anything else and turned to leave the Old Courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>",1398,"2026-05-29T04:11:04.856Z","2026-06-01T04:29:08.487Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","ba7253a449b29dcc8f82c8c8ef42b55fe5f5490f311a260eda888eb6c2de5362","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-438","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-436",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-cover.jpg"]