[{"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-468":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},152154,261,"Chapter 468: Tri-Color Lotus Flame","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-468",468,"\u003Cp>In the Forbidden Land of the Ghostly Realm, the tribulation clouds of heavenly punishment had already dissipated without a trace; above Nanxiang County, the weather had also returned to a calm and sunny state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as everyone thought the heavenly punishment had passed, a breathtaking life-and-death struggle was unfolding in the dantian of the unconscious Hua Changxi at the mouth of the Ghost Flame Well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crackle~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harsh electric sounds rang out above the Qi sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lightning dragon condensed from the power of heavenly punishment was wildly darting about above the Qi sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning dragon was entirely silver-white, its scales flashing with dazzling thunder light, and its eyes filled with the will of brutality and destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the mark left by the power of heavenly punishment within Hua Changxi's body; if the lightning dragon could not be refined or dispersed, Hua Changxi's dantian would sooner or later be completely destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning dragon suddenly swung its tail, its whole body blazing with thunder light, and locked onto the first target—the Nascent Soul floating above the Qi sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoosh~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nascent Soul sensed the danger, abruptly opened its eyes, and the black flame on its heart also burst up violently; then, the Nascent Soul, swift as a meteor, hid deep in the dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the advantage of a large dantian became apparent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the dantian were too small, the lightning dragon could easily lock onto the Nascent Soul, but Hua Changxi's dantian was as vast as the ocean, and the lightning dragon was only a small wisp of heavenly punishment power that had penetrated the flesh and seeped into the dantian, its dragon body not being very large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the boundless sea, it was no easy task for the lightning dragon to accurately find and lock onto the Nascent Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom! Boom! Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning dragon attacked the Nascent Soul repeatedly, but missed every time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several attempts, the lightning dragon seemed to lose patience, no longer persisting in chasing the Nascent Soul, but instead turning its target to the Qi sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qi sea couldn't avoid it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning dragon swung its tail fiercely, and thick bolts of lightning burst from its tail, striking the Qi sea one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qi sea, already dried up from depletion of spiritual power, was now even worse off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qi sea should be a place where spiritual energy gathers, like a vast ocean, sparkling with light and rolling with spiritual waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For most of a cultivator's life, they spend time accumulating the Qi sea, making it wider and deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, Hua Changxi's Qi sea had its seabed cracked, spiritual energy exhausted, and could barely condense even a trace of defensive power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the defense of the Qi sea, the lightning dragon's attacks all landed on the dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crackle, crackle~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bolts of lightning fell madly, like a torrential downpour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning dragon seemed to detect Hua Changxi's weakness, and its attacks became even more ferocious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hum~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dantian's defense reached its limit and began to shake violently; each attack from the lightning dragon left a deeper mark on the dantian walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crack~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing that the dantian was about to collapse, the lightning dragon directly opened its bloody maw and spewed out even thicker pillars of lightning, striking directly at the weakest point of the dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoosh~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nascent Soul, hiding deep in the dantian, suddenly rushed over and forcefully withstood that blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the originally exquisite jade-like Nascent Soul turned into a charcoal-like little black figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking closely, the little black figure was still surrounded by a faint layer of black flame. And within the black flame, there were white dots like fireflies flickering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Nascent Soul appearing, the lightning dragon became even more frenzied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After withstanding the third attack from the lightning dragon, the charred black Nascent Soul, whose aura was already weakened, suddenly burst with intense red light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the crisis of life and death, the Vermilion Bird Spirit Body was passively activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clump of crimson flames rose from the depths of her dantian, swiftly coalescing into a Vermilion Bird spirit shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vermilion Bird spirit shadow spread its wings, a halo of sacred light surrounding its body like an indestructible barrier, covering the Nascent Soul and the entire dantian, blocking all attacks from the lightning dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the Vermilion Bird spirit shadow could only passively endure the attacks, unable to counterattack; each strike from the lightning dragon made it tremble violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the lightning dragon's assault continued, the Vermilion Bird spirit shadow began to falter—its edges blurred and its flames gradually dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this rate, the Vermilion Bird spirit shadow would eventually dissipate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the spirit shadow shattered, Hua Changxi's dantian would be completely exposed to the lightning dragon's attacks, and she would surely die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when the Vermilion Bird spirit shadow could barely hold on, \"Splash~\" — external force began to pour into her dried-up dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the moment before losing consciousness, Hua Changxi used her last shred of awareness to release most of the cultivation resources on her person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, fire spiritual energy, ghost qi, ghost fire, soul power... all kinds of energy filled the bottom of the Nine-Layer Prison Tower, and surged wildly into her body through her pores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A stream of scorching fire spiritual energy was the first to inject into her dantian, like rain after a long drought, causing a ripple in the dried-up Qi Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, ghost qi like ink followed, surging in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, there was the emerald-green ghost fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost qi and ghost fire were highly corrosive to the dantian and should not have remained there, but at this moment, there was no time to care about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nascent Soul formed hand seals, desperately applying the \"Ten Thousand Flames Returning to the Ancestor\" divine ability, like trying anything in a hopeless situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the divine ability activated, a vortex appeared above the dantian, devouring all the fire spiritual energy, ghost qi, and ghost fire, then refining and fusing them, ultimately turning them into a stream of pure fire spiritual energy that poured into the Qi Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It worked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qi Sea began to revive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The originally cracked seabed gradually became full again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the replenishment of fire spiritual energy, the dimmed flames of the Vermilion Bird spirit shadow reignited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing the threat, the lightning dragon intensified its assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pillars of lightning poured down like a rainstorm, striking the Vermilion Bird spirit shadow and sparking countless bolts of lightning-fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning-fire fell into the Qi Sea, instantly turning into fuel that was absorbed by the vortex at the center of the dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, the lightning dragon and the Vermilion Bird spirit shadow fell into a stalemate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before long, the Vermilion Bird spirit shadow began to falter again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply put, although Hua Changxi had released a considerable amount of resources, they were ultimately limited—she also had to take care of Song Weimin and the others. Thus, before long, the \"fire spiritual energy, ghost qi, and ghost fire\" pouring into her dantian began to decrease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the injection of \"external force\" decreased, the fire spiritual energy sustaining the Vermilion Bird spirit shadow also diminished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this problem was soon solved!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's current location was the Ghost Fire Well connected to the Ghost Realm. With a thought from the Nascent Soul, the ghost fire token on Hua Changxi suddenly trembled at the mouth of the Ghost Fire Well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, a flood of emerald-green ghost fire erupted from the well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the green ghost fire surged toward Hua Changxi like flowing water, endlessly pouring into her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the ghost fire entered her dantian, it was absorbed by the vortex and converted into pure fire spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Qi Sea grew fuller, the Vermilion Bird spirit shadow's momentum rose step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chirp~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After an unknown amount of time, the Vermilion Bird spirit shadow suddenly lifted its head and let out a clear, piercing cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This cry carried infinite majesty and holiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the Vermilion Bird spirit shadow spread its wings and soared high, charging at the lightning dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vermilion Bird and the lightning dragon collided, bursting forth a sky full of flames, thunder, and electric light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The electric dragon formed from the power of heavenly punishment was ultimately a rootless source. When struck by the Vermilion Bird spirit shadow, the dragon's body instantly faded by several degrees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the Vermilion Bird spirit shadow could continuously draw fire spiritual power from the Qi sea to replenish its energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once, twice, three times...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Vermilion Bird spirit shadow struck the electric dragon for the ninth time, the electric dragon collapsed and disintegrated, turning into a sky full of electric rain that fell, then was entirely absorbed by the vortex above the Qi sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After these specks of light entered the vortex, they were refined and merged, eventually transforming into a pure bolt of lightning power that poured into the Qi sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zizi~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the surface of the Qi sea, spiritual waves rolled and lightning flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the color of the Qi sea was no longer simply a pure fiery red, but was tinged with a hint of silver-white—the mark of lightning power having merged into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the mouth of the Ghost Fire Well, the aura around Hua Changxi was undergoing earth-shattering changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura that had originally been so weak it was almost undetectable now began to steadily rise, and that aura was... extremely special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It carried both the scorching heat of Vermilion Bird Fire, the eerie chill of ghost fire, and the violent fury of heavenly punishment lightning fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three completely different types of power were coexisting harmoniously within her body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Song Weimin and his group were shocked to discover that the lifelike fire lotus totem on Hua Changxi's brow was shifting colors—sometimes crimson red like a blazing flame soaring into the sky, sometimes ghostly green like flickering ghost fire, sometimes silver-white like a sudden flash of lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three colors interwove and circulated, outlining a bizarre yet magnificent tableau between her brows.\u003C\u002Fp>",1702,"2026-05-29T04:11:04.856Z","2026-06-01T04:29:08.487Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","b7119de0c49fb36c32b39cd68c553f5111605c01903e50b58887508c49ce2e9e","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-469","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-467",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-cover.jpg"]