[{"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-481":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},152167,261,"Chapter 481: Enter the Immortal Wood Space","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-481",481,"\u003Cp>The old courtyard Gu Xing had been guarding bore mottled marks of time, its layout extremely simple—just a single-courtyard compound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi’s fingertips traced across the walls, her toes treading every inch of the ground, her gaze measuring every corner like a ruler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, after circling the courtyard several times, she found nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xing remained silently observing, offering no interference with Hua Changxi’s actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had long grown accustomed to such investigations—before Hua Changxi, countless people had come to search, and some, lacking reverence, had even tried to demolish walls and break down the house to uncover its secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had assumed Hua Changxi would also leave disappointed like those before her. Who would have thought she would walk straight to the courtyard gate, reach out to grip the door panels, and forcefully shut the gates?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xing could no longer stay calm, looking at Hua Changxi with surprise and confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You see, ever since Hua Changxi had first pushed open the courtyard gate, that door had never been closed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi crossed her arms over her chest, looked at Gu Xing, and after a moment of thought, finally spoke: “Actually, I wanted to lock you outside the courtyard too, but since you’re an elder and have always guarded this place, doing that would seem a bit disrespectful to the aged.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mainly, if it turned out this old courtyard really connected to the Divine Wood space, she wouldn’t want to have to drive Gu Xing out every time she came and went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case, it was better to let him know from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xing looked at her, confusion written across his brows: “What exactly are you trying to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi: “I want to verify a theory of mine in the courtyard.” As she spoke, her expression turned serious, and she looked earnestly at Gu Xing, “Senior Gu, no matter what you see me do later, please don’t reveal it to anyone outside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xing remained silent, merely gazing deeply at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi knew this man was tight-lipped, so she took his silence as tacit consent. In an instant, her right hand flipped, and a seven-colored strange flame leaped out of thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The originally cool old courtyard immediately saw its temperature skyrocket, rolling waves of heat surging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the seven-colored flames madly interwove and merged, finally transforming into a dazzling blaze—the ‘Great Sun Divine Flame.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around the Divine Flame coiled a chain of light formed by the character ‘Rift,’ flowing endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heat surged again, as if the very air might ignite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Gu Xing’s stunned, wide-eyed gaze, Hua Changxi held this cluster of ‘Scorching Sun’ in her hand and once again slowly walked through the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She intended to use the ‘Great Sun Divine Flame’ to probe for any spatial cracks within the old courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Sun Divine Flame was like a divine lantern from heaven, mercilessly sweeping through every inch of the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she reached a certain wall, the Divine Flame in her palm began to flicker violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi abruptly stopped, focusing her gaze on that wall. Soon, a barely noticeable line appeared in her sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not an ordinary crack, but a slit as thin as a strand of silk, yet as straight as a ruled line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before this, she had seen countless spatial cracks, most of which were fierce, twisted, and spread like spiderwebs. This was the first time she had seen a crack so neat, as if cut by a knife and polished like a mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This crack was too straight—perfect to the point of seeming unnatural, rather like…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi furrowed her brows deeply, her thoughts racing. Her gaze unintentionally swept over the courtyard gate directly opposite the wall, and a sudden flash of inspiration struck her mind—the gap of a door!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This straight crack was just like the gap of a door!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this wall… be hiding a door?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Hua Changxi hesitated no longer. She pressed her palm against the wall, secretly channeled her spiritual power, and gave a sudden push.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t budge at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi paused for a moment, gritted her teeth, and let her spiritual power surge violently as she pushed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the wall seemed rooted to the earth—it didn’t move so much as a tremor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Hua Changxi took a deep breath, raised the ‘Great Sun Divine Flame’ in her hand, and slowly approached the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the Divine Flame, the ring of light formed by the character ‘Rift’ began to spin madly, exuding a domineering aura that seemed to tear the void itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She intended to use the Law of ‘Rift’ to forcibly pry open this door crack, even if only to tear open a gap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the Divine Flame touched that straight slit—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Woom—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shennong Ding in her sea of consciousness suddenly began to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, under Gu Xing's stunned gaze, a dazzling green radiance emanated from Hua Changxi's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, heaven and earth inverted, light and shadow became chaotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just an instant ago, Hua Changxi had been in that worn, dilapidated old courtyard; the next, the heat around her dissipated instantly, replaced by an emerald vitality so dense it was nearly liquid, enveloping her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi felt her vision blur, and before she could resist, she was plunged into a vast, boundless emerald world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here there was no distinction between sky and earth—only endless lush green filling her sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the center of this world, a colossal tree stood towering, reaching the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its roots, like dragon snakes, plunged deep into the void of the land; its trunk was thick enough to contain ten thousand cities, with streams of time flowing across its bark; its canopy spread like a sea of clouds, covering the sky, each leaf like a floating island, radiating an ancient Dao resonance that stirred the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before this divine tree that stood between heaven and earth, Hua Changxi felt as insignificant as a single speck of dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Hua Changxi's figure vanished, Gu Xing shot out like an arrow from a bow, lunging straight at that wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had rushed too recklessly, he had no time to slow down; with a dull thud, his entire body slammed solidly into the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharp pain hit him; Gu Xing grimaced and sucked in air through his teeth, but his hand instinctively rubbed back and forth across the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All his fingertips felt was the rough, cold, hard touch of brick and stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sensation was exactly the same as when he had wandered here and touched it countless times before, as if that miraculous scene had never happened, the wall still as dead and silent as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How... did she get in?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That just now was...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xing's pupils trembled violently, and a storm surged in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though that moment was as brief as a flash of lightning, he had seen it clearly—before the gap of the spatial shift closed, he glimpsed a boundless emerald green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the divine tree!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi entered the divine tree space!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did she do it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Gu Xing was puzzled, outside the old courtyard, the various powers of Dan Sheng Hall were also pondering—why had Hua Changxi closed the courtyard gate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be... that Hua Changxi discovered some secret in the old courtyard?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment this thought arose, no one could stay still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zhen took the lead, quickly strode to the old courtyard gate, raised his hand, and knocked—the \"dong dong\" sound was especially clear across the square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the noise, Gu Xing glanced at the unchanged wall, steadied himself, then slowly walked to the courtyard gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subconsciously he reached for the latch, but as his hand actually grasped the gate and he pulled hard, he was startled to find it didn't budge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xing's expression stiffened—he had forgotten that not just anyone could open this gate. He let go and said in a deep voice through the door panel, \"The door isn't bolted; just push it open.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zhen was taken aback; he actually reached out and pushed the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the door did not move at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others who had come upon hearing the news also stepped forward one after another to push the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jinfan watched the unconvinced crowd and called out, \"Don't waste your strength; ordinary people can't open this gate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the old man from the original Medical Affairs Department recalled that in the early days, the old courtyard gate had always been closed, and only later was it opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, who was it that had opened the gate back then?\u003C\u002Fp>",1457,"2026-05-29T04:11:04.856Z","2026-06-01T04:29:08.487Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","32a6ac5c9bbd8c5fe49325d3a890598506dada9c64910baca65aee7ed656206a","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-482","the-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-chapter-480",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-first-iron-rice-bowl-of-great-jin-cover.jpg"]