[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl":3,"chapter-the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-115":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Great Jin's Most Iron Rice Bowl",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1896889,2531,"Chapter 115","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-115",115,"\u003Cp>After finishing her lesson, Hua Changxi hurried back to her courtyard and immediately immersed herself in cultivation to consolidate her progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after cultivating for a while, she stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her current level of cultivation, she could gain over a million spirit points per double-hour; absorbing so much spirit energy caused the surrounding qi to surge toward her whenever she practiced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, the Labor Hall attracted little attention, allowing her to cultivate freely, but now she dared not practice so openly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Mu Qingying and the He sisters in class today, she realized that the Director and the He family were now watching her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then there was Gu Jinfan, who had obtained a cultivation technique from the Zhu Que transmission stone; nine times out of ten, she too would be secretly monitoring Hua Changxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrounded by such observers, if she continued cultivating as before, it would not take long to draw unwanted attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having finally accelerated her cultivation speed, only to find she could no longer practice freely, Hua Changxi felt deeply frustrated: \"If only I knew how to set up a teleportation array.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a teleportation array, she could instantly travel to Mount Wuzhi to cultivate and then return immediately, without worrying about others discovering her absence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But teleportation arrays were high-level formations, never mentioned in the \"Introduction to the Four Arts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although her Somersault Cloud was now fast enough to reach Mount Wuzhi in just over half a double-hour, making such round trips daily would not only exhaust her but, repeated often enough, would inevitably reveal her movements to those secretly watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang, bang, bang~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of knocking came from outside the courtyard; Hua Changxi left her room to open the gate, finding Yu Gui standing there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Gui said, \"Sister Changxi, I hope I'm not disturbing you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi shook her head: \"What brings you here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Gui lowered his voice: \"Do you remember Eunuch Xuan from the Eastern Depot?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi nodded: \"Has he been poisoned again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Gui choked slightly: \"Eunuch Xuan hasn't been poisoned, but his subordinates are injured and wish to invite you over to treat them. Godfather sent me to ask if you have time to visit the Eastern Depot?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's eyes shifted: \"To the Eastern Depot?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In many parts of Jingcheng's inner city, especially those near the Imperial Palace, ordinary citizens were forbidden to approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Eastern Depot was located right next to the Imperial Palace, offering a legitimate opportunity to explore areas she had never visited before, Hua Changxi was naturally willing to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eunuch Xuan has supported my business considerably; now that he has asked, how could I refuse?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her willingness to visit the Eastern Depot, Yu Gui immediately took her to meet Eunuch Yu, who then escorted Hua Changxi to the Eastern Depot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eastern Depot not only bordered the Imperial Palace but occupied an entire alley, wielding authority no less than that of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon arriving at the Eastern Depot, Eunuch Yu cautioned Hua Changxi: \"Master, many matters handled here involve the imperial family; once inside, we should speak only when necessary to avoid offending any taboos.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi could see that the people of the Eastern Depot acted with great caution, so she followed silently behind Eunuch Yu until they reached the courtyard where Eunuch Xuan conducted his affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw it filled with injured men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at their wounds, it was obvious they had suffered attacks from spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, weren't these wounds unusually uniform?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi examined several of the nearest casualties and found their injuries were nearly identical in severity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's eyes flashed; these people must have been severely wounded by some weapon or formation capable of launching area-of-effect attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had the people of the Eastern Depot been doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing around the courtyard at the injured, Hua Changxi counted sixty or seventy individuals; although most were martial artists, there were also quite a few cultivators, around twenty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These cultivators certainly did not represent the entirety of the Eastern Depot's strength; with so many cultivators in just one depot, one wondered how many the imperial family was secretly nurturing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Eunuch Xuan emerged from the building; seeing Eunuch Yu and Hua Changxi arrive, he hurried forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He too was injured, though less severely, still able to move, unlike those lying in the courtyard, many of whom had fallen into unconsciousness, while the few who remained awake were breathing their last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at Eunuch Xuan, then at the others lying in the courtyard, her eyes flashing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With so many incapacitated casualties, how had the Eastern Depot managed to bring them back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Steward Hua, please look quickly; can these people be treated?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will only know if they can be saved after examining their injuries.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then examine them quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi walked toward the martial artist with the most severe injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her attend to a martial artist first, Eunuch Xuan quickly blocked her: \"Save the cultivators first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at him: \"Cultivators have spirit energy to sustain them and can endure longer, but martial artists are mortals; severely wounded by spiritual power, they cannot hold on for much longer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this, Eunuch Xuan fell silent for a moment, yet insisted: \"Save the cultivators first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Training a cultivator was far more difficult than training a martial artist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cultivator first needed spiritual roots, then required techniques, cultivation resources, and time to grow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for martial artists, martial arts flourished in Great Jin; they were not scarce, and with enough silver, there were plenty willing to sell their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frowning slightly, Hua Changxi thought for a moment, then wrote a prescription to slow the ravaging spirit energy, asking Eunuch Xuan to decoct the medicine for the injured martial artists, which would at least allow them to endure a bit longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, these were people of the Eastern Depot; although Eunuch Xuan saw the prescription required over a dozen varieties of premium herbs, he gritted his teeth and ordered someone to retrieve the ingredients from the storeroom and begin decocting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators were generally not unconscious, so Hua Changxi began questioning them about their condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Observation, Listening, Questioning, and Pulse-Taking Technique (Entry Level): Diagnosis 4\u002F10]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Data appeared before her eyes; Hua Changxi's gaze flashed as she continued her careful diagnosis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Observation, Listening, Questioning, and Pulse-Taking Technique (Entry Level): Diagnosis 5\u002F10]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>┊\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Observation, Listening, Questioning, and Pulse-Taking Technique (Entry Level): Diagnosis 10\u002F10]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she had diagnosed ten cultivators, Hua Changxi felt a warm current flowing toward her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi immediately closed her eyes, feeling the warm current wash over her eyeballs again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Hua Changxi suddenly halt her treatment, Eunuch Xuan frowned and turned to look at Eunuch Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Yu shook his head, pulling Eunuch Xuan aside to explain, \"Healing cultivators drains one's spirit greatly; having diagnosed seven in a row, he should rest a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Xuan rubbed his throbbing forehead, speaking anxiously, \"It matters little if one or two of these cultivators die, but if too many perish, I will be held accountable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Yu lowered his voice: \"What exactly were you doing that so many got injured?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Xuan glanced at him: \"Do not ask what you should not.\" Seeing Eunuch Yu's awkward expression, he added, \"I say this for your own good; knowing too much about certain matters is never a good thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Hua Changxi opened her eyes again; the instant they opened, five-colored spiritual light flashed across her pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she looked at the injured again, she possessed X-ray vision, her eyes like scanners capable of thoroughly scanning the insides and outsides of the injured bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's heart trembled; now, she could not only gauge the amount of spiritual energy within the injured parties' spiritual meridians to determine their cultivation level by its density, but she could also clearly see a small sword condensed from spiritual energy rampaging through their meridians, wreaking havoc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever the small sword passed, not only were the spiritual meridians damaged, but the overflowing spiritual power was also ravaging their physical bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi went back to check the six people she had diagnosed earlier; all were the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, she continued diagnosing the remaining cultivators; without exception, she saw roaming small swords within all their spiritual meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi tried using her spiritual power to force the small swords out, but unfortunately, she failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, her expression inevitably grew grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For damaged spiritual meridians, she possessed corresponding spiritual pills for treatment, but how could the small swords within their meridians be eliminated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing the change in Hua Changxi's expression, Eunuch Xuan immediately asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's eyes scanned Eunuch Xuan; judging by the density of spiritual energy in his meridians, she determined he was a Qi Sea Realm cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A surge of sword energy is rampaging inside these people's bodies, destroying them; they can take Restoration Pills to repair their physical injuries.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, unless the sword energy is removed, they cannot fully recover. Moreover, if too much time passes, it will impair their cultivation potential.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Xuan was first shaken by Hua Changxi's gaze; when she approached, he felt as though he had been seen through, and then he was surprised that she could actually diagnose that they had been injured by swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you not eliminate the sword energy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi thought for a moment and said, \"There is a method we can try: acupuncture. However, ordinary silver needles will certainly not work; since they are cultivators and that sword energy is formed from spiritual energy, we must use corresponding needle-type magical artifacts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Eunuch Xuan's brows knit into a knot, Hua Changxi asked, \"Eunuch, do you have any cultivators under your command skilled in artifact forging? Creating needle tools capable of holding spiritual energy should not be difficult.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we can obtain the corresponding needles, I should be able to dissolve the sword energy within their bodies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Xuan's eyes brightened; he spoke quickly, \"You stabilize their conditions first; I will return shortly.\" With that, he turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi hurriedly called out to him, \"Eunuch, stabilizing their injuries requires them to take Meridian-Stabilizing Pills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Xuan paused, his expression stiffening: \"Meridian-Stabilizing Pills?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had heard of Meridian-Stabilizing Pills, but he simply did not possess such spiritual pills in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Xuan looked at Hua Changxi: \"The Eastern Depot has no Meridian-Stabilizing Pills; can... can you refine them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi smiled: \"If it were anyone else, I certainly would not know how, but since you have asked, Eunuch, I can refine them; however, Meridian-Stabilizing Pills are very difficult to refine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Xuan realized Hua Changxi was bargaining for favors; glancing at Eunuch Yu, who was pretending to be a mute quail nearby, he said, \"In the future, if there is anything the Eastern Depot can help you with, just ask.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi smiled: \"Eunuch jokes; the Eastern Depot handles major affairs, and I am but a commoner; how would I dare trouble you? However, I do have a small matter I wish to ask you about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Yu quickly glanced at Hua Changxi, truly admiring her audacity in bargaining with the Eastern Depot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Xuan gazed at Hua Changxi for a moment, then smiled: \"What do you wish to ask?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi said: \"Eunuch understands teleportation arrays, does he not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Xuan's expression changed, and a few degrees of coldness entered his gaze as he looked at Hua Changxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Hua Changxi pointed to the martial artists lying on the ground in the courtyard: \"With so many people severely injured, bringing them back by human effort must have been difficult; they were likely teleported back, was I not correct?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eunuch, I mean no offense; I simply find traveling back and forth between the Medical Bureau and my home too exhausting and troublesome, so I wish to set up a teleportation array to reduce the burden.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Xuan looked deeply at Hua Changxi: \"Regarding the teleportation array, I cannot make the decision; I must consult the Superintendent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bringing up the Superintendent of the Eastern Depot was intended to intimidate Hua Changxi into backing down, yet unexpectedly, Hua Changxi was not frightened at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi said: \"Then I shall await the Eunuch's news; for now, I will go treat those injured martial artists.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Yu looked at Hua Changxi, gaining a new understanding of her boldness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Xuan remained silent for a while; ultimately saying nothing, he turned and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he departed, Eunuch Yu wanted to say something, but seeing Hua Changxi unaffected as she continued diagnosing and treating the injured martial artists, the words in his mouth finally turned into a long sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the most magnificent courtyard of the Eastern Depot, after listening to Eunuch Xuan's report, the Superintendent of the Eastern Depot, Zhang Fang, murmured, \"Hua Changxi...\" Being thoroughly familiar with all factions within the palace, he immediately asked, \"What is her relationship with Hua Changxin, the direct disciple of the Taosu Palace Sect Master?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Xuan replied, \"They are twin sisters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fang smiled: \"No wonder she is so confident; give her a copy of the teleportation array diagram we hold; let us consider it forming a favorable connection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Xuan had not expected Zhang Fang to agree so easily, but soon he understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taosu Palace certainly possessed teleportation array diagrams as well; even if they refused to give one to Hua Changxi this time, once Hua Changxin returned to the capital, Hua Changxi would be able to obtain one anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was better to give it now, thereby securing her treatment for the Eastern Depot's cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, setting up a teleportation array was no simple task; even if they gave Hua Changxi the diagram, she might not necessarily be able to construct one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fang usually interacted only with high-ranking figures entering and leaving the palace, so he did not pay much attention to Hua Changxi; however, her ability to refine spiritual pills made him take note of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhang Fang begin handling other matters, Eunuch Xuan quietly withdrew; he then went to the Artifact Forging Hall, found an Eastern Depot cultivator skilled in forging, and instructed him to craft a set of acupuncture needles, after which he returned to the courtyard where the injured were located.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the teleportation array diagram handed over by Eunuch Xuan, Hua Changxi was, to be honest, somewhat surprised; when she raised the topic, she had actually prepared herself for rejection, never expecting the people of the Eastern Depot to be so reasonable and actually provide it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since others had given her the teleportation array diagram, she took out two bottles of Meridian-Stabilizing Pills and handed them to Eunuch Xuan, instructing him to have the injured cultivators take them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Xuan had not expected Hua Changxi to already have refined Meridian-Stabilizing Pills; his eyes flickered: \"The needle tools will take two days to forge; during this time, will they be alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi said: \"The cultivators should be fine, but regarding these martial artists, I am not certain. I just examined their physical conditions; I will write a new prescription, and we shall see if they can endure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martial artists possessed mortal bodies; the small swords formed from spiritual energy, having no spiritual meridians to contain them, ran rampant within their bodies, causing destruction; many had already suffered damage to their internal organs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the Eastern Depot, Hua Changxi returned to the Medical Bureau and eagerly began studying the teleportation array diagram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reviewing it, she discovered she seemingly could not construct it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting up a teleportation array required special array stones, which could likely be found on Mount Wuzhi, but inscribing runes onto the array stones posed a difficulty for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could not draw talismans, and certainly not on stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, Hua Changxi eventually devised a solution. She first traveled to Mount Wuzhi to gather all the mystic iron stones required for the teleportation array and cut the stones according to the array diagram. On the day Eunuch Xuan informed her that the needle-type magical tools were ready for refinement, she took the mystic iron stones to the Eastern Depot.\u003C\u002Fp>",2718,"2026-06-12T02:51:22.172Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","aa7f7feece889741d81052cbb59981813c56a34a8bfb8d4fd7961594bdfdbe45","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-116","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-114",558,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-cover.jpg"]