[{"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-148":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},1896922,2531,"Chapter 148: Floating Light Sword Technique","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-148",148,"\u003Cp>Prince Shou was deeply dissatisfied with the six individuals holding wooden tokens, including Hua Changxi; from them, he sensed little submission or awe toward the imperial house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given his temper, he would certainly have caused trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, his purpose in taking over the Medical Bureau was to bring the Hall of the Pill Saint into existence and then seize control of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the only tokens of the Hall of the Pill Saint that had appeared were wooden plaques, those who possessed them were more likely than others to activate the Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one of the five great holy lands of the Central Continent, the Hall of the Pill Saint must absolutely be controlled by the imperial family; for now, he would simply let these few act arrogantly for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Prince Shou's expression shift unpredictably yet holding back from making a move, Gu Qiming smiled and offered a way out: \"Your Highness, if there is nothing else, let them depart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prince Shou glanced at him, snorted coldly, and waved his hand impatiently, putting on an air of granting Gu Qiming face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Yuan Tianchou led the way, and the other five quickly departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the Medical Bureau building, Hua Changxi avoided Chaosheng Road and chose a detour back to the Laborer Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hua Ninth Lady.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jinfan hurriedly caught up and called out to stop Hua Changxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi halted and turned to look at Gu Jinfan, smiling: \"If I were you, facing someone who nearly ended my life, I would stay as far away as possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jinfan looked at her: \"There is no deadly feud between us; why must you keep others at such a distance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi replied: \"My time is precious; speak quickly if you have something to say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jinfan paused: \"Do you not feel you are being somewhat too forceful? Regarding your attitude toward Prince Shou just now, if he truly loses his temper, do you know what you will face?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi rolled her eyes: \"You stopped me just to lecture me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jinfan fell silent for a moment: \"I merely wished to remind you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi cut her off: \"There is no need; I do not believe our relationship has reached a point where we can offer each other reminders.\" With that, she turned and walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jinfan hurried after her, speaking as she walked: \"I know your cultivation is profound and you can ensure your own safety, but can you guarantee the safety of your family? Do you not know that Prince Shou loves employing collective punishment?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi stopped abruptly, her eyes erupting with chilling intent: \"Some troubles are hard to resolve, but eliminating the person who creates the trouble is very easy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Understanding her meaning, Gu Jinfan's expression changed, gaining a deeper appreciation for Hua Changxi's boldness: \"Hua Ninth Lady, do you not realize that acting so recklessly will affect many matters?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi glanced at her and continued walking: \"Stop meddling in my affairs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jinfan quickened her pace to catch up: \"Do you think I want to meddle?\" Then, lowering her voice, she added, \"Do you not know that Prince Shou came to the Medical Bureau solely because the Hall of Lingguang openly provoked the court?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her previous life, the imperial family also wished to control the Hall of the Pill Saint, but they did not intervene so openly this early; they merely inserted the Seventh Imperial Prince and some imperial relatives, doing little else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gave the Jiang and Meng families time to establish themselves within the Medical Bureau; by the time those two families later activated the Hall of the Pill Saint and brought it back into the world, the imperial family had lost any chance to fully command it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chu imperial clan possessed immense strength; she truly could not predict what upheaval might befall the Hall of the Pill Saint due to the imperial family's early intervention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi stopped once more, looking coldly at Gu Jinfan: \"Gu Jinfan, let me remind you once more: I dislike trouble. If your careless words bring trouble upon me, I will absolutely make you vanish without a trace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Furthermore, do not seek me out again; we are not familiar, nor are we of the same path; there is no need for any contact between us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having spoken, she walked away without looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after Hua Changxi turned the corner and disappeared from sight did Gu Jinfan, her face pale, gasp sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that glance Hua Changxi had just given her, amidst the unmasked killing intent, lay an overwhelming force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This power was not unfamiliar to Gu Jinfan; it was the pressure of divine consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi had actually cultivated divine consciousness!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turmoil surged within Gu Jinfan's heart; for a cultivator to project divine consciousness externally, there were three possibilities: first, having opened the Spirit Platform and advanced to the Spirit Platform realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, cultivating a rare and special technique for divine consciousness; however, practicing such a method required a formidable physique as support, otherwise, excessive divine consciousness would rupture the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third, being a ghost cultivator who had lost their physical form and specialized solely in soul cultivation; many cultivators and demonic beasts lingering in the Nine Netherworlds fell into this category.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which situation applied to Hua Changxi?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excluding the third possibility, whether it was the first or the second, both left Gu Jinfan terrified; she simply could not comprehend why Hua Changxi had become so powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon returning to the Laborer Hall and entering its gates, Hua Changxi instinctively headed toward the Qihuang Hall, but before long, remembering that Qihuang Hall had already been taken over by Prince Shou's people, she halted her steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, she did not know where to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Eunuch Jia Lu and the others were no longer in charge, her position as the laborer steward appointed by Eunuch Jia Lu no longer existed either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two months ago, she had been troubled by how to find her place within the Medical Bureau, yet at this moment, she wondered if she even needed to remain there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did love medical arts, but those arts were not exclusive to the Medical Bureau; staying here under constant supervision was truly not the career she desired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave the Medical Bureau?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding the Medical Bureau, Hua Changxi certainly felt no sense of belonging, but concerning the Hall of the Pill Saint...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving aside the responsibility she felt toward the nine Qihuang Halls she had opened, the connection between the Shennong Cauldron and the Hall of the Pill Saint alone made it impossible for her to decisively let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Hua Changxi was pondering this dilemma, Eunuch Yu, now merely an ordinary steward of the storeroom, arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, I have finally found you; Battalion Commander Pang of the Northern Garrison Command of the Embroidered Uniform Guard has urgent business with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting aside her earlier worries, Hua Changxi, knowing the Embroidered Uniform Guard sought her for a rescue, followed Eunuch Yu to meet Pang Shaoyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Hua Changxi, Pang Shaoyu immediately asked: \"Can you treat cultivators?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi was straightforward: \"That depends on the price you offer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu paused, then hesitated for a moment: \"A sword technique manual.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Hua Changxi felt somewhat tempted; since beginning her cultivation, apart from the Fire Lotus and Buddha Hand divine abilities, she had truly cultivated no other offensive methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must see the sword technique first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, a flicker passed through Pang Shaoyu's eyes; although the Embroidered Uniform Guard had obtained that sword technique from a large ancient ruin, they possessed only half of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desperate to save the patient, he could only steel himself and nod: \"Very well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi followed Pang Shaoyu to the Northern Garrison Command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please sit for a moment; I will retrieve the sword technique.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu left for a quarter of an hour before returning with a rust-covered sword and a sword manual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This sword and the sword technique were found together; if you can save the person, both are yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason Pang Shaoyu had paired the sword with the manual was that the sword technique was only half complete, and he feared Hua Changxi would disdain it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you certain this is a sword manual?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at what Pang Shaoyu called a sword manual; it was merely a single, thin sheet of paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu felt somewhat guilty: \"Of course it's a sword manual; the Embroidered Uniform Guard Commander personally verified it.\" It was just extremely obscure and difficult to cultivate; no one in the Embroidered Uniform Guard practiced it, so it usually sat in the storeroom gathering dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi glanced at him, picked up the sheet of paper to examine it, and the moment she took hold of it, her eyes flickered; this was no ordinary paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Floating Light Sword Manual!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi read the name of the sword technique: \"Floating Light...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu quickly added: \"The Commander said that in ancient times, 'Floating Light' symbolized the sun; a sword technique named after the sun is definitely extraordinary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's heart stirred slightly, though she revealed nothing on her face; instead, she set down the sword manual and turned her gaze to the rust-covered sword, displaying an expression of disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu spoke again: \"This sword is also extraordinary; it is named the Floating Light Sword. Although it looks somewhat dilapidated, cultivating it together with the Floating Light Sword Manual will surely produce miraculous effects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at him: \"Then why don't you cultivate it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu choked: \"...We lack that talent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi said: \"You certainly think highly of me. Never mind; since we became acquainted through conflict, take me to see the injured person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1634,"2026-06-12T02:51:22.172Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","e7261533c877330eb1f168fa89ad1d01c0618a3ee4700495361132d08a418eb7","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-149","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-147",558,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-cover.jpg"]