[{"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-149":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},1896923,2531,"Chapter 149: The Third Layer of the Observation, Listening, Questioning, and Pulse-Taking Technique—Viewing the Qi Sea and Recognizin","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-149",149,"\u003Cp>Last time at the Eastern Depot, treating twenty or so injured cultivators had already convinced Hua Changxi of the institution's formidable strength, but this visit to the Northern Garrison Command revealed that more than half the Embroidered Uniform Guard were cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They say the Embroidered Uniform Guard are the royal family's trusted confidants; seeing this, it is clear they are indeed heavily relied upon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Pang Shaoyu's guidance, Hua Changxi was brought to see the wounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Were you all wiped out in one sweep?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The courtyard was filled with the injured; by rough estimate, there were at least a hundred people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu's face darkened; thinking of how their superiors disregarded their lives, intending to use them to open the Dragon Palace, he burned with hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My uncle is severely injured; let us see him first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu led Hua Changxi into a room where, lying on the bed, was Chang Wei, the Commander of the Northern Garrison Command whom Hua Changxi had once met briefly. His expression was agonized, his forehead drenched in sweat, eyes tightly shut as if enduring something excruciatingly painful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi approached the bedside and began her diagnosis through observation, listening, questioning, and pulse-taking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she focused her consciousness into her eyes, warmth suddenly surged, enveloping her eyeballs; the next moment, a three-dimensional translucent image of Chang Wei's body materialized before her vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clearly saw that within Chang Wei's spiritual root, a golden dragon the size of a little finger was frantically attacking it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Chang Wei's spiritual root was nearly shattered to pieces by the dragon's claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can save your uncle's life, but he will never be able to cultivate again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Pang Shaoyu's face twisted in pain: \"If he cannot cultivate anymore, for my uncle that would surely be worse than death. Are you certain there is no other way?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi replied, \"His spiritual root is severely damaged; with my current abilities, I cannot repair it. All I can do is stabilize his condition for now to prevent further deterioration of the spiritual root.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Embroidered Uniform Guard have connections reaching the heavens; perhaps you can find another method to help him repair his spiritual root.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Pang Shaoyu quickly said, \"Then please stabilize my uncle's injuries first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi took out her spiritual needles, directly used them to seal the small golden dragon, then injected spiritual energy into the needles, scattering the little dragon completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire needling process took less than a quarter of an hour. Pang Shaoyu had not expected it to be so fast and had intended to voice some doubts, but seeing Chang Wei's complexion visibly relax, he found himself unable to speak any words of skepticism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Would you like to examine my uncle again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at him and said, \"The only problem remaining for your uncle is the damaged spiritual root, which I cannot resolve. His spiritual root is too severely injured; either you must find a heavenly treasure specifically capable of repairing spiritual roots, or...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu asked, \"Or what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi explained, \"Your uncle's spiritual root was merely torn apart; it can be sutured back together. However, suturing a spiritual root... such an operation is exceedingly delicate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu was somewhat speechless: \"You can actually diagnose that my uncle's spiritual root was torn?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at him and said, \"I am a professional physician. Not only can I diagnose that your uncle's spiritual root was torn, but I can also determine what caused the injury.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu, unconvinced, challenged, \"Then tell me, what injured my uncle?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi smiled, extended her right hand, and quickly rubbed her thumb against her index finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Pang Shaoyu felt both speechless and pained in his heart. He truly wanted to test Hua Changxi's medical skills, so after a brief hesitation, he took out a blue bead the size of a thumb and handed it to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a Water-Avoiding Pearl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's eyes flickered with light; she smiled as she accepted the Water-Avoiding Pearl: \"Did you perhaps find a dragon's lair?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, Pang Shaoyu was visibly shaken. He had not expected that Hua Changxi could deduce the nature of the attack they suffered through such a simple diagnosis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had they not indeed found the underwater Dragon Palace? The Retired Emperor, in order to bind a dragon egg with a contract, had sent wave after wave of them charging into the formation, completely disregarding their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only after all the accompanying members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard were injured that the Retired Emperor ceased his orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My uncle suffered such severe injuries not only because he charged at the forefront but also because he shielded me when the attack came; otherwise, I would have fallen as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi continued, \"There is a trace of dragon qi within your uncle's body; it was this dragon qi that destroyed his spiritual root.\" Having spoken, she put away the Water-Avoiding Pearl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now you may take me to treat the other injured cultivators.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu regained his composure, gave Hua Changxi a deep look, and led her to the adjacent room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The injuries of the other wounded members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard were similar to Chang Wei's, except the small golden dragons within their bodies were noticeably fainter, not as condensed as the one inside Chang Wei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although scattering the small golden dragons required little effort, the number of people reached over a hundred; Hua Changxi spent the entire night before finishing the treatment for everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Observation, Listening, Questioning, and Pulse-Taking Technique (Mastered): Diagnoses 136\u002F1000]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the number of diagnosed cultivators reached one hundred, Hua Changxi distinctly felt a scorching heat in her eyes, a white light flashing across her pupils; thereafter, she could faintly perceive the Qi Sea in the dantian of the injured cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she diagnosed more cultivators, the Qi Sea she perceived became increasingly clear. Simultaneously, she could also see a misty gray space located between the eyebrows of the cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That misty gray space must be the Spiritual Platform and Sea of Consciousness!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was the Qi Sea or the Sea of Consciousness, although both resided within the cultivator's body, they gave Hua Changxi a sensation of boundless vastness, as if they did not exist in the same space as the physical body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She surmised that the physical body might exist in three-dimensional space, while the Qi Sea and the Sea of Consciousness resided in four-dimensional space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi carefully examined the Qi Seas of the Embroidered Uniform Guard cultivators, then compared them with her own Qi Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She discovered that the size of the Qi Sea, the density of the spiritual energy within it, and the degree of condensation of that energy all varied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From these aspects, one could roughly infer a cultivator's realm and strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Observation, Listening, Questioning, and Pulse-Taking Technique had advanced once more; Hua Changxi was greatly pleased. This not only elevated her medical skills to a new level but also allowed her to gauge the depth of others' cultivation by examining their Qi Seas and Seas of Consciousness, undoubtedly providing her with another means of self-preservation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pang Shaoyu personally escorted Hua Changxi out of the Northern Garrison Command and handed her the Floating Light Sword and its sword manual with his own hands: \"Thank you for your help in this matter. If there is ever anything you need from me in the future, do not hesitate to ask.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi accepted the Floating Light Sword and the sword manual, smiling as she said, \"Very well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Hua Changxi's departing figure, Pang Shaoyu felt a surge of relief in his heart; fortunately, the Embroidered Uniform Guard had not acted against her back then, otherwise, his uncle and the others would likely have been doomed this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the Northern Garrison Command, Hua Changxi did not return to the Medical Bureau but instead left the city, riding the clouds toward the Lingguang Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon landing in the square before the main hall of Lingguang Hall, Hua Changxi could hardly wait to take out the Floating Light Sword and its sword manual to begin studying them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword manual was extremely obscure; after reading it through several times without understanding, she set it aside and picked up the Floating Light Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanting to see if the sword was a spiritual artifact, Hua Changxi injected spiritual energy into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, the moment spiritual energy was injected, the Floating Light Sword transformed into a black hole that devoured spiritual energy, beginning to frantically absorb the spiritual energy within Hua Changxi's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, Hua Changxi remained relatively calm; the name 'Floating Light' sounded so domineering that she thought storing some spiritual energy was only normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, once the sword had devoured eighty percent of her spiritual power, she could no longer remain calm; she hastily produced a third-grade Fire Return Pill she had refined and began replenishing her spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, just as Hua Changxi's spiritual energy was on the verge of exhaustion, the Floating Light Sword ceased its devouring, and with a 'whoosh,' it slipped from Hua Changxi's palm to hover in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>",1541,"2026-06-12T02:51:22.172Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","4aac65cafc9fbd49d2981b6b65f33906e4df8da41499b0cdc0e7f5a800227210","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-150","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-148",558,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-cover.jpg"]