[{"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-169":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},1896943,2531,"Chapter 169: All Four Sacred Lands Serve as Array Eyes","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-169",169,"\u003Cp>Within the Fire Lotus, Hua Changxi felt her soul-body no longer so frozen and stiff; she slowly regained control of her body and immediately checked her cultivation data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Cultivation: Infant Transformation Realm 999,990,000\u002F1,000,000,000; Divine Sense: 50,000+]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had only just taken flight, not yet leaped over Soul-Breaking Mountain, when her Divine Sense suddenly dropped by sixty thousand points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The yin wind struck again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Fire Lotus, Zhu Que manifested once more, spewing flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where wind met fire, an immediate 'hiss-hiss-hiss' sound erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing at the center of the Fire Lotus, unable to see what lay within the yin wind with her naked eyes, Hua Changxi extended her Divine Sense; upon 'seeing' that the yin wind was composed of countless dense black insects the size of rice grains, goosebumps instantly covered her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Soul-Devouring Worms!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The *Annotations on the Hundred Herbs Classic* contained detailed records of Soul-Devouring Worms; they were the primary ingredient for refining fifth-grade Soul-Devouring Pills, specialized in devouring a cultivator's Divine Sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder her Divine Sense was depleting so fast; the moment she thought of those Soul-Devouring Worms crawling all over her just now, Hua Changxi couldn't help but shudder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, with the Fire Lotus protecting her body, she did not need to fear the yin winds within Soul-Breaking Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, even with the Fire Lotus's protection, crossing Soul-Breaking Mountain was extremely strenuous for Hua Changxi; first, she was unfamiliar with the terrain, and second, the yin winds in the mountain were too strong and urgent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she struggled forward, Eunuch Lin and his group also made poor progress; after Hua Changxi flew over two mountains, she discovered a corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a Eunuch from the Eastern Depot; his soul-body had been completely devoured by Soul-Devouring Worms, leaving his corpse resembling a withered branch devoid of any moisture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the trail, Hua Changxi continued her pursuit and soon discovered a second corpse; this time, the deceased was a towering, muscular man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, she spotted several more corpses in succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing the sixth corpse, Hua Changxi realized that Eunuch Lin and his group were no longer crossing Soul-Breaking Mountain but had exited it, heading west of the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The further west they went, the flatter the terrain became; although the surroundings remained desolate, the yin winds finally ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under a vast night sky and across an expansive earth, the more Hua Changxi walked, the more she felt the Nine Netherworlds were astonishingly huge; having descended twice now, she truly felt this was an underground realm forming a world of its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a towering platform resembling a volcanic cone, piercing the heavens, appeared in her line of sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Hua Changxi could marvel at the platform's grandeur, she was stunned by the countless stone soldier figurines densely packed beneath it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone be careful; we are about to enter the military formation. Make sure to stay close to Master Lu; if you take a wrong step, death is certain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Lin's voice reached her ears, and only then did Hua Changxi realize the stone soldier figurines were arranged in a specific order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ascend the giant platform, one must first pass through the stone soldier figurines!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Eunuch Lin and his group were about to enter the midst of the stone soldier figurines, a furious roar echoed in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Yan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing back, Hua Changxi saw a white flying ship speeding toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the ship stood an elderly man with white hair, along with a young man and woman in their twenties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the newcomers behind her, Hua Changxi's expression changed slightly; she felt fortunate for her caution, having reapplied her Invisibility Talisman immediately after exiting Soul-Breaking Mountain, otherwise, she would surely have been exposed by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing the arrivals, Eunuch Lin and his group also underwent a drastic change in expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enter the military formation quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Lin and his group intended to ignore everything and charge straight into the stone soldier figurines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Yan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the white-haired elder flew into a rage; he took out a Thunder Hammer and struck directly at Eunuch Lin and his group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunder and lightning shot straight toward Eunuch Lin and his group, blocking their path: \"Lu Yan, you treacherous disciple who betrays your master and ancestors, how dare you covet the Divine Hammer!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Lu's face looked extremely grim: \"The Divine Hammer is a sacred treasure of the Artifact Sage Palace; it belongs to whoever is capable. On what grounds do you accuse me of betraying my master and ancestors?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired elder leaped directly from the flying ship, exasperated: \"Besides being a sacred treasure of the Artifact Sage Palace, the Divine Hammer also bears the responsibility of suppressing the array eye of the Demon Prison. Nowadays, the Artifact Sage Palace has not yet revived, yet you intend to forcibly take the Divine Hammer, disregarding the wishes of our predecessors; if this isn't betraying your master and ancestors, what is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Lu snorted: \"Once I obtain the Divine Hammer, the Artifact Sage Palace will naturally revive; at that time, it will suppress the Demon Prison.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired elder cursed furiously: \"Bullshit! If you take the Divine Hammer away, demonic qi will spread; let alone reviving the Artifact Sage Palace, the entire world will fall into chaos. By then, you will inevitably become a criminal condemned for eternity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Lu simply did not believe these words: \"Baili Changfeng, there is no need for you to spread alarmist tales here; the Artifact Sage Palace is not yours to command, and what I intend to do is none of your business.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the young man behind the white-haired elder spoke up: \"Junior Uncle, if you truly have confidence in your artifact refining skills, why not wait a little longer? Wait until the Artifact Sage Palace revives and let the Divine Hammer choose its master on its own; wouldn't that be better?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Lu glanced sideways at the young man: \"What do you know? If we wait for the Artifact Sage Palace to revive on its own, who knows how many years or months that will take; by then, the Artifact Sage Palace will likely be controlled by the imperial family and various nobles, just like the Pill Sage Hall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we do not seize the Divine Hammer first, what do we have to compete with the imperial family and nobles?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While everyone's attention was diverted, Hua Changxi quietly approached the stone soldier figurines; she had no interest in the conflict of interests between Master Lu and the white-haired elder, and although she was listening to their conversation, her focus remained mostly on observing the stone soldier figurines, yet upon hearing mention of the Pill Sage Hall, her expression changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pill Sage Hall, Artifact Sage Palace...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did Master Lu mean by mentioning the Pill Sage Hall and the Artifact Sage Palace in the same breath?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Lu continued: \"Among the Four Sacred Lands, the Pill Sage Hall and the Talisman Sage Pavilion have already displayed strange phenomena; recently, the Array Sage Palace has also shown frequent disturbances. Now, only the Artifact Sage Palace remains silent; if we do not act soon, the Artifact Sage Palace will become the lowest among the Four Sacred Lands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's eyes flickered continuously as she listened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Four Sacred Lands...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Artifact Sage Palace, Divine Hammer, array eye, Demon Prison...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's breathing became somewhat rapid; if the four sacred lands of Pill, Array, Talisman, and Artifact were integrated, did that not mean the Pill Sage Hall was also an array eye?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the Pill Sage Hall was also responsible for suppressing the Demon Prison?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This news shocked Hua Changxi greatly; however, before she could dwell on it further, her attention was drawn back to the fighting between Master Lu and the white-haired elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regardless, you are not allowed to seize the Divine Hammer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You do not get to decide that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Master Lu and the white-haired elder began fighting, Eunuch Lin also led his people into battle against the young man and woman brought by the white-haired elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While these two factions fought to the death, Hua Changxi noticed that seven people had quietly entered the stone soldier figurines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those seven individuals had previously appeared like controlled puppets, but at this moment, their expressions were completely those of people with clear consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Hua Changxi's expression shifted; had these seven people deliberately pretended to be controlled by Eunuch Lin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was their background?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she knew the Giant Platform was the array eye suppressing the Demon Prison, Hua Changxi naturally did not wish to see these people tamper with it. She quietly unleashed her spiritual power to block their path, while simultaneously creating a noise to alert Master Lu and the others to the anomaly here.\u003C\u002Fp>",1471,"2026-06-12T02:51:22.172Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","b3b559aa80232c6c6fd508c9a0264b5cfefbe8b37153bace6d5278fb205c56f5","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-170","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-168",558,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-cover.jpg"]