[{"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-171":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},1896945,2531,"Chapter 171: My Physical Body Has Been Targeted","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-171",171,"\u003Cp>\"Demon-Suppression Guard...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the yin-soft man's exclamation, Hua Changxi's expression shifted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qianmen Pass, Demon-Suppression Guard...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, her earlier guess was correct; Qianmen Pass was a military stronghold, and judging by the current situation, it was a fortress specifically tasked with guarding the formation eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Master Lu and the yin-soft man both change color drastically, simultaneously ending their fight and quickly gathering their subordinates, Hua Changxi also turned her gaze toward the hundreds of soldiers and horses rapidly approaching in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader was precisely General Liu, who had attacked her earlier at Qianmen Pass, and following behind him was the Heir of the Duke of Xin's Prefecture, Gu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, hundreds of Demon-Suppression Guards on tall, sturdy horses arrived, their emitted aura of intense solemnity and bloodlust causing the mutually wary factions of Master Lu and the yin-soft man to instinctively cluster together, as if only thus could they feel somewhat reassured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Hua Changxi, who was hiding in the shadows and concealing her form, immediately suppressed her own aura to the utmost extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Chengxiong looked at the activated army of soldier puppets, a flash of irritation crossing his eyes; he gazed at Master Lu and the others as if looking at dead men: \"Unauthorized intrusion into the military formation; kill without mercy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave of his hand, the Demon-Suppression Guards behind him immediately surrounded Master Lu and his group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Demon-Suppression Guards closed in with their encirclement, not only did Master Lu and the others assume a stance of strict readiness, but Hua Changxi's expression also grew grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no help for it; the sense of oppression was too strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a Nascent Soul cultivator; if even she felt oppressed, what cultivation level must these Demon-Suppression Guards possess?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious about the cultivation of the Demon-Suppression Guards, Hua Changxi employed the technique of Observation, Listening, Questioning, and Pulse-Taking; the next moment, her expression changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw no spiritual roots on the Demon-Suppression Guards, nor did she see any dantian or sea of qi...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was the situation with these Demon-Suppression Guards?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Hua Changxi thought of something, and her eyes began to flicker incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Demon-Suppression Guards were soul cultivators without physical bodies; the 'bodies' she saw now were their primordial spirits!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sense of oppression she felt originated from their primordial spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When a cultivator reaches the Spirit Platform realm, they can cultivate spiritual sense; only after accumulating spiritual sense to a certain degree can they condense a primordial spirit, and only when the primordial spirit is sufficiently powerful can it leave the physical body to exist independently in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, she did not yet possess a primordial spirit; at most, she owned a soul body born with her; although she had cultivated spiritual sense a step earlier, it had merely strengthened her soul body slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the primordial spirits of the Demon-Suppression Guards, her soul body was undoubtedly extremely frail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Demon-Suppression Guards had no spiritual energy to use, they could employ spiritual sense to launch attacks on the soul and spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her soul body, however, could not unleash any power of soul or spirit and could only passively endure attacks; therefore, facing the Demon-Suppression Guards, she felt such intense oppression from the soul and spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Hua Changxi became puzzled again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivating the primordial spirit is no simpler than cultivating the physical body; with the Demon-Suppression Guards' primordial spirits being so powerful, could it be that the Nine Netherworlds were not sealed? Did these Demon-Suppression Guards exist all along?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, that General Liu had clearly discovered Master Lu and his group earlier yet did not intercept them, allowing them to come to the formation eye; afterward, upon discovering her, he had even hinted in his words that he wished to make a deal with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this, it was evident that this General Liu was not wholeheartedly dedicated to guarding the formation eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Hua Changxi, who had cultivated spiritual sense, felt such intense oppression, then Master Lu and his group, whose cultivation was lower than hers, felt it even more acutely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Demon-Suppression Guards looking as though they were about to kill them, Master Lu hastily shouted loudly at Liu Chengxiong: \"General Liu, we did not activate the military formation; it was done by a hidden villain. Please, General, see clearly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Liu Chengxiong's eyes immediately brightened; a hidden villain—could it be that Nascent Soul old monster who had just evaded his attack?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had wanted to cooperate with that person merely to borrow the strength of a Nascent Soul cultivator and the family behind them to reshape or find a suitable physical body for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment, he suddenly had a different idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the current strength of his primordial spirit, if he damaged it slightly, the physical body of a Nascent Soul cultivator could withstand his primordial spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not need to seek far when the solution was near; as long as he captured that Nascent Soul cultivator, he could seize their physical body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Chengxiong gazed intently at Master Lu and his group: \"This General gives you a chance to survive: capture that hidden villain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, let these people test the strength of that Nascent Soul old monster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, although Master Lu and the yin-soft man harbored some doubts, with hundreds of Demon-Suppression Guards surrounding them, they had no choice but to comply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Master Lu took out his soul mirror and began shining it everywhere, while Eunuch Lin and others coordinated with him, attacking here and there with their magical artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The yin-soft man, unwilling to be outdone, led the other six people and began searching everywhere as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi had never expected Liu Chengxiong to turn his spearhead against her, and her heart sank sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Lu and his group had cultivation lower than hers; even though they outnumbered her, she was not particularly afraid of them, but facing the Demon-Suppression Guards, whose primordial spirits were powerful enough to launch soul and spirit attacks, she found it troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Master Lu's soul mirror shone toward her, Hua Changxi, while dodging, inevitably leaked some spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Chengxiong was the first to detect the fluctuation of spiritual energy; he immediately launched a soul and spirit attack against Hua Changxi and reminded Master Lu and the others: \"The person is east of the soldier puppets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi hastily dodged Liu Chengxiong's attack, but Master Lu and the others surged forward, using the soul mirror to reveal her soul body and confirm her location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Hua Changxi directly condensed a Fire Lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fire Lotus flew out, rapidly expanding in mid-air, and directly engulfed Master Lu and the others who were attacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the Demon-Suppression Guards were watching like tigers eyeing their prey, Hua Changxi showed no mercy; she went all out with her first strike, and the physical bodies of everyone enveloped by the Fire Lotus were ignited by flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Fire Lotus, Master Lu, protected by a spiritual artifact, had not yet been burned; he tried to break through the Fire Lotus to escape, but alas, no matter how he tried, he could not break out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Fire Lotus, more than ten cultivators were swallowed by flames, turning to ash one after another; soon, flames also erupted on Master Lu's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General Liu, save us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Master Lu and his group trapped within the Fire Lotus, not only did the seven people including the yin-soft man show terror, but even Liu Chengxiong's face revealed a grave expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For no other reason, he sensed the danger of the Fire Lotus; in other words, this Fire Lotus could injure him as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Master Gu, standing behind Liu Chengxiong, was also shaken to his core by this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Duke of Xin's Prefecture lacked neither resources nor opportunities; he had already reached the late Golden Core realm, and though he prided himself on having considerable strength, at this moment, looking at that Fire Lotus, he actually felt a throb of heart palpitations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fire Lotus posed a fatal threat to him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this was merely a casual strike from the invisible cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Nascent Soul cultivator!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After guessing the cultivation level of the person in the shadows, the Young Master Gu quickly glanced at Liu Chengxiong; seeing Liu Chengxiong signal the Demon-Suppressing Guards to attack, a look of understanding crossed his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Chengxiong's primordial spirit was about to dissipate; he needed a physical body, and he intended to capture that Nascent Soul cultivator to seize his body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the Demon-Suppressing Guards struck, it was an attack on the primordial spirit; the swords and sabers in their hands struck directly at the primordial spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's soul form was frail, and lacking any means of primordial spirit defense, she could only retreat continuously against the Demon-Suppressing Guards attacking her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fellow Daoist, enter the military formation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked toward the direction from which the voice came and discovered it was Baili Changfeng and his two disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three had been severely injured earlier by Master Lu and his group; after the Demon-Suppressing Guards appeared, Master Lu and the others no longer focused on them, allowing the trio to seize the opportunity to flee into the military formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the pressing advance of the Demon-Suppressing Guards, Hua Changxi gritted her teeth and swiftly entered the military formation.\u003C\u002Fp>",1579,"2026-06-12T02:51:22.172Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","16a56b8a8ac8bab7a16f6b0fa893034ad041d82eacc0a0d43c9cd23a44f5e191","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-172","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-170",558,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-cover.jpg"]