[{"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-244":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},1897018,2531,"Chapter 244: The Pusher of the Era (Thirteen)","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-244",244,"\u003Cp>\"Boom~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden roar startled everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people in the square had just seen spiritual light ignite around the stone cauldron when, in the next instant, they felt themselves rapidly receding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, they were not receding; their seated positions remained unchanged. It was the ground that was expanding and stretching!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, the stone cauldron rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the area illuminated by spiritual light, a nine-tiered circular altar erupted from the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone cauldron stood precisely at the highest center of this circular altar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi, the four individuals recording the lecture on either side of the cauldron including Yu Gui, and the eight people standing behind it including Apothecary Xu, were all within the coverage of the spiritual light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the stunned gaze of the crowd, Hua Changxi and her group ascended along with the rising altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sudden upheaval seemed to last an eternity, yet also appeared to be but a single instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When everyone finally regained their senses, they were shocked to discover the spiritual energy in the air had grown vastly denser; many Qi Condensation and Qi Sea cultivators who had long been stuck at their bottlenecks, now bathed in this rich spiritual energy, felt their constraints loosen, showing signs of imminent advancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, the current square was dozens of times larger than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the incident, although the square was already quite spacious, walking within it did not make one feel insignificant. Yet now, standing in the square, one felt as tiny as an ant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond this, what shocked the crowd most was the towering, majestic nine-tiered circular altar rising in the north of the square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very peak of the altar stood the stone cauldron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cauldron no longer bore its former rustic and mottled appearance; it had been completely renewed, emitting a faint green luster from its entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the cauldron's surface appeared vivid patterns of spiritual herbs, along with several runes and designs that captivated the soul upon sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting from the cauldron, a staircase of white jade cascaded down to the lowest tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the cauldron stood Hua Changxi, dumbstruck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi tilted her head up, gazing at the stone cauldron that had instantly become imbued with the Dao's rhythm, while a massive wave churned in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had she done anything? She had merely lectured for a day; how could she have activated the spiritual formation beneath the cauldron, causing the altar to erupt from the ground?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, how had the Alchemy Cauldron Altar been activated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This question puzzled not only Hua Changxi but was also desperately sought by everyone else in the square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Gu Jinfan, who had returned from rebirth; at this moment, her face was filled with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew that in her previous life, this Alchemy Cauldron Altar of the Alchemy Saint Hall had never successfully appeared before the world before her death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jinfan looked up at Hua Changxi atop the Alchemy Cauldron Altar, her emotions extremely complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew Hua Changxi was a variable, yet the various changes triggered by her still exceeded her expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the Alchemy Cauldron Altar for worshipping Heaven had appeared, surely the Alchemy Saint Hall would not be controlled by outside cultivators as it had been in the previous life?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast to Gu Jinfan's disbelief, Gu Xing's current mood was one of immense excitement and agitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Alchemy Cauldron Altar had manifested!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never expected the Alchemy Cauldron Altar to appear so soon; he had thought movement here would only occur after the Qihuang Hall manifested, never imagining the Alchemy Cauldron Altar would reappear in the human world even before the Qihuang Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xing gazed intently at Hua Changxi, sighing inwardly that he had ultimately underestimated this girl's magnanimity and breadth of heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason the Alchemy Cauldron Altar was activated was that Hua Changxi's selfless teaching was the cause, and the audience in the square, thirsting for knowledge and responding with gratitude, was the effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between cause and effect, it seemed simple, yet in practice, it was difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The transmission of the Alchemy Dao was not mere pouring of information, but inspiration and guidance that sparked resonance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This resonance was not simply about imparting and acquiring skills, but about truly 'seeing' people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi had 'seen' the crowd's thirst for alchemy and medical arts, while the audience had 'seen' Hua Changxi's selflessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is the Dao?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It upholds Heaven and Earth's endless vitality, supplementing and filling what is lacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Five Great Sacred Lands uphold the will of Heaven and Earth, promoting the human lineage of the Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 'interaction' between Hua Changxi and the crowd perfectly aligned with the Alchemy Saint Hall's philosophy of transmitting the Dao, and thus successfully opened the Alchemy Cauldron Altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Alchemy Saint Hall to open and reappear in the human world, the next master of the Sacred Land needed to burn incense and petition Heaven, and the place for such a petition was precisely the Alchemy Cauldron Altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the Alchemy Cauldron Altar had appeared, could the opening of the Alchemy Saint Hall be far behind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xing looked at Hua Changxi on the altar; although this girl's spiritual root was inferior to Meng Qingyao's, her actions were the most fitting for the requirements of a Sacred Land master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, recalling Hua Changxi's overly 'solitary' personality, he felt somewhat headache-inducing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Managing a Sacred Land required vertical and horizontal alliances, compromise, and concession; these were all Hua Changxi's weaknesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xing sighed, comforting himself internally that Hua Changxi was still young; once she experienced more in the future, she would surely grow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Gu Xing's emotions surged, Xia Zhen, standing at the rear of the crowd, felt his mood turn rather unfavorable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had known that delivering a single lecture in the square could activate the Alchemy Cauldron Altar, he would have sent Meng Qingyao to teach here long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zhen glanced at Gu Xing, his brows knotted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suspected that Gu Xing had leaked the information to Hua Changxi about lecturing before the stone cauldron in the square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not believe Hua Changxi would have come to the square to teach without cause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that Gu Xing favored Hua Changxi over Qingyao?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Xia Zhen's mood worsened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before this, even though Hua Changxi had obtained a high-grade secret realm, he had not been particularly wary, simply because Hua Changxi had no one to rely on behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, if Gu Xing truly chose to support Hua Changxi, the situation would be different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gu family were the gatekeepers of the Alchemy Saint Hall; if Hua Changxi truly gained Gu Xing's support, it would absolutely pose a threat to Qingyao and certainly hinder Qingyao from taking charge of the Sacred Land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Xia need not worry too much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sudden comfort interrupted Xia Zhen's thoughts; following the voice, Xia Zhen discovered it was a junior from the Jiang family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Xia Zhen look over, Jiang Nian smiled faintly and uttered four words: \"Too rigid, easily broken...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xia Zhen's eyes flickered; without a word, he turned his head back to continue gazing at Hua Changxi atop the Alchemy Cauldron Altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, given Hua Changxi's headstrong nature, she could not even get along with her own family, making it utterly impossible for her to become the master of a Sacred Land capable of leading and balancing all factions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she had obtained a high-grade secret realm while other secret realm masters were already developing and utilizing theirs, her side remained completely inactive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she could not manage or control a single secret realm, how much less could she govern an entire Sacred Land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the high altar, Hua Changxi had calmed herself from her shock; realizing that staring directly at the runes and patterns on the alchemy cauldron made her dizzy, she shifted her gaze downward beneath the altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the square below appear dozens of times larger, she could not help but swallow hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today's commotion was a bit too grand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had intended, as Gu Xing suggested, to boost her reputation so she could secure a position within the current Medical Bureau and the future Hall of the Alchemy Saint, granting her a respectable identity when traveling abroad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now the problem was that with the sudden appearance of this high altar, her reputation might become rather too large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing on the high platform, Hua Changxi looked down upon the square below, watching the people there forced to look up at her, her feelings somewhat complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt a hint of excitement, yet also some unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, she had ignited the alchemical fire of the First Street, then successfully obtained nine wooden tablets to unlock nine Qihuang Halls, and now she had activated the Alchemy Cauldron Formation; at this moment, Hua Changxi truly began to wonder if she was indeed the heaven-ordained successor of the Hall of the Alchemy Saint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did she think so, but everyone present who had witnessed the high altar rise from the ground shared this notion, their moods fluctuating unsettledly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, Prince Shou and the various members of the imperial family wore the most grim expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before this, considering themselves of noble status, they had never deigned to notice someone like Hua Changxi, who came from a humble family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Hua Changxi had acquired a high-grade secret realm, in their eyes she was merely a tool to be exploited; her existence served only to benefit them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, they could only stand in the square and look up at Hua Changxi on the high altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time Prince Shou and the others had so directly perceived that, under the shifting trends of heaven and earth, the imperial family's status was declining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This disparity was something they found difficult to accept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Seventh Imperial Prince, Chu Junhao, who had always wished to befriend Hua Changxi, felt strong aversion toward this reversal of positions.\u003C\u002Fp>",1673,"2026-06-12T02:51:23.636Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","81126650c6107d669eee75ce47f1d753d0b4f88286a81ef5c92afd38e20cb9ac","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-245","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-243",558,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-cover.jpg"]