[{"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-262":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},1897036,2531,"Chapter 262: The Grand Trend","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-262",262,"\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, Hua Changxi, along with Eunuch Yu and over a hundred others, shifted directly from the square to the summit of a magnificent, desolate peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was somewhat unable to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, having experienced the sudden appearance of the Alchemy Cauldron Altar, Hua Changxi quickly regained her composure; with the character 'Yuan' in hand, a mere thought brought the full appearance of the mountain peak into her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The peak soared into the clouds, like a sharp sword piercing the sea of clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the mountain body was severely weathered, with countless gullies crisscrossing it, resembling the weathered wrinkles carved by the flow of time, giving people a strong sense of desolation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The summit bore traces of being sliced by immense force, and some areas were covered with huge cracks, all revealing that fierce battles had once taken place on this peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was filled with a heavy scent of dust, as if silently recounting forgotten ages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though desolate, the peak teemed with vitality, with spiritual energy overflowing from every inch of its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This spiritual energy gathered at the mountain's waist and summit, forming white ribbons like sashes that wound around the mountain, flowing slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Danyuan Peak!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the three characters 'Danyuan Peak' on the stone cliff at the summit, Hua Changxi's heart trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it called Danyuan Peak simply because the entrance and exit of the Danyuan Secret Realm had been moved to the summit?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, besides them, the Oath Stele and the teleportation array had also been moved here from the square together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about it now, it made sense; with people coming and going on the square, it was not suitable to serve as the entrance to a secret realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Hua Changxi was pondering these thoughts, the divine wood branch in the air suddenly descended, touching the Oath Stele as if a fingertip were tapping stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, green light flowed into the Oath Stele like water, and immediately after, the stele blazed with brilliant green radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, while others only saw the green light on the Oath Stele, Hua Changxi 'saw' the green light traveling down through the stele, permeating the entire mountain peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the green light poured in, the Oath Stele and the mountain peak merged into one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation Hua Changxi had previously worried about—cultivators with higher cultivation forcibly moving the Oath Stele—would no longer occur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the divine wood branch withdrew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's eyes suddenly brightened; atop the Oath Stele lay a green pill emitting a green glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a Saint Pill!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi stepped forward quickly and swiftly collected the Saint Pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Saint Pill flew into her sea of consciousness, Hua Changxi immediately knew that hidden within this pill were five hundred Saint Protection Tokens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having obtained another Saint Pill, Hua Changxi still felt joyful in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, she noticed the divine wood branch rapidly distancing itself from Danyuan Peak, flying swiftly toward that towering giant tree situated between reality and illusion, seemingly separated from them by a space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine wood branch appeared just as she brought people here to join the Danyuan Secret Realm; this was the divine wood's support for her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Hua Changxi couldn't help but shout loudly, \"Divine Wood, rest assured, I will definitely manage the Danyuan Secret Realm well and cultivate many alchemists and physicians for the Alchemy Saint Hall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing these words, the divine wood branch, which was rapidly withdrawing, suddenly paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Hua Changxi first froze, then her eyes turned; if the divine wood could bestow a secret realm, could it not also bestow other things?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking thus, Hua Changxi extended both hands, palms facing the divine wood branch, and said, \"Please, Divine Wood, bestow your blessing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine wood branch trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi stared at the divine wood branch; at this moment, she seemed to see an expression of confusion on the branch, yet in the next instant, she was greatly disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine wood branch withdrew quickly, vanishing from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magnificent scene in the high sky, resembling a mirage, disappeared along with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alas!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having failed to obtain anything, Hua Changxi felt somewhat disappointed; just as she was lowering her raised hands, a tender branch about one meter long and verdant fell out of thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the tender branch in her hand, brimming with vitality, Hua Changxi was truly surprised and delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when asking the Divine Wood for things, it actually gives them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Firewood Branch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tender branch born only once every hundred thousand years from the Immortal Divine Wood, containing dense and pure vitality, possessing the creative power to bring withered wood back to spring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the Firewood Branch, Hua Changxi could clearly feel her body being nourished by the dense vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only her, but even Eunuch Yu and others around her were nourished by the vitality radiating from the Firewood Branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the hundred retired Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers benefited the most; the hidden injuries within many of them were rapidly improving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among those soldiers whose qi and blood had deteriorated, turning their hair gray, the white hairs on their heads were turning black at a speed visible to the naked eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, all the retired Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers became excited and invigorated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this scene, Hua Changxi smiled immediately and said, \"You are the first batch of apprentices to join the Danyuan Secret Realm; since the Divine Wood bestows blessings, you should all share in it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said this, she picked up the Firewood Branch and waved it toward the retired Demon-Suppressing Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Firewood Branch waved, it scattered countless specks of green light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As these green lights entered the bodies of the Demon-Suppressing Army, some who had lost arms or legs began to regrow them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi had not expected the vitality within the Firewood Branch to be so powerful; looking at the retired Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers who were crying and laughing, she put away the branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vitality contained in the Firewood Branch was not endless; if used too much, it would be exhausted and required nourishment from wood-attributed spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having just waved the Firewood Branch, Hua Changxi perceived that the vitality had decreased somewhat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eunuch Yu, give me your identity token!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After receiving Eunuch Yu's identity token, Hua Changxi focused her mind, and a character 'Yuan' appeared in the palm of her right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She placed her right hand over the token, and in an instant, the character 'Yuan' was imprinted onto it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the character 'Yuan' on the token, Hua Changxi showed a joyful expression; with this, no one could forge tokens to enter and exit the Danyuan Secret Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, let us continue now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Jia, Eunuch Zhou, and Eunuch Zhao already belonged to Hua Changxi; entrusted with heavy responsibilities, their sincerity in joining the Danyuan Secret Realm was genuine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Eunuch Yu and the other three had received their identity tokens, it was the turn of the hundred retired Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, these retired Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers had joined the Danyuan Secret Realm merely seeking a livelihood; now, having first witnessed the appearance of the Immortal Divine Tree and then received nourishment from its Salwood branches, their attitudes had undergone a complete reversal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When swearing the Heart Demon Oath, each one displayed an expression of profound devotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Danyuan Peak, the swearing of Heart Demon Oaths proceeded with fervor; in the square of the Medical Bureau, the crowd grew ever larger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden appearance of the Immortal Divine Tree shocked everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this very moment, those nobles and officials who had resisted Hua Changxi stood dumbstruck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shock in Wei Zhenjie's eyes was no less; tongue-tied, he stared at Celestial Master Zhang: \"You just said that Hua Changxi being resisted by Prince Shou and others might be her opportunity; could it be that you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing Wei Zhenjie was asking whether he had divined some information in advance, Celestial Master Zhang shook his head and cut him off directly: \"This poor Daoist merely spoke offhand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he have known it would actually come true!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at the summit of Danyuan Peak, Celestial Master Zhang said: \"Spiritual Qi is reviving, and the Dao of Alchemy is rising... Some great trends cannot be halted by human effort.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere, Xia Zhen rubbed his throbbing forehead, feeling powerless for the first time; this Hua Changxi had given him a sense of crisis he could not suppress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What cannot be suppressed by human means is a great trend; only a great trend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, could Hua Changxi truly represent a great trend?\u003C\u002Fp>",1457,"2026-06-12T02:51:23.636Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","d4b4328e6353d60f7ee759988991099ca0772954cd9b06da662e552cca9d1d5b","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-263","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-261",558,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-cover.jpg"]