[{"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-268":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},1897042,2531,"Chapter 268: Reborn Anew","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-268",268,"\u003Cp>Inside the Danyuan Secret Realm, Hua Changxi was concentrating intently on manipulating the Shennong Cauldron to refine pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The internal space of the Shennong Cauldron was vast; as long as one's pill refining technique was adequate and supplemented by divine sense, a single furnace could produce ten thousand Grade One pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays, Hua Changxi could already refine top-grade Grade Three pills; using the Shennong Cauldron to refine Grade One pills, even in such large quantities, guaranteed the quality of the spirit pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before refining, she had hesitated: should the pills distributed to the apprentices be of lower grade, or should she give them top-grade pills directly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After weighing the matter repeatedly, she felt there was no need to be so secretive; she cultivated hard precisely to do whatever she wished at will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medical arts and pill refining were originally her most proud skills; if she could not be herself in these areas, it would be utterly meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the stronger the power she displayed, the more beneficial it would be for the cohesion of the apprentices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, after a day had passed, Hua Changxi had refined a total of six furnaces of top-grade Grade One Yuanling Pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the pills refined, all that remained was bottling them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sixty thousand Yuanling Pills, at ten pills per bottle, required six thousand bottles in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the task of packaging so many pills gave Hua Changxi a headache; since it was already evening, she did not wish to waste time on this and delay her cultivation, so after some thought, she exited the secret realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as she left the secret realm, Hua Changxi sent messages to Eunuch Yu and the other three, summoning them to the mountain peak to have them package the pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the interim, she hesitated briefly on whether to call Hua Sanlang, but after deep contemplation, she dismissed the notion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she was producing so many pills at once, and they were only Grade One, the fact that they were all top-grade meant that if this news spread, it would surely bring her trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Yu and the other three were eunuchs sold into the palace long ago; they had no blood relatives left, and those surrounding them were merely 'friends' bound by interests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To win her trust, they would not disclose her affairs to those friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, regarding her third brother, Hua Sanlang, she was uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was unsure whether Hua Sanlang would inform the Hua family of her situation; once the Hua family learned she could produce so many pills, they would surely use the name of kinship to demand her help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mutual assistance among family members was originally natural human sentiment, but the premise had to be her willingness and initiative, not coercion by family members in the name of righteousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Hua Changxi waited for Eunuch Yu and the other three, she noticed that only three mountain peaks had appeared beside Danyuan Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only three secret realm masters summoned peaks today?\" She had assumed all secret realm masters would summon them together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Eunuch Yu and the other three arrived at the mountain peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi immediately asked, \"Did only three secret realm masters summon peaks today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Yu replied, \"No, all secret realm masters attempted to summon them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Eunuch Yu and the other three explained in detail the situation regarding the various secret realm masters summoning peaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Hua Changxi realized that only Gu Xing, Mu Qingyao, and Yan Qianying had successfully summoned peaks; everyone else had failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could they fail?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was Hua Changxi puzzled, but others were also utterly baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Jia said, \"Most secret realm masters cannot accept the failure of the summoning and are preparing to continue tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi asked, \"Continue doing what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Jia replied, \"Continue having people swear Heart Demon Oaths; some secret realm masters believe that because they recruited too few apprentices, they were unable to summon peaks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi shook her head; she felt this was unlikely the reason, recalling that when Danyuan Peak appeared, only one person had sworn a Heart Demon Oath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance of the peaks should have little correlation with the number of people recruited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Hua Changxi, Eunuch Yu wore a worried expression: \"Master, with other secret realm masters recruiting aggressively, even fewer people will come to register with us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, nobles like Prince Shou were resisting the Master's recruitment of apprentices; even after Danyuan Peak appeared and many were tempted, most remained watching and waiting due to the intimidation of the royal family and the nobility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from members of the Hua clan, only a dozen or so 'loners' came to register today; these people had no families and feared no retaliation from the royal family or nobility, whereas those with households were not so bold and decisive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with other secret realm masters scrambling to snatch people everywhere to summon peaks, leveraging their authority and influence, it would likely become even harder for Danyuan Peak to recruit anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Zhou added, \"Although the resources offered by other secret realm masters are not as generous as what the Master provides, they will supply cultivation techniques to the apprentices.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although everyone craved resources, without even stepping onto the path of cultivation, abundant resources were useless; cultivation techniques were the key to opening that path, so this condition was extremely appealing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Hua Changxi smiled: \"That is quite good; previously, those noble families guarded their cultivation techniques tightly, allowing only their own kin to cultivate them; now they are finally willing to release them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It would be even better if there were more such occurrences; in this way, more cultivators will emerge, further promoting the development of medical arts and the Dao of Pills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing her words and seeing her lack of concern, Eunuch Yu and the other three exchanged bewildered glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master, isn't this a bit too noble...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi continued, \"I suspect that not every secret realm can summon a peak; the other secret realm masters are probably performing futile efforts. We need not pay them too much attention; focusing on constructing Danyuan Peak is the proper course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Eunuch Yu and the other three all agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi said, \"Very well, the four of you follow me into the secret realm; I have a task for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, the five of them appeared on the first level of the Danyuan Secret Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the tens of thousands of top-grade Grade One Yuanling Pills stored in bamboo tubes before them, Eunuch Yu and the other three were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How long had it been since obtaining even a single spirit pill was incredibly difficult for them, yet now, tens of thousands of spirit pills were displayed blatantly before their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, the bamboo tubes used to store the spirit pills seemed to be made of fourth-grade Green Jade Spirit Bamboo, a material for refining many fourth-grade magical artifacts, yet now it was being used merely as wooden buckets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Yu swallowed hard, looking at Hua Changxi: \"Master, where did these pills come from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi did not respond; flipping her wrist, she took out six thousand pill bottles from her Sumeru Mustard Seed: \"The task I assign you is to package these pills into the bottles. For every hundred pills you package, you may keep one pill as remuneration.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the eyes of Eunuch Yu and the other three instantly lit up with brilliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured, Master, we will finish bottling all the pills tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi hummed in acknowledgment: \"Very well, get to work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Hua Changxi about to leave, Eunuch Jia and the other two quickly signaled Eunuch Yu with their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Eunuch Yu steeled his resolve and called out to Hua Changxi: \"Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi paused: \"Is there something else?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Yu bent low, performing a deep bow: \"The four of us wish to request that the Master grant us names.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Jia and the other two also bowed: \"We beg the Master to bestow names upon us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Hua Changxi did not say where these Yuan Spirit Pills came from, all four guessed they were most likely refined by her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being able to follow such an extraordinary person, all four wished to draw even closer to Hua Changxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew nothing else, so following what they had learned in the palace, they begged Hua Changxi to bestow names upon them; in the palace, only servants named by their master were considered one of their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked surprised: \"You want to change your names?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All four nodded simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi: \"Then change them yourselves?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Yu's expression turned urgent: \"Master, it is because of you that we have our present lives; you are our second parents, so our names ought to be given by you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Jia and the other two quickly added: \"We beg Master to bestow names.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi, both surprised and speechless: \"Stop speaking of second parents; between us, it is simply a relationship of mutual benefit and cooperation. If you wish to change your names, choose them yourselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Yu hurriedly said: \"Master, we misspoke; we merely wish to bid farewell to the past. Since you gave us the chance to start anew, we hoped you would help us choose names as a memento of this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Jia and the other three: \"Indeed, that is exactly what we think.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at the four of them; seeing their faces filled with longing, the corner of her mouth twitched: \"I am terrible at naming people. If you insist I name you, then just pick one character from 'Fu, Lu, Shou, Xi'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Yu: \"Thank you, Master, for bestowing a name; I shall be called Yu Fu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Jia: \"I shall be called Jia Lu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Zhou: \"I shall be called Zhou Shou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Zhao: \"I shall be called Zhao Xi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the four faces beaming with joy, Hua Changxi said: \"...As long as you are happy.\" With that, she walked away, not quite understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching her depart, Eunuch Yu and the other three, now newly named, all wore expressions of joy like those reborn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From this day forward, we four shall no longer be lowly eunuchs of the palace; we are the stewards of the Yuan Spirit Secret Realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1724,"2026-06-12T02:51:23.636Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","76da0a27816a8873245ee2f2a28caf93e417a7a51e63f279b79a1fae46581795","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-269","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-267",558,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-cover.jpg"]