[{"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-275":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},1897049,2531,"Chapter 275: All Are Selfish and Self-Interested","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-275",275,"\u003Cp>After Xia Zhen spoke up for her, Jiang Nianyi put away the Purple Star Firefly Grass and no longer asked Hua Changxi to help process it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn't expected Hua Changxi to recognize the Purple Star Firefly Grass or bring up the matter of cultivators from the outside world; this issue should not attract excessive attention, so it needed to be glossed over quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Nianyi quickly glanced at the other young male cultivator from the Dao-Protecting Family faction and gave him a meaningful look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Feng Zirui's eyes flashed with displeasure, but he still quickly took out a first-grade spiritual herb from his storage ring: \"Curator Hua, could you please guide me on how to process this spiritual herb?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This tactic to divert attention was too obvious; Hua Changxi looked at Jiang Nianyi and Feng Zirui, then scanned the expressions of everyone present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She found that most people's expressions remained very calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Hua Changxi fell into thoughtful contemplation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone present came from powerful and influential families in the capital; regarding the matter of cultivators from the outside world, they might even know more than she did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had pointed out that the Jiang family was suspected of being from the outside world, yet their reaction was so lukewarm, indicating they didn't care much about the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since that was the case, there was no need for her to continue pressing the issue; she had already warned everyone, and whether they took it to heart was beyond her control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did the others present care whether the Jiang family were cultivators from the outside world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They cared, and yet they didn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They cared because cultivators from the outside world came from beyond, and through them, one could learn more about cultivation and understand more about the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't care because cultivators from the outside world were, after all, a minority; in the eyes of most noble scions present, they couldn't stir up any major waves, at best riding the wave of the Four Spirit Realms' revival to scrape together some resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Dao-Protecting Families thought the same way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi stopped paying attention to Jiang Nianyi and shifted her gaze to the spiritual herb Feng Zirui had produced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual herb Feng Zirui had taken out was also a rare first-grade variety; after asking about his understanding of spiritual herbs, Hua Changxi began guiding him on how to process it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the attention within the hall diverted, Gu Jinfan felt somewhat helpless in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had originally thought that Hua Changxi pointing out the Jiang family's suspected status as outside cultivators would draw everyone's serious attention, but unexpectedly, everyone's reaction was so indifferent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her previous life, it was the same; the native cultivators of the Four Spirit Realms had underestimated the ambitions of the outside cultivators from the very beginning, not taking them seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Hua Changxi focus intently on guiding Feng Zirui in processing the spiritual herb, Gu Jinfan felt a pang of disappointment in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's earlier confrontation with Jiang Nianyi was certainly not without purpose; since she already knew the Jiang family were outside cultivators, she ought to have done something about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even driving Jiang Nianyi out of the Medical Bureau would have been a good thing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she did nothing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi soon finished guiding Feng Zirui: \"Is there anyone else who needs guidance?\" As her gaze swept around, it collided with Gu Jinfan's disappointed eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person is sick!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi felt a wave of creepiness under that stare and quickly averted her gaze, just as someone else produced a spiritual herb to request guidance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Chu Junhao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Junhao immediately produced five spiritual herbs for consultation; displaying no arrogance befitting an imperial prince, he smiled warmly like a spring breeze, his demeanor extremely approachable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One cannot strike a smiling person; such a Chu Junhao was actually not dislikeable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at Chu Junhao, said nothing, and turned her attention to the five spiritual herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected of the imperial family; their foundation was indeed profound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Nianyi had produced one spirit herb from beyond the realms, while Chu Junhao had produced two first-grade spirit herbs growing in the Nine Netherworlds and three rare first-grade spirit herbs growing in extreme environments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can only teach you how to process these three spirit herbs; as for these two... processing the Soul-Returning Grass and Soul-Devouring Grass requires the use of soul force. I can tell you the method, but for the actual operation, I suggest you seek a Spirit Platform Realm cultivator capable of projecting their divine sense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Chu Junhao's eyes flickered, and the expressions of the others present also fluctuated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xia Ziyang had said earlier, Hua Changxi wanted to probe their strength through the content of their requests, while they could also use rare spirit herbs to probe Hua Changxi's strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She recognized spirit herbs growing in the outer starry sky, and she also recognized spirit herbs growing in the Nine Netherworlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The level of inheritance Hua Changxi had received in the Dao of Medicine and the Dao of Alchemy was higher than they had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of his master, who was currently breaking through to the Spirit Platform Realm and urgently needed soul plants as assistance, Wen Lanzhou couldn't help but ask: \"Curator Hua, the 'Compendium of First-Grade Spiritual Herbs' does not mention first-grade soul plants; what is the reason for this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi had not intended to answer, but upon realizing the questioner was a fellow disciple of her own Shiniang, she paused briefly before explaining: \"Soul plants and spirit plants do not belong to the same category.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes flickered once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ziyang suddenly spoke loudly: \"Curator Hua sharing the 'Compendium of First-Grade Spiritual Herbs' and the 'Comprehensive Guide to Processing First-Grade Spiritual Herbs' without charge truly demonstrates noble character; we all feel admiration.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing these words, many people present displayed strange expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ziyang continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nowadays, many cultivators are stuck at the Infant Transformation Realm, unable to break through to the Spirit Platform Realm; the main reason is that alchemists do not understand soul plants and thus cannot refine the corresponding breakthrough pills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Xia Ziyang suddenly stood up and bowed ninety degrees to Hua Changxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything Curator Hua has done is to promote the development of medical arts and the Dao of Alchemy; if this can assist Infant Transformation Realm cultivators in breaking through, it will not only accelerate the revival of the Four Spirit Realms but also enhance the overall strength of the cultivators within the Four Spirit Realms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone understood Xia Ziyang's meaning and realized why he had suddenly praised Hua Changxi so extravagantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted the inheritance regarding soul plants in Hua Changxi's possession!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, everyone present was tempted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although these people each held one or two inheritances of medical arts or the Dao of Alchemy, the grades of these inheritations were low, not even fully cataloging spirit plants, let alone soul plants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The imperial family, the Dao-Protecting Families, and some noble aristocratic clans had been laying out arrangements in the Nine Netherworlds for quite some time, yet the resources they had acquired from there were very few.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was none other than their limited understanding of soul plants in the Nine Netherworlds; even if they encountered high-grade soul plants, they would miss the opportunity due to failing to recognize them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivators breaking through realms with smooth progress and no bottlenecks were extremely rare; most cultivators required breakthrough pills for assistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, for Infant Transformation Realm cultivators to break through to the Spirit Platform Realm, they needed breakthrough pills refined using soul plants, but if they couldn't even recognize soul plants, how could they refine such pills?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The powers behind the people seated here were not weak; they had all cultivated a group of Infant Transformation Realm cultivators, and if they could refine breakthrough pills for advancing to the Spirit Platform Realm, their strength would undoubtedly reach another level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned their gaze toward Hua Changxi, waiting for her reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi gave Xia Ziyang a faint glance, then shifted her gaze to Xia Zhen: \"Senior Xia, the disciples your Xia family has raised seem to have rather poor eyesight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me, having noble character?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really don't know how he saw that; do noble integrity and high principles have anything to do with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking, Hua Changxi looked again at Xia Ziyang: \"Your ability to judge people is too poor; open your eyes wide and see clearly—I am the same as you, all of us selfish and self-serving.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Promoting the development of medical arts and the Dao of pills? Strengthening and expanding the power of the Four Spirit Realms?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at Xia Zhen: \"Do the Dao-Protecting Families care?\" Then she looked at Gu Xing and the others, \"Do you care?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If none of you care, on what grounds do you think I would care?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having finished speaking, she stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today's lecture ends here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Hua Changxi's figure depart quickly, Huo Yunxiao clicked his tongue twice: \"This is a ruthless person; when being ruthless, she even scolds herself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1537,"2026-06-12T02:51:23.636Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","52216df3f43ff164b05c456fcfd6837d4c8a355c0175305ba095f64d1eabc6ef","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-276","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-274",558,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-cover.jpg"]