[{"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-294":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},1897068,2531,"Chapter 294: The Opportunity in Nanxiang County","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-294",294,"\u003Cp>After leaving the Northern Town Guard Office, Jing and Yan Zhenzhen, eager to return to their sect to report and discuss the results, departed one after another, while Hua Changxi followed Tong Yao to the Artifact Sage Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Going to the Artifact Sage Palace served two purposes: first, she wanted to see Hua Liulang; second, she intended to purchase a batch of spiritual artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Tong Yao preparing to lead her out of the city, Hua Changxi was surprised: \"Why must we leave the city?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, a trace of annoyance and disgust flashed across Tong Yao's face: \"The area surrounding the forging workshops is tightly monitored by the imperial family and powerful noble clans; even the slightest anomaly will attract their attention.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To avoid unnecessary complications, disciples of the Artifact Sage Palace can now only enter and exit via the teleportation channel outside the city gates.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi admired the many contingency plans the Artifact Sage Palace had prepared, yet she still said, \"This is not a long-term solution; once cultivators from other regions enter the capital, as long as you continue recruiting disciples, they will eventually discover your traces.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao was also clear about this in his heart and showed helplessness: \"Before deploying the display spiritual artifacts, the elders of the Sacred Land never stopped arguing over this matter; to prevent the Sacred Land from being infiltrated by the imperial family and other forces, they once considered continuing the old method of secretly recruiting disciples.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, he looked at Hua Changxi with a smile: \"Do you know what the main reason was that prompted the elders to decide on open recruitment?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at him: \"Could it be related to the Pill Sage Hall?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao nodded: \"Correct; when the pill fires on the First and Second Streets of the Pill Sage Hall were ignited, although the elders were surprised, they remained relatively calm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Later, the emergence of the Xia family, a Dao-protecting clan, led to the opening of the Eighteen Divine Trees Secret Realm, yet the elders were still able to maintain their composure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, once the Pill Cauldron Altar appeared in the world, not only the Artifact Sage Palace, but also the elders of the Talisman Sage Pavilion and the Formation Sage Sect could no longer sit idle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not to mention the subsequent successive appearances of Pill Yuan Peak, Shenhe Peak, Qingyao Peak, and Xuanhuang Peak, along with the emergence of the Sacred Guard, which completely panicked the elders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The revival of the Five Great Sacred Lands was bound to occur sequentially, but the gap between them cannot be too large.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seeing the Pill Sage Hall's revival progress so rapidly while the other Sacred Lands showed no movement at all, how could the elders not be anxious?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was precisely for this reason that the elders made up their minds to widely recruit apprentices, aiming to expand and strengthen the Sacred Land while hoping that the influx of fresh blood would promote and accelerate its revival.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for various forces attempting to take this opportunity to plant agents within the Artifact Sage Palace, there was no other way around it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fortunately, the management structure of the Artifact Sage Palace was established long ago, and key positions in all departments are already filled; even if the imperial family and nobles wish to infiltrate, the overall development direction of the Artifact Sage Palace will not deviate significantly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi was not very interested in the development layouts of the other Sacred Lands; she merely nodded to show she was listening, and after Tong Yao finished speaking, she offered her blessings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All Five Great Sacred Lands will recreate the glory of ancient times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao smiled in agreement: \"They certainly will; once the Five Great Sacred Lands are fully revived, they can command the Central Continent, suppressing chaos in all regions effectively and restoring peace and prosperity to the common people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Hua Changxi felt achieving this would be somewhat difficult and would not happen quickly, she did not wish to dampen his spirits: \"Mm, it certainly will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao looked at her with a smile: \"Let us work together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi: \"...Very well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two walked while talking, soon exiting the South City Gate, then traveled south for a quarter of an hour before stopping before a desolate, withered well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Tong Yao was about to tell Hua Changxi to jump into the well, he saw her frowning deeply while looking in the direction of Nanxiang County: \"You sensed it too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at the fiery clouds above Nanxiang County and nodded: \"Such dense fire spiritual energy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, it was not just fire spiritual energy; in her perception, that region seemed to be burning and steaming with flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao paused: \"Since last year, the concentration of fire spiritual energy around Nanxiang County has been rising, and after the New Year began, the rate of increase has accelerated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi: \"Do you think something will happen in Nanxiang County?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing Hua Changxi lacked sources of information, Tong Yao said: \"In ancient times, Nanxiang County was called Nanxiang City, serving as the station established by the Zhu Que Emperor on the Central Continent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Hua Changxi's expression shook: \"Does that mean the Lingguang Hall and Nanxiang City are one and the same?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao: \"More or less.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi gazed deeply at Nanxiang County: \"With such extraordinary phenomena appearing in Nanxiang County, is an ancient ruin or secret realm about to emerge?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao shook his head: \"It is not an ordinary ancient ruin or secret realm; Nanxiang City itself is about to appear in the world.\" Saying this, he looked at Hua Changxi: \"Fellow Daoist Hua, this is a once-in-a-thousand-years great opportunity; you must not miss it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked over: \"Why do you say that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao: \"As the station of the Zhu Que Emperor, you can imagine how high its grade is; it may not compare to the Five Great Sacred Lands, but it absolutely far surpasses ordinary ancient ruins or secret realms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to ancient records, the Four Symbol Cities of the Central Continent were all guarded by grotto-heavens and blessed lands; this means the emergence of Nanxiang City will be accompanied by the appearance of such grotto-heavens and blessed lands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since Nanxiang City belongs to the fire element, for cultivators with fire spiritual roots, this is naturally a tremendous opportunity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fire tiger we encountered outside the Northern Town Guard Office was precisely coming for the opportunity in Nanxiang County.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just wait and see; Nanxiang County will soon become lively, with not only humans but also demon clans coming to contend for the grotto-heavens and blessed lands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a cultivator happened to fly overhead on a sword; seeing this, Tong Yao smiled and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The imperial family has blocked all entry and exit points to Nanxiang County, attempting to monopolize the opportunities there; truly a flight of fancy. Not to mention others, the Lingguang Hall would be the first to object.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Tong Yao revealed a look of curiosity: \"The Lingguang Hall has shown no movement all this time; I wonder who exactly this Hall Master of Lingguang Hall is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's eyes flashed slightly, and she quickly changed the subject: \"Let us not speak of Nanxiang County anymore; let us go down quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao nodded, and he and Hua Changxi jumped into the withered well one after another, then teleported to the underground palace of the Artifact Sage Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After arriving underground, Hua Changxi first went to see Hua Liulang; learning that he was doing well in the Artifact Sage Palace, balancing both cultivation and artifact forging, she felt relieved, and subsequently followed Tong Yao to select spiritual artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao directly took Hua Changxi to the Fourth-Grade Spiritual Artifact Vault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the vast variety and enormous quantity of various fourth-grade spiritual artifacts in the vault, Hua Changxi sighed with emotion: \"Indeed, many hands make light work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Pill Yuan Peak, she was the only one refining pills; although the quantity was considerable thanks to the Shennong Cauldron, her limited time and energy meant the types of pills she refined were somewhat scarce, completely incomparable to the Artifact Sage Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao understood Hua Changxi's current mindset very well: \"The Pill Sage Hall is currently somewhat fragmented, leading to scattered manpower; wanting to change this situation is not without solutions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked over: \"What solution?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao looked at her: \"Use absolute strength to crush all factions, making them dare not disobey your commands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi widened her eyes: \"Let alone the fact that I do not possess such strength; even if I did, I would not do so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was Tong Yao's turn to be surprised: \"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi: \"Because I do not want to be the leader of the Pill Sage Hall; perhaps I had such thoughts before, but after managing Pill Yuan Peak, I discovered that managing people and affairs is extremely troublesome, wasting too much time and energy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not to mention, the Medical Bureau contains all sorts of demons and monsters; if I get entangled with them in such a murky mess, would I still have any time left for cultivation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for me, I simply wish to be a lecturer spreading medical arts and the Dao of pill refining.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao looked at Hua Changxi with incomprehension: \"I originally thought you were a person of high aspirations, yet unexpectedly...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If restoring the Alchemy Saint Hall is your responsibility, will you not strive for it either?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi quickly distanced herself: \"Do not place such immense pressure on me. Restoring the sacred lands is the responsibility of all disciples from the sacred lands, not mine alone. Of course, I will do what I can for the sacred land.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unwilling to continue discussing this matter with Tong Yao, Hua Changxi began selecting spiritual artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am a healer. Do you have any spiritual weapons made of spiritual needles? Preferably something that can both save lives and be used against enemies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao looked at Hua Changxi, suppressed his urge to continue persuading her, and took a five-colored jade ring from a storage shelf to hand to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the Five-Spirit Divine Ring. As long as spiritual energy is infused into the ring, it will condense Five-Spirit Divine Needles of the corresponding attribute. These spiritual needles can penetrate the bodies of cultivators at the Infant Transformation Realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Hua Changxi's face lit up with joy: \"This spiritual artifact is excellent. I will take it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, Hua Changxi also selected a Fire-Spirit Sword. Although she still could not draw the Floating Light Sword, her sword techniques had been constantly improving, so using a sword to fight enemies was no problem at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides acquiring two fourth-grade spiritual artifacts, Hua Changxi also chose fifty second-grade spiritual gourds. Each spiritual gourd contained an internal space of one cubic unit, making them convenient for storing pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi handed Tong Yao a batch of top-grade third-tier pills according to the market price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao accepted the pills, looked at Hua Changxi, and smiled: \"Fellow Daoist Hua, in the path of pill refining, I fear no one can compete with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi remained humble: \"There are always people beyond people and skies beyond skies. Fellow Daoist Tong praises me too highly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao smiled, said nothing more, and turned to escort Hua Changxi out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they passed through certain areas of the underground palace, Hua Changxi sensed spatial fluctuations: \"Fellow Daoist Tong, the spatial barrier of the Artifact Saint Palace seems somewhat unstable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Tong Yao's face rarely showed a trace of anger: \"It is all due to the royal family and the powerful noble clans. I do not know what spiritual artifacts they activated, but several times they have caused the underground palace to shake as if struck by an earthquake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi warned: \"Spatial instability is no small matter; you must be extremely cautious about the appearance of spatial rifts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao nodded heavily: \"We will pay attention to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2031,"2026-06-12T02:51:23.636Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","a6e0b749ed1679c7aab42f9fc2cd0dac0ce780787b45a8b6ef1638c6a4b7f175","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-295","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-293",558,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-cover.jpg"]