[{"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-312":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},1897086,2531,"Chapter 312: Propelling Forward","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-312",312,"\u003Cp>[Realm: Nascent Soul Stage 4.9 billion\u002F1 billion; Divine Sense: (100100) ten thousand]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After parting ways with Wei Zhenjie, Hua Changxi returned to the bamboo hut on Danyuan Peak and then checked her realm data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously limited by her realm and physical strength, her Divine Sense had been stuck at two million points; later, though body refinement increased her physical strength, the lack of Soul Crystals for cultivation meant her Divine Sense had not grown at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Nascent Soul, the next realm is the Spirit Platform Stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening the Spirit Platform means opening the Sea of Consciousness; as the name implies, the Sea of Consciousness is the space that holds Divine Sense, just as the dantian is the space that holds spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once one has a Sea of Consciousness and accumulates enough Divine Sense (soul power), one can condense a Primordial Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon condensing a Primordial Spirit, a cultivator enters the Spirit Concentration Stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the Spirit Concentration Stage, once the Primordial Spirit becomes powerful enough to detach from the body and exist independently in the world, the cultivator advances to the Soul Departure Stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although absorbing heavenly and earthly spiritual energy to strengthen the flesh and expand the Nascent Soul remains important during the Spirit Platform, Spirit Concentration, and Soul Departure stages, the focus of cultivation lies in condensing, expanding, and strengthening the Primordial Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When both the Primordial Spirit and the Nascent Soul are cultivated to their utmost limit and perfectly fuse together, one enters the Dao Integration Stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after stepping into the Dao Integration Stage and mastering the corresponding laws of the Great Dao does a cultivator become a true 'Immortal'; before that, they are merely a cultivator seeking immortality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period of stagnant cultivation, Hua Changxi had been pondering why she could not open her Spirit Platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tong Yao and the others claimed her state of mind was lagging, but what exactly constituted a state of mind that had caught up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked inward at the Nascent Soul within her dantian, and at the black flame burning atop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the focus of cultivation for the Spirit Platform, Spirit Concentration, and Soul Departure stages lies in the Primordial Spirit, then the focus for the Qi Refining, Qi Sea, Core Formation, and Nascent Soul stages lies in the Nascent Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Nascent Soul had eyes that were half-open and half-closed, with a black flame burning where its heart should be; she often wondered if these two factors were the reason she could never advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black flame was understandable, caused by external factors, but regarding the Nascent Soul's eyes not being fully open, she did not know if others had also experienced such a stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since this involved the Nascent Soul, she could not straightforwardly ask others; even if she did, they might not tell her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must continue to refine my skills of observation, listening, questioning, and pulse-taking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays she could clearly see the condition of a cultivator's dantian and sea of qi; if she continued to refine these skills, would she be able to see the Nascent Soul itself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raising her alchemist rank, refining her skills of observation, listening, questioning, and pulse-taking...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi rubbed her forehead; previously, she had focused single-mindedly on cultivation, which made her cultivation speed fast enough, but many other matters had been neglected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this be the reason her state of mind was lagging?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi took out the auction invitation Chu Junhao had given her: \"Nine Netherworld, Zhenmen Pass...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as she continued body refinement, her enhanced physique would be able to hold more Divine Sense (soul power), allowing her to further strengthen her Divine Sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strengthening Divine Sense required Soul Crystals, and Soul Crystals could only be found in the Nine Netherworld; therefore, she must return to the Nine Netherworld no matter what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After much deliberation, Hua Changxi sent a message to Zhou Shou: \"Add Chu Junhao to the list of apprentices studying alchemy at Qihuang Hall Number Six in November.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sending the message, Hua Changxi took out the two Taiyin Stones Wei Zhenjie had given her and first pressed the one inscribed with the \"Twelve Styles of Soul Control\" against her forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, she used her Divine Sense to read the entire content of the \"Twelve Styles of Soul Control.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because her Divine Sense was not too low, she easily memorized the contents of the \"Twelve Styles of Soul Control.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, merely memorizing the content did not mean she had fully understood and mastered the technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi did not immediately study the \"Twelve Styles of Soul Control\"; instead, she took out a blank Taiyin Stone and, following the operational steps in the \"Soul Control Technique,\" began using her Divine Sense to inscribe the \"Nine Turns Mysterious Art\" onto the stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manipulating Divine Sense was not too difficult; consuming a few tens of thousands of points of soul power and spending less than half a day, Hua Changxi successfully inscribed the \"Nine Turns Mysterious Art.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this process, she realized that Divine Sense was incredibly useful; used correctly, it could save a great deal of time and effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, when Hua Changxi explained and taught about grade-one spiritual plants and their processing methods, she had to designate several apprentices to take notes on the spot, which later required organizing and correcting, consuming considerable effort and time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she had learned to inscribe techniques using Divine Sense, for the identification and processing of grade-two spiritual plants in the future, she could inscribe a copy in advance using this method, hand it to designated individuals, and once they read it with their Divine Sense, they could transcribe it directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi checked the sky, saw that it was already evening, somersaulted on a cloud to the Heaven Department, and handed the \"Nine Turns Mysterious Art\" to Wei Zhenjie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sit down and have a cup of tea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I have matters to attend to tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Hua Changxi vanish from the horizon in the blink of an eye, Wei Zhenjie pressed the Taiyin Stone to his forehead, and soon the entire content of the \"Nine Turns Mysterious Art\" was imprinted in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She finished inscribing this technique so quickly; her Divine Sense is quite high!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning to Danyuan Peak, Hua Changxi began preparing the items needed for tonight's sessions at Qihuang Hall Number Four and Qihuang Hall Number Five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As dusk began to fall, the hundred selected apprentices left Danyuan Peak one after another, heading toward Qihuang Hall Number Four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The activity on Danyuan Peak was soon discovered by others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hua Changxi is giving lectures at Qihuang Halls Number Four and Five.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Xu hour (19:00), Hua Changxi arrived punctually at Qihuang Hall Number Four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the hall, besides the hundred apprentices from Danyuan Peak, there were over a hundred other cultivators with good relations to the Celestial Master's Mansion and the Taisu Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon entering Hall Number Four, Hua Changxi noticed that several hall masters of the Qihuang Halls were present; after greeting the person in charge, Wen Lanzhou, she waved her hand and closed the hall gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today, we will not hold class inside the room, but in the courtyard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as these words were spoken, everyone who had been sitting inside hurriedly came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By this time, Hua Changxi had already released the massive corpses of the Nascent Soul-stage giant lizard and giant rat, followed by various dissection knives of different sizes and acupuncture needles of varying lengths and sizes used for spiritual needling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tonight, we will mainly discuss precautions for dissecting demonic beasts; acupuncture is secondary. During dissection, spiritual needles are primarily used to seal spiritual energy and prevent blood from flowing chaotically...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regarding the handling of demonic beast corpses, others may be rough, but alchemists cannot...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While demonstrating practical operations with various knives, Hua Changxi earnestly explained the pathways of the demonic beasts' muscles and meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone present listened with great attentiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not until the fourth quarter of the Zi hour that the dissection of the giant lizard and giant rat corpses was completed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, today's dissection class ends here; go back and digest this knowledge well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi cast a cleansing spell on herself, stored away the giant lizard and giant rat, and led the hundred apprentices from Danyuan Peak to Qihuang Hall Number Five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon entering Hall Number Five, Hua Changxi observed that while Hall Number Four had more cultivators from various sects—since the Celestial Master's Mansion was backed by the Taisu Palace, which maintained close ties with other sects, this was normal...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...in Hall Number Five, members from all four non-imperial princely houses were present in full force, and there were also many people from noble and wealthy families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi observed all this, waved her hand again to close the pavilion gates, and simultaneously released the corpses of the four duck demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What I will teach tonight is how to extract demon beast blood...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As dawn broke, Hua Changxi led a hundred apprentices back to Danyuan Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people of Qihuang Pavilion and Lingjing Pavilion received the news immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is Qihuang Pavilion No. 4 for teaching how to dissect demon beasts, and Pavilion No. 5 for teaching how to extract demon beast blood?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regardless of whether that is true, from now on we shall follow Hua Changxi's example and also teach these two subjects within our pavilions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1571,"2026-06-12T02:51:23.636Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","c27174e5c8d429c4fa99288c48003b35b1708e9fa1336336bcae9a402fe8d0b1","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-313","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-311",558,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-cover.jpg"]