[{"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-318":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},1897092,2531,"Chapter 318: Acting According to One's Own Heart","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-318",318,"\u003Cp>After the first batch of Body-Refining Soup for repairing flesh and blood was finished brewing, Hua Changxi instructed Yu Fu to arrange for the medicine to be delivered to the injured, prioritizing those with severe wounds, before she began refining the second cauldron of Body-Refining Soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Body-Refining Soup consumed by mortals requires careful control of the spiritual energy concentration within the decoction to prevent spiritual power from entering their bodies, which mortals cannot withstand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, for cultivators drinking the Body-Refining Soup, since realms are differentiated, one only needs to use spiritual herbs of the corresponding grade, eliminating the need for meticulous control over the increase or decrease of spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consequently, when refining the Body-Refining Soup required by cultivators, Hua Changxi's refining speed increased, and the quantity of medicine produced directly multiplied several times over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching vast quantities of spiritual herbs transform into medicinal liquid in Hua Changxi's hands and then be brewed into medicinal soup, everyone present deeply imprinted this scene into their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regarding Hua Changxi's level of medicine refining, I fear no one can currently compete with her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not just currently; I fear that for a very long time in the future, no one will be able to surpass her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her skill in controlling fire is truly slick.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is not just fire control; her manipulation of spiritual power also leaves one gazing at the ocean in despair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Refining different spiritual herbs requires different levels of heat, while extracting the effective components from spiritual herbs demands precise control over spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Refining spiritual herbs one portion at a time with precise control over heat and spiritual power is something most cultivators can achieve, but refining hundreds of spiritual herbs simultaneously causes people to shrink back in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Hua Changxi finished brewing the second batch of Body-Refining Soup for repairing flesh and blood, the disciples of Danyuan Peak immediately busied themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those who can still walk, come over and queue up yourselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those who cannot walk, stay peacefully in your spots; disciples from Danyuan Peak will deliver the medicine to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the numerous disciples of Danyuan Peak were busy delivering medicine, Hua Changxi was busy refining medicinal soup; with rolling scents of medicine and steaming medicinal qi, this scene injected hope of survival into countless injured patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost every half-hour, Hua Changxi could finish brewing a cauldron of Body-Refining Soup; by the time the fourth cauldron was ready, the first cauldron had already run dry, so she returned to brew the first batch of Body-Refining Soup again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's reasoning was to repair the flesh and blood first; once the body was restored, the injured could endure longer, increasing their chances of survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the bustling medicine stall of Danyuan Peak, physicians and alchemists at other stalls managed to obtain a bowl of Body-Refining Soup to study; after confirming that this medicinal soup could indeed treat the injured on a mass scale, they all fell somewhat silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the matter of treating the injured, Hua Changxi's medical skills might not be much superior to theirs, but her abilities in formulating prescriptions and refining medicine were absolutely far beyond theirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she could supply sufficient quantities of medicinal soup, she could treat the injured in batches, directly leaving them far behind in terms of the number of people saved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over at the Qingyao Peak medicine stall, Meng Qingyao's expression was somewhat poor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was reflecting on herself; previously, while in the Xia and Meng families, she had mostly heard words of praise, and after joining the Medical Bureau, due to her supreme talent as a Fire-Wood Spiritual Body, she had never imagined she would lose to anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the arts of alchemy and medicine, she had always been confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when Hua Changxi caused the Danding Altar and Danyuan Peak to manifest, promoting the revival of the Dansheng Hall, she had not felt inferior to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, after witnessing Hua Changxi's methods of formulating and refining medicine with her own eyes, her entrenched beliefs were shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had lost!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lost to Hua Changxi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could not formulate a medicinal soup capable of saving people in batches, nor could she refine large quantities of wound medicine in a short period!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though bitterness filled Meng Qingyao's heart, she still took a deep breath, cast aside the various negative emotions in her mind, and continued to diligently diagnose and treat the injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In order to gain time and save more people, none of the medicine stalls ceased their treatment efforts even after nightfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Danyuan Peak medicine stall, regarding the Body-Refining Soup for repairing flesh and blood, Hua Changxi brewed from the first to the fourth cauldron for three days and three nights before all injured patients in need had drunk the medicinal soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, Hua Changxi returned to Danyuan Peak to recover some spiritual power, then came back to continue refining the Ice Spirit Powder used to clear fire poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four days later, every injured patient had received a portion of Ice Spirit Powder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the injured consumed the Ice Spirit Powder, the fire poison within their bodies was cleared away completely not long after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing such excellent results from the Ice Spirit Powder, some pharmacists who held no grudges against Hua Changxi voluntarily approached her, wishing to request the prescription for study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi generously provided the formula, giving not only the recipe for Ice Spirit Powder but also the prescription for the Body-Refining Soup that repairs flesh and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This action of hers left many people with unsettled hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over at the Qingyao Peak medicine stall, after Meng Qingyao examined the formula, her mood sank even lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual herbs Hua Changxi used were not particularly special; most were common spiritual herbs, yet some of their medicinal properties, and the new medicinal properties triggered after they fused together, were unknown to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So even in the most basic identification of spiritual herb properties, I still possess deficiencies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After other medical practitioners and alchemists viewed the formula, they all had only one thought: that in the future, if Hua Changxi were to give lectures at the Qihuang Hall, they must absolutely attend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The repair of the injured patients' flesh and blood and the removal of fire poison had been resolved by Hua Changxi; the elimination of demonic qi was handled by the monks of Daxiang Temple and Dixiu Temple; now, other physicians and alchemists only needed to focus on suppressing the demonic beast qi within the injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, all medical personnel felt much more relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing the refinement of Ice Spirit Powder, Hua Changxi rested for a while, then prepared to sit down and accept patients, first to help suppress the demonic beast qi within their bodies, and second to diagnose whether they had any other issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Changxi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Hua Changxi sat down, Yan Zhenzhen approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yan Zhenzhen, Hua Changxi was somewhat surprised: \"Why have you come over?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, she had seen that while Jing Liao was reciting the Clear Heart Mantra for the injured, it was Yan Zhenzhen who was nearby helping to maintain order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Zhenzhen smiled and said: \"The masters from Daxiang Temple and Dixiu Temple recited the Clear Heart Mantra for seven days and seven nights; most of the cultivators and mortals who had gone mad due to the influence of demonic qi have already regained their senses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have nothing to do now, so I just wanted to come over and see you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Zhenzhen looked at Hua Changxi with a smile: \"Refining medicine for seven days and seven nights must have exhausted you, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi smiled and said: \"I am fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Zhenzhen continued smiling: \"This move you made this time has shocked everyone.\" As she spoke, her eyes sparkled, \"I never expected your level of medicine refining to be so high.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi smiled modestly: \"It is merely practice making perfect. The four arts of Pills, Arrays, Talismans, and Artifacts all share common principles; you should know this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Zhenzhen shook her head: \"But your hand is skilled to an excessive degree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi smiled and said: \"If you had arranged several thousand or even tens of thousands of arrays, I imagine you could set them up with your eyes closed in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words stirred something in Yan Zhenzhen's heart; arranging several thousand or tens of thousands of arrays... could it be that Changxi had refined tens of thousands of cauldrons of pills?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where did she get the time and spiritual herbs for that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Zhenzhen did not dare to ask further, so she smilingly changed the subject, looking at her: \"What, are you still going to accept patients?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Yan Zhenzhen leaned in closer and lowered her voice: \"If I were you, I would choose to go back and rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi thought she was merely worried about her health, so she smiled and said, \"I am not tired.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Nascent Soul cultivator, refining low-grade medicinal soups and powders for days and nights on end was still very easy for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, among the wounded this time, there were quite a few cultivators; she also wished to use this opportunity to improve her skills of observation, listening, questioning, and pulse-taking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Zhenzhen: \"...It is not a matter of whether you are tired or not, but that you cannot continue to steal the spotlight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Hua Changxi's face showed astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her reaction, Yan Zhenzhen sighed: \"I know you have no such intentions, but others will think otherwise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Body-Refining Soup you decocted and the Ice Spirit Powder you refined can be said to have pulled most of the wounded back from the gates of death; leave the remaining rescue work to the other physicians.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must let the other physicians, pharmacists, and pill refiners have a chance to show their abilities as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Hua Changxi knew Yan Zhenzhen meant well, she still felt speechless: \"It is just about saving lives; why so many twists and turns? If they want to show off, I have not stopped them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Zhenzhen fell silent for a moment: \"Let me put it this way: because of your presence, all the wounded now remember only your kindness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"During this turmoil at the Artifact Saint Palace, all parties are acting so eagerly to gain reputation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi: \"...Listening to you say this, why do I feel so irritable?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Zhenzhen: \"The wounded are not in immediate danger of death; with the treatment of other medical masters, they will all recover. Just leave the subsequent matters alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's brows knotted together: \"Although there is no longer a danger to life, if their injuries are not completely eradicated, they will continue to suffer. Must I turn a blind eye to their pain just so certain people can gain so-called reputation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Zhenzhen opened her mouth, not knowing how to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at her: \"If your own relatives or friends were among the wounded, would you still stop me like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Zhenzhen: \".......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's expression turned serious: \"I know you are doing this for my own good, but I am a healer; I cannot neglect patients who need treatment just to accommodate certain people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Zhenzhen: \"...But you will offend many people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi: \"I act only according to my conscience; outsiders are not within my consideration.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Hua Changxi's attitude was so resolute, Yan Zhenzhen did not know what else to say.\u003C\u002Fp>",1920,"2026-06-12T02:51:23.636Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","982e32b89fc13f754ede2692a7fac06a27a248a811dd15aa5ac94015285fbb0d","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-319","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-317",558,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-cover.jpg"]