[{"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-345":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},1897119,2531,"Chapter 345: Fourth-Grade Alchemist","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-345",345,"\u003Cp>Hua Changxi, having been attacked by a Spirit Platform realm cultivator, sustained injuries for which third-grade pills were utterly ineffective; she could only use spirit needles to suppress the wounds and prevent them from worsening, while simply tending to the gashes on her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To heal these injuries, she needed to refine a fourth-grade pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Third-Grade Alchemist (Top-Grade Pills): Pills Refined 9900\u002F9900]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at her alchemy statistics, Hua Changxi realized that refining nine thousand furnaces of top-grade third-grade pills was no easy feat; by seizing every available moment to refine, she had finally glimpsed hope of advancing to a Fourth-Grade Alchemist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, before beginning the refinement, she first summoned the Shennong Cauldron, then took out the Moonlight Cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had long worried that the water from the Soul River would be evaporated by the Fusang Divine Tree, so she wished to quickly transfer the Soul River water out of the Shennong Cauldron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the similar materials of the Moonlight Cup and the Shennong Cauldron, and recalling how the Shennong Cauldron had absorbed a soul crystal entirely upon first contact, Hua Changxi dared only pour the Soul River water into the Moonlight Cup drop by drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Moonlight Cup were to absorb all the Soul River water she had worked so hard to collect, she would cry herself to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the Moonlight Cup did not possess the Shennong Cauldron's bottomless capacity; after absorbing roughly one thousand cubic meters of Soul River water, it transformed from being rust-stained to brand new.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the cup lacked the divine charm that enveloped the Shennong Cauldron, it still appeared extraordinary at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she poured more Soul River water into it afterward, the Moonlight Cup absorbed nothing further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi poured all the Soul River water from the Shennong Cauldron into the Moonlight Cup, filling only about half of it; the internal space of the entire Moonlight Cup was approximately five thousand cubic meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many soul crystals can five thousand cubic meters of Soul River water condense?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would need to find time to experiment with the Soul River water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since one soul crystal could replenish ten points of soul power, she could thus calculate how much soul power this batch of Soul River water could provide her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After transferring the Soul River water, Hua Changxi began refining third-grade pills; burdened by her injuries, her refining speed slowed considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her usual pace, she could finish one hundred furnaces of third-grade pills day and night within a few days, yet this time, it stubbornly took her over half a month to complete them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Fourth-Grade Alchemist (Low-Grade Pills): Pills Refined 0\u002F10]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the statistics updated, countless fourth-grade pill formulas flooded Hua Changxi's mind: for healing, restoration, enhancing strength, breaking through bottlenecks, and detoxification—everything one could imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Hua Changxi's injuries consisted mainly of torn flesh, she selected a formula from the fourth-grade recipes called 'Mother's Breath Pill' to refine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mother's Breath Pill focused on reshaping the physical body, akin to returning to the womb, restoring health, vigor, and endless vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, fourth-grade pills were even harder to refine than third-grade ones; initially, Hua Changxi nearly exploded one furnace for every one she successfully refined, and it was only after ten more days of groping in the dark that she finally succeeded in producing a furnace of medium-grade Mother's Breath Pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Fourth-Grade Alchemist (Medium-Grade Pills): Pills Refined 11\u002F100]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the medium-grade Mother's Breath Pill in her hand, Hua Changxi felt somewhat dissatisfied with its quality, yet she swallowed it in one gulp nonetheless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Low-grade pills carried too much pill toxin, while medium-grade ones were slightly better; if she had a choice, she truly would not have wanted to consume them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to refine high-grade or top-grade pills was something she simply could not achieve in such a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking the Mother's Breath Pill, Hua Changxi's injuries began to improve; by that very day, her back had become smooth and pristine as new, leaving not a single scar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The medicinal efficacy of a fourth-grade pill was truly incomparable to that of a third-grade one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After her injuries were treated, Hua Changxi did not immediately leave the Lingguang Hall; instead, she brought out a bathing tub, filled it with Soul River water, and began to soak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While in the Xuanyu Manor, her soul body had not recovered to its peak, so now she needed to urgently replenish her soul power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As her body submerged into the Soul River water, Hua Changxi began circulating the 'Zhu Que Divine Art'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, her perception of soul power had been vague, but now, observing the decrease in the Soul River water, she deeply realized that the Zhu Que Divine Art was a dual-cultivation technique that increased both spiritual power and soul power simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder so many cultivators were willing to join the Zhu Que Army; although the army required fulfilling certain duties, the mere opportunity to cultivate the 'Zhu Que Divine Art' made it entirely worthwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As tub after tub of Soul River water was absorbed, Hua Changxi clearly felt her soul body growing stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, she kept count, intending to calculate the soul power replenished by the Soul River water, but later, as she poured in countless batches, she grew too lazy to keep track, stopping only when she could no longer absorb any more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Realm: Infant Transformation Realm 9.999 billion\u002F1 billion; Divine Consciousness: 100 million\u002F100 million]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her divine consciousness skyrocket from merely over two million points to one hundred million, Hua Changxi was utterly shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her physical body could now endure so much more soul power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi quickly figured out the reason, surmising that it must be due to her strengthened physical body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had cultivated the fifth chapter of the 'Nine-Turn Mysterious Art', which corresponded to the Spirit Platform realm in terms of physical strength for a Dharma cultivator, and having consumed five Xuanyuang Fruits, the limit of soul power her body could withstand had reached one hundred million points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides this, what surprised her even more was the incredible speed of her divine consciousness cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had soaked in the Soul River water for only one night, roughly ten hours at most; calculating by that, her divine consciousness cultivation rate had reached ten million soul power points per two-hour period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is my divine consciousness cultivating so fast?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having prior experience with accelerated spiritual power cultivation, she did not ponder this question for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The patterns governing 'the speed of divine consciousness cultivation' and 'the speed of spiritual power cultivation' should be identical; previously, every increase in her cultivation speed had been related to her accomplishing things aligned with the great trend of the Spirit Qi Revival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, she had indeed facilitated the occurrence of some major events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emergence of the Star-Gazing Tower should count as one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then there was the emergence of the Xuanyu Manor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be because of these two events that her divine consciousness cultivation speed had become so rapid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surge in the soul power her body could endure, coupled with such a fast divine consciousness cultivation speed, filled Hua Changxi with great joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the moment she thought of her opponent, who was already a Spirit Platform realm cultivator, that joy in her heart quickly vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays, to continue improving her strength, she must either advance her realm or temper her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advancing her realm required resolving the stagnation of her cultivation base and opening her Spirit Platform Sea of Consciousness...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi frowned tightly; was her realm truly unable to advance because her state of mind could not keep up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can I improve my state of mind?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding the matter of her state of mind, Hua Changxi felt quite headache-inducing; she felt that matters of the mind were too mystical and ethereal, entirely beyond human control, so all she could do now was continue tempering her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tempering the body...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The higher one went in body tempering, the greater the difficulty continuously increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been able to cultivate the fifth chapter of the 'Nine-Turn Mysterious Art'—the Blood Refining Chapter—so quickly, first because of that drop of Zhu Que essence blood, and second because she had consumed five Xuanyuang Fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sixth chapter of the 'Nine-Turn Mysterious Art'—the Organs Chapter—required the harmonious resonance of all internal organs to achieve the effect of body tempering; relying solely on medicinal baths could not strengthen the physical body, so she needed to find a suitable location for body tempering, otherwise, cultivating this chapter would be impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Hua Changxi truly understood the saying, \"The path of cultivation becomes increasingly difficult the further one progresses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a Dharma cultivator, one's state of mind must keep pace; for a body cultivator, a harsh environment for tempering the body is required; regardless of which path one takes, it is not easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Hua Changxi thought about it, the more headache she had, so she simply stopped overthinking and shifted her attention to the Lingguang Hall; raising her right hand, the roster of the Zhu Que Army appeared in her palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"People!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to cultivators from various regions entering the capital, the number of Zhu Que Army members was increasing rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi extended her divine consciousness, sweeping across the entire Lingguang Hall, and soon her gaze landed on the Mission Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, she had issued a mission to investigate the anomalies in Nanxiang County, and now many members of the Zhu Que Army had sent back reports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The territory of Nanxiang County has expanded, and the fire spiritual energy in the air has increased significantly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In a valley within Nanxiang County, a spatial rift has appeared; any cultivator who approaches is immediately torn apart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The terrain of Nanxiang County is changing; mountains and forests are rising from the ground, while rift valleys are sinking into the earth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In a flat, open area of Nanxiang County, the sound of a waterfall has appeared; the roaring is so loud it seems to fall from the firmament above, yet it cannot be captured by the naked eye.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reading these reports that had been fed back, Hua Changxi's eyes suddenly brightened, as she thought of some places suitable for tempering the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twelve blessed lands with heavenly caves of Nanxiangchengcheng!\u003C\u002Fp>",1720,"2026-06-12T02:51:23.636Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","92ecf0a7a6eefde09c71cdc2811dfea8fd9cacc3e4bf8f1ddc8acf8e3499efd5","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-346","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-344",558,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-cover.jpg"]