[{"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-390":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},1897164,2531,"Chapter 390: Are You the Hall Master of the Lingguang Hall?","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-390",390,"\u003Cp>Within the Egg's chaotic space, both the blood-qi force and the fire-elemental law force carried overwhelming might capable of burning the heavens and boiling the seas; having refined her meridians through just one cycle of expansion, Hua Changxi's physical body now resembled a blazing sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She believed that if she were to appear in the outside world without restraining her aura, the results would be catastrophic: entering a forest would turn vegetation to ash; entering a river would dry it up; wherever she passed, the earth would crack and split.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All things rely on the balance of yin and yang, and body refinement is no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the blood-qi force and the fire-elemental law force represented extreme heat, then the soul force filling the air represented extreme coolness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the fourth stage of the seventh chapter of the \"Nine Revolutions of the Mysterious Art\"—\"The Body as Furnace, the Soul as Fire\"—activated, those holy white beams of soul light continuously surged into Hua Changxi's brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An extreme pain several times more intense than the agony of expanding meridians!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cool soul force rushed into the scorching, surging meridians, immediately triggering a supreme collision between ice and fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Hua Changxi felt as though she had been thrown into a furnace that was half ice-water and half sea of fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she could still grit her teeth and endure the supreme collision of ice and fire, the subsequent inhuman torment caused by their mutual penetration nearly tore her consciousness apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coolness of the soul force penetrated the meridians, cooling the \"overheated\" state caused by the blood-qi and fire-elemental forces; meanwhile, the refining might of the blood-qi and fire-elemental forces penetrated the soul, purifying and strengthening the divine soul through extreme burning and tempering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the penetrating cooling of the body's \"fire\" by the soul force, and simultaneously, the tempering and purification of the soul by the body's \"fire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to endure the refining pain of alternating hot and cold penetrating and stabilizing each other, Hua Changxi was forced to interrupt her cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since beginning her cultivation, she had occasionally entertained thoughts of retreat, but never had the urge been so strong as it was now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep in her heart, a voice kept clamoring: Give up, give up, give up...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away, Zhu Yan, who had exhausted his spiritual energy chasing the Fire Axe, was also taking a mid-session break; seeing Hua Changxi with a face as pale as paper, he assumed something had gone wrong with her cultivation and felt a hint of satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, both Hua Changxi and Zhu Yan simultaneously looked toward the outside of the Egg space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang, bang, bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even through the spatial barrier, both could feel the bone mountain outside trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As their expressions turned grave, a giant nearly a hundred meters tall, bathed in flames, appeared in their line of sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing such a towering giant for the first time, Hua Changxi was so shocked that her mouth fell open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Yan also swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the giant arrived outside the Egg space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chu Junshan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Yan recognized the newcomer's face as that of the Tenth Imperial Prince, Chu Junshan, feeling both surprised and not surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aunt, the Empress Dowager, had long told him that the Chu imperial clan was determined to seize any blessed land or grotto-heaven they discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though his aunt was the Retired Emperor's wife and the Zhu family were imperial relatives, to the Chu imperial clan, the Zhu family remained outsiders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father and the Empress Dowager had arranged for him to enter the blessed land first, hoping to seize this grotto-heaven before anyone sent by the Retired Emperor could arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, he had disappointed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a complex expression, Zhu Yan looked at Chu Junshan; he truly hadn't expected the Chu imperial clan's foundation to be so profound that they had obtained the Giant Clan's inheritance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the Egg's chaotic space, Chu Junshan withdrew his \"Pangu True Body\" divine ability, returning to his normal size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Junshan did not immediately fly into the Egg space but first observed the situation; seeing Zhu Yan inside did not surprise him, but spotting a female cultivator in red robes within left him somewhat astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi was also sizing up Chu Junshan, her face displaying obvious surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person was actually a pure body cultivator!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, through her Eye of Illusion Penetration, she saw a giant as tall as a mountain sitting within his bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Hua Changxi saw the newcomer smile and nod a greeting to Zhu Yan, causing her heart to tighten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two knew each other!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After probing the area outside the Egg space and finding nothing, Chu Junshan turned his gaze inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding Hua Changxi, who had managed to penetrate the joint blockade of the imperial court and the Zhu family, Chu Junshan felt considerable apprehension; looking at Zhu Yan, he first pointed at Hua Changxi, then pointed at himself and Zhu Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Hua Changxi and Zhu Yan understood this finger gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Junshan intended to join forces with Zhu Yan to ambush and kill Hua Changxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Yan raised an eyebrow and nodded readily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the surface, he and Chu Junshan were on the same side; eliminating external enemies first before settling scores between themselves was both reasonable and logical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he harbored his own schemes; immediately extending his hand, he pointed at the barrier where Hua Changxi was located, signaling Chu Junshan to enter the space from her direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Junshan understood Zhu Yan's meaning but pretended not to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he did not yet know the vastness of the space's interior, entering near the female cultivator in red would mean facing her fierce attack the moment he stepped inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was certainly not that foolish; even if he were to kill that female cultivator, it required both him and Zhu Yan to strike simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Chu Junshan chose a position equidistant from both Hua Changxi and Zhu Yan to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chu Junshan, are you an idiot? Didn't I remind you to enter from that female cultivator's location?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Chu Junshan entered, Zhu Yan's angry voice echoed throughout the space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound did not come from his throat but was amplified by his divine sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no other way; the interior of the space was too vast for vocal sounds to travel any significant distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Junshan snorted coldly and instinctively retorted aloud: \"Zhu Yan, do you think this Imperial Prince is a fool?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The amplification of his voice was minimal, completely incomparable to Zhu Yan's resonant tones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing something was amiss, Chu Junshan flew a distance toward Zhu Yan before stopping with a grim expression, transmitting via divine sense: \"Zhu Yan, why didn't you warn this Prince that this space holds anomalies?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Yan sneered, too lazy to bother with him further, and focused on recovering his spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing their conversation, Hua Changxi finally understood their identities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The male cultivator who had entered the Zhurong Tomb before her was not a member of the imperial family but a relative of the Empress Dowager from the Zhu family of the Duke of Grace's Prefecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who entered later was indeed a member of the imperial family, and furthermore, an Imperial Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zhu family and the imperial clan sent people in one after another, not acting together; from this, it is evident that the Empress Dowager and the Zhu family behind her do not share a particularly harmonious relationship with the imperial clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Junshan and Zhu Yan, one a body-refining physical cultivator and the other a practitioner of fire-based arts, both possess fiery temperaments; quarreling upon meeting is something that has happened between them no few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Chu Junshan paid little heed to Zhu Yan's provocation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhu Yan ignore him, Chu Junshan turned his gaze to Hua Changxi: \"Are you... Hua Changxi from Danyuan Peak of the Medical Bureau?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhu Yan suddenly lifted his head, looking at Hua Changxi in surprise: \"So you are Hua Changxi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was divine sense transmission or spiritual power transmission, Hua Changxi knew neither; she simply stood motionless, watching the two men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing she offered no response, Chu Junshan assumed she intended to deny it, so he smiled: \"This imperial prince has visited the Medical Bureau and seen you from afar; you cannot deny it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi still paid no heed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Junshan did not continue to dwell on the matter, but fell into thoughtful contemplation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Yan, however, remained somewhat astonished, scrutinizing Hua Changxi for quite a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was someone the Empress Dowager, his aunt, had specifically warned him about; merely recalling how he had nearly fallen into her hands before filled him with lingering fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Zhu Yan solidified his resolve to kill Hua Changxi; casting his gaze toward Chu Junshan, he prepared to broach the matter of joining forces once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Chu Junshan spoke again, and upon hearing his words, Zhu Yan was utterly dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hua Changxi, are you the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1520,"2026-06-12T02:51:23.636Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","4708a27c38530bcbcd7cc29e11c15c4e20e45f73f91c42aae67e5334809922c9","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-391","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-389",558,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-cover.jpg"]