[{"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-434":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},1897208,2531,"Chapter 434: Ghost Qi Erosion","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-434",434,"\u003Cp>\"Are all of these the wounded?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly ten thousand Zhu Que soldiers had gathered in the square, a display of force that secretly astonished the members of the Dan Sheng Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, the Ling Guang Hall had purchased a batch of healing pills from the Dan Sheng Hall; even if they could not completely cure all injuries, alleviating the pain for most of the Zhu Que soldiers was certainly no problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had not expected that so many people would still have unhealed injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun You's face was filled with worry: \"The healing pills from the Dan Sheng Hall are very effective; after most of the Zhu Que soldiers took them, their injuries healed. Only these people here have injuries that have not improved, but instead have grown worse...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Yun You was explaining the situation of the Zhu Que soldiers to Meng Qingyao and the others, Hua Changxi did not stop to listen, but instead walked inward along the square, examining the injuries of the wounded one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under her sweeping gaze, every Zhu Que soldier she looked at tensed their nerves, their eyes revealing curiosity and wariness toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black qi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the bodies of these Zhu Que soldiers, black qi of varying density was surging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For those with lighter injuries, the black qi had only eroded the physical body; for those with severe injuries, the black qi had already penetrated the dantian, affecting the Golden Core and Nascent Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The further inward she walked, the more severe the injuries of the Zhu Que soldiers became; a few individuals could barely stand and were arranged, either lying down or sitting, inside a large medical shed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking around once, Hua Changxi gained a general understanding of the Zhu Que soldiers' situation; without exception, these wounded had all suffered an assault by ghost qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At present, the ghost qi was continuously eroding their vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the Zhu Que soldiers were all Fire-attribute cultivators, allowing them to resist some of the ghost qi's yin cold erosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dealing with ghost qi was simple; the Nanming Li Fire could purify and burn it away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What truly worried Hua Changxi was that, due to the erosion of the ghost qi, the spiritual roots, dantian, Golden Cores, and Nascent Souls of the Zhu Que soldiers had all suffered varying degrees of damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To put it severely, this had damaged the foundation of their cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Lu came searching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked over; Jia Lu's ancestral divine ability was the Jade Rabbit Pounding Medicine, through which he had obtained a complete inheritance of pill refining and medicine preparation, and the main reason he had followed along this time was to gain practical experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Lu spoke quickly: \"Hall Master Meng and the others have classified the Zhu Que soldiers according to the severity and urgency of their injuries and are now assigning medical sheds; they are asking which stage of patients you wish to treat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi pointed to the large medical shed nearby, which housed the batch of Zhu Que soldiers with the most severe injuries: \"I will conduct consultations in this shed; the physicians and alchemists from Dan Yuan Peak should follow Hall Master Meng's arrangements.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You keep an eye on things nearby; come get me if anything happens.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, have the physicians record the diagnostic cases properly; I will want to see them later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Jia Lu agreed, he went to report back to Meng Qingyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi entered the medical shed, took out the ten sets of spiritual needles she carried, and looked at the wounded: \"Who comes first?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zhu Que soldiers in the shed were somewhat stunned by Hua Changxi's directness, looking at each other in bewilderment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hesitating and dawdling for a while, a young burly man whose face revealed a deep dark-blue hue stood up and walked before Hua Changxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take off your upper garment and lie down!\" Hua Changxi pointed to the sickbed nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young burly man let out a startled \"Ah,\" staring wide-eyed at Hua Changxi: \"Take off my clothes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi waved the spiritual needles in her hand: \"I need to apply acupuncture.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young burly man seemed somewhat embarrassed, but under the gaze of the other Zhu Que soldiers, he closed his eyes, stripped off his upper garment as if committing to the deed, and quickly lay down on the sickbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the bulging meridians on his body that were nearly turning black, Hua Changxi applied needles while speaking: \"You are quite capable of enduring pain; in order to prevent the ghost qi from penetrating your spiritual roots, you allowed the ghost qi to invade your entire physical body. Are you not afraid your physical body will collapse?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the young burly man, who had originally closed his eyes, suddenly opened them, meeting Hua Changxi's gaze in astonishment: \"You... you haven't even diagnosed me yet, and you already know my condition?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's hands did not stop, inserting needle after needle into the young burly man's body: \"This is the most basic observation, listening, questioning, and pulse-taking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know that you are entangled by ghost qi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young burly man, Yan Guichen, nodded: \"We can vaguely guess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost all of them had patrolled the mass grave; those with more severe injuries had almost all fought against ghost cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, the group led by Steward Yang had even been captured by ghost cultivators; had the Hall Master not appeared in time, Steward Yang and his party would likely have disappeared just like the Zhu Que soldiers who went missing before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mentioning the Hall Master, Yan Guichen quickly glanced at Hua Changxi, who was concentrating on applying needles to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumors outside claimed this person was the Hall Master; was she really?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi noticed his gaze; when she looked over, Yan Guichen had already shifted his eyes away: \"Your body refinement practice is quite good; if anyone else had resisted as stubbornly as you, the foundation of their physical body would have been ruined. What is your name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Guichen glanced at her quickly: \"Zhu Que Army Battalion Commander, Yan Guichen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi said: \"You are even a Battalion Commander; hmm, not bad, your perseverance is astonishing.\" She paused, \"I cannot eliminate the ghost qi within your body; I can only help you seal the ghost qi in the surface layer of your skin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Yan Guichen showed disappointment, but still politely expressed his thanks: \"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at him: \"In a moment, the treatment method for the others will be the same as yours. Report your situation upward and let your Hall Master know; she will have a way to help you expel the dead qi from your bodies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Guichen showed a surprised expression again, looking at Hua Changxi: \"Report... to the Hall Master?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi said: \"Yes, did not the Hall Master of the Ling Guang Hall burn a ghost cultivator until their soul and spirit scattered? Removing this little bit of ghost qi from your bodies should be very easy, then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Done!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi stopped applying needles; because all the ghost qi had been sealed in the surface layer of the skin, the Yan Guichen of this moment was a black-skinned man emitting a yin cold aura, appearing terrifying and grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Guichen also felt extremely unwell, enduring pain akin to being flayed by a thousand knives every minute and every second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to say something more, but Hua Changxi was already calling, \"Next!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Yan Guichen leading the way, the others were no longer so wary of Hua Changxi and actively stepped forward to receive acupuncture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Endure it; as long as your Hall Master helps you clear the ghost qi sooner, you can escape this pain sooner.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's voice was clear, melodious, and gentle, very capable of soothing people's hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Guichen watched as one severely wounded person after another stepped forward to receive acupuncture, then took out a Thought-Link device to send a message to Yun You, transmitting Hua Changxi's instruction for him to report upward word for word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, under the diagnosis of Meng Qingyao and the others, Yun You confirmed that this batch of Zhu Que soldiers whose injuries had failed to improve had indeed been assaulted by ghost qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the crux of the matter was clear, Meng Qingyao told her that the Dan Sheng Hall could not refine pills capable of clearing ghost qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To clear ghost qi, one must use spiritual medicines containing supreme yang qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet such spiritual herbs grow either in forbidden lands or secret realms thick with yang energy, or upon the Sun Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, the Alchemy Saint Hall possessed no reserve of such spiritual herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yun You was growing anxious over this, news arrived from Yan Guichen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Report to the Hall Master?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun You's eyes instantly brightened; he hastily composed a message and sent it to the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi felt the vibration of the Thought-Link but ignored it, only taking out the device to reply to Yun You with three characters after using spiritual needles to suppress the ghost qi erosion in the hundred or so Zhu Que soldiers most severely affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi had not replied for a long time, leaving Yun You already waiting in great anxiety, yet upon seeing the response, he felt nothing but helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a cry of shock came from outside the diagnosis tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look quickly, what is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air in the center of the plaza suddenly grew scorching hot; vast quantities of fire spiritual qi converged crazily like a hundred rivers rushing to the sea, instantly forming a red whirlpool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of the whirlpool, the outline of a crimson flame lotus gradually took shape; when its petals first bloomed, they resembled a wild fire sweeping across the plains, and as they unfurled, they looked like sunset clouds spreading across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the lotus heart, the Nanming Li Fire erupted with a boom; holy flames poured down like molten gold, illuminating the entire training hall as bright as day, even burning the air until it carried a sweet scent like caramel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Guichen stepped out of the diagnosis tent; as the light and flames brushed past him, the ghost qi trapped within his skin seemed to encounter its nemesis, emitting a \"sizzle\" sound, and in an instant, rolling black mist rapidly dissipated from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>",1753,"2026-06-12T02:51:24.126Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","fe34f76e006d3ee90e0d90b94ca19be3cdb22d74e0e1c46d6d5c719e55cb7015","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-435","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-433",558,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-cover.jpg"]