[{"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-530":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},1897304,2531,"Chapter 530: Look After Yourself First","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-530",530,"\u003Cp>Hua Changxi knew nothing of the various schemes and calculations that the human race's factions were plotting against the Nine Nether Soul Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After escaping the Nine Nether and returning to the mortal world, she went straight back to the Lingguang Hall, leaping into the churning sea of magma and fire within the underground transmission platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This journey to the Nine Nether had not inflicted any severe injuries upon her, but the consumption had been immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her spiritual power and soul power were nearly exhausted, and the qi and blood throughout her body had been depleted by more than eighty percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, she urgently needed to rest and recuperate properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the magma and flames, Hua Changxi transformed into fire, merging herself completely with the sea of fire, surging and galloping along with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time, for her, seemed to have vanished...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, outside, the winds were rising and the clouds were gathering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Lingguang Hall, the hall masters of various departments and the stewards gathered together; the atmosphere in the hall was heavy, and everyone's expression was solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Jiuguan auction concluded and cultivators of the human race began returning to the mortal world one after another, Lingguang Hall had not enjoyed a single moment of peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivators from all sides flocked here, all wishing to pay their respects to the Hall Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they rejected the vast majority of visitors under the pretext that \"the Hall Master is in closed-door cultivation and declines disturbances,\" those submitting name cards remained endless, wave after wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingguang Hall had also sent people to the Jiuguan auction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in Lingguang Hall understood clearly why the various factions were so eager to meet the Hall Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All sides had set their sights on the Nine Nether Soul Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mission Hall, which managed internal task distribution and various external affairs for Lingguang Hall, saw its Hall Master, Xie Hanzhang, directly produce a name card engraved with a Azure Dragon pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, do you know what kind of name card I received today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked over one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Azure Dragon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be... the Azure Dragon Army?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Hanzhang nodded with a smile: \"Correct, this name card comes from the hand of the Hall Master of Mengzhang Hall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, everyone immediately became excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Jishan, Hall Master of the Martial Arts Hall: \"Has Mengzhang Hall appeared in the world?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu, Hall Master of the Merit Hall: \"Why hasn't there been the slightest movement?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The various hall masters and stewards discussed amongst themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Hanzhang said: \"...The path Mengzhang Hall walks should be somewhat different from our Lingguang Hall; they likely intend to develop and grow in secret.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu asked: \"If they intend to develop in secret, why have they suddenly emerged now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Hanzhang replied: \"It seems the Nine Nether Soul Realm is even more important than we imagined.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Jishan said: \"Mengzhang Hall, which commands the Azure Dragon Army, has appeared without our knowledge; what about Jianbing Hall, which commands the White Tiger Army, and Zhiming Hall, which commands the Black Tortoise Army? Could they also have already appeared and be quietly developing and growing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing these words, everyone fell silent for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frowning, Duan Jishan said: \"This matter must be reported to the Hall Master soon; among the Four Spirit Armies, only our Zhu Que Army has been somewhat too active.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the stewards nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence, Su Yu suddenly laughed: \"Do you think the Five Great Sacred Lands and the Xuanyuan Army will also submit name cards?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun You, Hall Master of the Logistics Department, spoke up: \"Regardless of who submits the name card, without instructions from the Hall Master, we need only receive them properly and not neglect our guests.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the hall masters and stewards of Lingguang Hall were discussing, factions from all sides were also secretly monitoring Lingguang Hall's movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why has there been no movement from Wei Zhenjie's side?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be that regarding the matter of the Nine Nether Soul Realm, he truly intends to wash his hands of it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible; the Nine Nether Soul Realm concerns the quantity of cultivators at the Spirit Platform Realm and above; he cannot possibly ignore it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the Central Sacred Land remained motionless and the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall was still in closed-door cultivation, the other factions calmed down slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the underground transmission array platform of Lingguang Hall, a fiery-red figure sat cross-legged in stillness; above her head, an ancient noctilucent cup hung tilted in midair, from which a stream of Soul River water, as thick as a thumb, flowed out slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul River water dispersed in midair, transforming into dense white soul mist that lingered and swirled, before being rapidly absorbed strand by strand by that fiery-red figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't know how long passed before the noctilucent cup was poured dry, with not a single drop of Soul River water spilling forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Hua Changxi slowly open her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Realm: Nascent Soul 9.999 billion\u002F1 billion; Divine Sense: 9.9 billion points]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, although her soul body had not completely recovered, it had been mostly replenished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi recalled the noctilucent cup into her hand and rotated it once: \"The internal capacity is still too small; it doesn't hold enough Soul River water.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putting away the noctilucent cup, Hua Changxi carefully sensed her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both spiritual power and soul power had recovered, yet the qi and blood within her body remained depleted, subtly conveying a sense of weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The depletion of qi and blood this time was too great; relying solely on the body's innate recovery ability would not be enough to replenish the qi and blood in a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems I must make a trip to the Zhurong Tomb to borrow the qi and blood recovery found within.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, while internally viewing her own body, Hua Changxi's gaze swept over her Nascent Soul and discovered that deep within the cluster of black flames swirling around the Nascent Soul's heart, some faint white sparks had unexpectedly appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiny white stars intertwined and entangled with the black flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's mind stirred slightly, and she vaguely gained some realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Five Great Formations, the human race fought a team battle against the Nine Nether, and her emotions were drawn by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the human race showed weakness, before she stepped forward to protect the human cultivators, she had hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not want to expose her identity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the bond between comrades outweighed the weighing of pros and cons, and she also shouldered the responsibility of the Zhu Que Army's commander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Responsibility...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's emotions fluctuated because of these two words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind stirred; the black flame flickered, and white sparks appeared and disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this the price of breaking through?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi clearly perceived that as the white sparks increased, the invisible barrier blocking her from the Spirit Platform realm loosened once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt an increasingly strong conviction: to open the Spirit Platform, she must ignite more white sparks and gather them into a flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's eyes flashed continuously; every increase in white sparks occurred after she had 'forgotten herself to save others'...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before this, she had always believed her inability to break through stemmed from her state of mind; but now, she suddenly realized that perhaps the *Zhu Que Divine Art* she cultivated carried its own trials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether one harbored the 'responsibility to protect all living beings' was the test for every breakthrough in the *Zhu Que Divine Art*!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi finally understood why she had been unable to open her Spirit Platform, yet her heart felt deeply unsettled, even instinctively resistant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every benefit bestowed by fate comes with a price tag attached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those words were indeed not wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when she was captured for sacrifice, she had fortunately obtained the *Zhu Que Divine Art*, allowing her to step onto the path of cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it seemed this luck also required payment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long silence, Hua Changxi sighed, stood up, and left the underground transmission platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Buzz~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi opened her constantly vibrating One-Thought Communicator, quickly scanned the messages sent by the various Hall Masters, and her brows knitted together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sharing the Nine Nether Soul Realm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she had figured out the key to breaking through to the Spirit Platform realm and felt constrained by the cultivation technique, seeing various factions now using the great cause of the human race to coerce her filled her instantly with disgust and loathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi directly put away her One-Thought Communicator, too lazy to reply to a single message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of anything, no matter her identity, in such chaotic times, absolute strength was the foundation of her survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What significance did great causes or responsibilities hold if she did not exist?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, she should simply look after herself first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi left the Transmission Hall and immediately teleported to the Zhurong Tomb to recover her qi and blood; until she fully recovered, she did not wish to deal with anything.\u003C\u002Fp>",1530,"2026-06-12T02:51:24.126Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","4f30115151768e77c53f8434a03947a7377df066374ff3cd4cb12eb26746de31","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-531","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-529",558,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-cover.jpg"]