[{"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-66":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},1896840,2531,"Chapter 66: The Suppressed Great Demon","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-66",66,"\u003Cp>Hua Changxi had heard stories of spirits seeking conferral in her previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just never expected such things to actually exist, let alone happen to her; staring at the exquisitely carved, fair and chubby baby before her, she momentarily forgot how to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Hua Changxi staring straight at him, the chubby baby squirmed, seeming somewhat embarrassed, then suddenly 'whooshed' away, only to 'whoosh' back a few breaths later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, a lush vine had appeared around the chubby baby's waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Hua Changxi's eyelid twitched; finally coming to her senses, she immediately stiffened her expression and looked seriously at the chubby child: \"What exactly are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Hua Changxi's change of demeanor, the chubby baby blinked his pitch-black, gem-like deer eyes and said cautiously: \"Immortal, I am the mountain spirit of Mount Wuzhi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked surprised; she had assumed the chubby baby was a mountain demon, never expecting him to be a mountain spirit: \"I have heard of Mountain Gods, but a mountain spirit... what is your relationship with the Mountain God?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby baby replied: \"I have no relation to the previous Mountain God; I was born of heaven and earth.\" As he spoke, he puffed out his cheeks in anger and crossed his arms over his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The previous Mountain God died long, long ago, leaving me no inheritance, so I know nothing and nearly got captured by that scruffy old Daoist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's eyes shifted: \"The previous Mountain God died? Can Mountain Gods die?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This question seemed to hit a blind spot in the chubby baby's knowledge; his bun-shaped face scrunched up: \"I don't know. The spiritual energy disappeared, the Divine Conferral Token vanished, and all the deities are gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The information contained in these words was substantial, and it all happened to fall within Hua Changxi's own blind spots of knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of the cause, she understood the literal meaning of spiritual energy disappearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what exactly was this Divine Conferral Token?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is the Divine Conferral Token?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby baby answered: \"It is the appointment decree for conferring the title of Mountain God.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi asked: \"Mountain Gods still require conferral? Who confers it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby baby pouted: \"I don't know. The previous Mountain God left me very little inheritance; I only know a tiny bit about things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the chubby baby developing a resistant mood, Hua Changxi decisively changed the subject: \"If the Mountain Gods are all dead, how are you still here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby baby gave her a look that said 'you are so silly': \"Because spiritual energy has reappeared, and it is getting denser by the day; otherwise, I wouldn't have cultivated a spiritual body so quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi thought: Spiritual energy disappeared for a time and has now reappeared; is this the resurgence of spiritual energy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby baby happily hopped a few more times: \"And my luck is so good! I met an Immortal, received your proper conferral, and instantly gained a human form.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Hua Changxi was far from happy; when a spirit seeks conferral, one cannot confer casually, as the person granting the proper conferral will pay a price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know that many people outside want to seize Mount Wuzhi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby baby nodded angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi asked curiously: \"With so many people outside who have been here for several months, why didn't you go to them for conferral? Why seek me out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby baby's eyes darted about: \"Because the aura on the Immortal smells the best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at him, not quite believing his words: \"Did you try finding others, and they ignored you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby baby seemed angered, placing his hands on his hips: \"How could that be? I am the mountain spirit of Mount Wuzhi; it is that I did not want them to confer upon me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi said: \"When you seek someone to confer upon you, there must be some standard; surely not just anyone can confer upon you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby baby lifted his chin: \"Of course; I am the mountain spirit of Mount Wuzhi; how could someone with shallow fortune and luck possibly confer upon me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi raised an eyebrow: \"So my fortune and luck are very profound?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby baby nodded incessantly, spreading his arms wide: \"The Immortal's fortune and luck are the most~ profound.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi's lips curled upward, but she quickly asked again: \"More profound than everyone outside?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby baby fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi pressed: \"Since there are people with fortune and luck even greater than mine, why didn't you go to them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby baby pouted: \"There were a few individuals whose auras smelled just as good as yours, Immortal, but the people around them were very bad and actually tried to capture me, so naturally I had to run.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi asked: \"Why would they capture you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby baby was stunned for a moment, then looked at Hua Changxi, thinking to himself that this Immortal's brain didn't seem very sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the mountain spirit of Mount Wuzhi; if they captured and refined him, Mount Wuzhi would become their cultivation ground; how could she not know such an obvious fact? She was truly too dull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, thanks to this Immortal's lack of wit, it was much easier for him to obtain proper conferral.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, the chubby baby immediately patted his chest in lingering fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank goodness, thank goodness; Heaven still liked him very much, sending him such a silly Immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi watched the chubby baby's strange reaction with a face full of confusion: \"What are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby baby opened his innocent big eyes wide, spread his hands, and said: \"I don't know why they want to capture me either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi frowned, guessing: Those people outside came to seize Mount Wuzhi; if they capture the mountain spirit, does that mean they can possess Mount Wuzhi without shedding a drop of blood?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Hua Changxi's gaze toward him become somewhat unusual, the chubby baby quickly pounced forward, hugging her thigh, and acted coquettishly: \"Immortal, Immortal, what are you thinking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi pulled her thoughts back, reached out to poke the chubby child, who felt quite soft: \"Let me ask you, since I conferred upon you, do I have to pay something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the chubby baby's face flushed red, and he grinned ingratiatingly at Hua Changxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his expression, Hua Changxi immediately felt a bad premonition: \"Little chubby baby, tell me quickly, what price exactly did I pay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby baby held up his right hand, pinching his little finger with his thumb: \"Just a tiny bit of fortune and luck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Hua Changxi's face darken, the chubby baby hurriedly comforted her: \"Immortal, your fortune and luck are profound; spending a little on me won't matter, truly, you must believe me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he even nodded his round head affirmatively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Hua Changxi felt the concept of fortune and luck was somewhat mystical, since this world was experiencing a resurgence of spiritual energy and cultivation was possible, she dared not disbelieve it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, even without thinking hard, she knew that conferring upon a mountain spirit absolutely consumed more than just a little bit of fortune and luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi wanted to scold the chubby baby a couple of times, but looking into his immaculate, clear eyes that perfectly reflected her own image, her heart softened, and she found herself unable to reprimand him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After conferring upon you, will I not suffer bad luck?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby baby became angry, scrunching up his bun-shaped face: \"How could that be? I am the mountain spirit of Mount Wuzhi; now that you have conferred upon me, you will receive blessings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment these words left his mouth, Hua Changxi's expression suddenly changed drastically as a dangerous aura surged forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi scooped up the chubby baby from her leg and moved away from the spot at maximum speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After running a thousand meters, Hua Changxi hastily glanced back and saw that the spot where they had just been standing was now enveloped by a giant net radiating spiritual light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby white baby clutched Hua Changxi's clothes tightly with both hands, his voice trembling slightly: \"Immortal, it's that scruffy old Daoist; he has come to catch me again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi did not slow her pace, her expression extremely grave; the spiritual fluctuation behind them was intense, far more than a little, indicating the pursuer's cultivation was absolutely far superior to hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chubby baby, I cannot defeat that old Daoist; if you stay with me, you will be caught even more easily.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you not the Mountain Spirit? Hurry and find a secret place to hide; that old Daoist surely won't be able to find you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that Hua Changxi wanted to abandon him, the chubby white baby gripped her even tighter: \"Immortal, I don't know why, but no matter where I run, that old Daoist can always find me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Immortal, please don't leave me; I'm so scared. That scruffy old Daoist wants to eat me. Boo-hoo-hoo~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling her clothes dampened by tears, Hua Changxi felt a headache coming on; unable to bear abandoning the chubby baby, she could only continue holding him and sprinting wildly, yet as the spiritual fluctuation behind them drew nearer, she too began to panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is the safest place in Mount Wuzhi? Show me the way quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The safest place... everywhere in the mountain is about the same.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what about the most dangerous place? Is there somewhere that no one dares to act rashly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby white baby immediately thought of the stone cave where the great demon was imprisoned; the Mountain God's inheritance had told him that the only place in Mount Wuzhi one must not approach casually was the Monkey Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should they go there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After cultivating a spiritual body, he had toured all of Mount Wuzhi and visited the Monkey Cave several times, but that place emitted a terrifying aura that made his spiritual form unstable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby white baby secretly glanced back at the approaching old Daoist and shivered all over in fear: \"The Monkey Cave; let's go to the Monkey Cave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, under the chubby white baby's guidance, Hua Changxi exerted every ounce of her strength, rushing swiftly toward the Monkey Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sprinting wildly for one double-hour, Hua Changxi burst into the central region of the Middle Finger Peak of Mount Wuzhi; the surrounding vegetation gradually thinned out, and when not a single plant remained, a stone cave appeared at the very bottom of the bare rock wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that the stone cave?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the whistling sound behind them drawing ever closer, the spiritual fluctuations in the air already hindering her sprint, Hua Changxi knew the pursuer was extremely near; disregarding the chubby baby's reply, she charged directly into the stone cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby white baby cried out in anxiety: \"Don't go in...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish shouting, they were already inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant Hua Changxi, holding the chubby baby, rushed into the stone cave, the fly-whisk held by Jiang Guanyun, an Infant-Transformation cultivator and ancestral elder of the Jiang family, which was fully a hundred meters long, also arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fly-whisk did not strike Hua Changxi or the chubby baby; instead, it slapped against the cave wall with a loud 'bang'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Guanyun, who was flying rapidly toward the stone cave, suddenly changed expression and halted urgently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a reversal formation on the cave wall that reversed damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever force the fly-whisk struck with was returned tenfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since his goal was to capture the Mountain Spirit rather than kill, his force was not great; Jiang Guanyun simply raised his hand and slapped, dispersing the rebounded power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, looking at the stone cave, Jiang Guanyun's brows knitted into a knot; the aura emanating from within made him uneasy, and he dared not approach casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How dare that girl go inside?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be because of the Mountain Spirit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Guanyun's mood turned somewhat gloomy and sinister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where exactly did that Core-Formation girl who snatched away the Mountain Spirit come from? If not for that girl, he would have already captured the Mountain Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he obtained the Mountain Spirit, Mount Wuzhi would belong to the Jiang family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, the Jiang family could use Mount Wuzhi as their cultivation ground, bestow benevolence upon the world, and rapidly gather merit and fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet all of this had been ruined by that girl who appeared out of nowhere!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Guanyun was in a very bad mood now, not only because he failed to obtain the Mountain Spirit, but also because such a young Core-Formation cultivator had appeared so quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could understand why major powers like the Imperial Court or the Three Pure Ones Palace possessed a few Core-Formation old monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that girl looked only fourteen or fifteen years old; estimating she had started cultivating merely a few years ago, she had become a Core-Formation cultivator so quickly that her talent appeared even higher than the most excellent disciples selected from across the lands by the Three Pure Ones Palace or the Tai Su Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This filled him with a profound sense of crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The resources of a realm are ultimately limited, and the Paths one can cultivate are finite; the higher one ascends, the more crowded the Path becomes. Even having secured the advantages of timing, terrain, and human support a step ahead, if he still lost to a native cultivator, he would truly develop a heart demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must ascertain that girl's origins; her rapid cultivation and ability to confer legitimacy upon the Mountain Spirit showed her fortune was also powerful. If such a person could not be used by him, then there was no need for her to continue living.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Jiang Guanyun was lost in these thoughts, inside the stone cave, Hua Changxi collapsed ungracefully onto the ground, gasping heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wild sprint had consumed eighty percent of her spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was close; I nearly got caught.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear still lingered on Hua Changxi's face; that old Daoist's cultivation was far above hers, and even if her spiritual energy had not been depleted, she estimated she might not last even a single exchange in a real fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chubby baby, what are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the stone cave, the chubby baby became extremely quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was the Mountain Spirit doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was inspecting his spiritual body, touching his head one moment, then his arms and legs the next; seeing his form had not dispersed, he wore an expression of utter astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why hasn't it dispersed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi looked at him: \"Dispersed what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mountain Spirit said: \"It's so strange; before, when I came here, my spiritual body would become unstable, but now it's perfectly fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi couldn't resist poking the chubby baby's soft little face: \"Haven't you already transformed into a human? You are solid now; your spiritual body won't be unstable anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mountain Spirit tilted his head: \"Is that so?\" Yet he felt that wasn't the reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, Immortal, why aren't you afraid?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi was puzzled: \"Why should I be afraid?\" As she spoke, she sprang up with a 'whoosh' and cautiously scanned the stone cave. \"Is there some danger in here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mountain Spirit shook his head: \"No, it's just that this stone cave once imprisoned a great demon. Although the great demon is dead, his bones have merged with the local terrain, forming a terrifying domain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After spiritual energy appeared in Mount Wuzhi, the domain here was reactivated, and it has grown stronger and stronger; living beings in the mountain dare not approach.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that they were safe, Hua Changxi's mind cleared enough to think: \"Wait, hold on a moment; earlier, what did you say this cave was called?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mountain Spirit replied: \"The Monkey Cave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing \"Monkey Cave,\" Hua Changxi's eyes widened: \"Fatty, please don't tell me a great demon monkey was once imprisoned in this cave?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mountain Spirit nodded: \"Yes, yes, it was indeed a monkey, and the Great King of the Monkey Tribe at that. Its combat prowess was formidable, comparable to a deity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi went numb: \"...That monkey king wouldn't happen to be named Sun Wukong, would it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mountain Spirit shook its head: \"I don't know. The inheritance I received made no mention of such a name. In any case, the Monkey King died within the stone cave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that the Monkey King was dead, Hua Changxi immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't Sun Wukong, she was fine; if it had been him, she would have transmigrated into the world of Journey to the West.\u003C\u002Fp>",2785,"2026-06-12T02:51:22.172Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","270ceef81f0e8ca776686a1e3ede9f8e1b65b2ab0e375d8247b8050678860267","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-67","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-65",558,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-cover.jpg"]