[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-118":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Treasure Immortal Basin",{"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},2355301,4608,"Chapter 118","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-118",118,"\u003Cp>\"Greetings, Elder Qiao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng walked to Elder Qiao’s side and bowed respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Qiao smiled warmly: \"Good... you’ve come at last. I thought you wouldn’t make it to the tenth level of Qi Refining!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never expected I’d actually make it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Qiao’s face radiated warmth, but inside she was startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She truly hadn’t expected He Pingsheng, with his mediocre talent, to reach the tenth level of Qi Refining in just three years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sit down—the contest hasn’t started yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, calm your breath and center yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Qiao’s emotions were complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, from her heart, she longed for a life-or-death match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let Xiao Xuan kill He Pingsheng outright, and my niece’s demonic obsession would vanish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, for some reason, she found herself harboring a faint hope for He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hoped he could defeat Xiao Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she knew it was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pingsheng!\" Qiao Huizhu pulled He Pingsheng to sit beside her and whispered: \"How prepared are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before He Pingsheng could answer, she hurried on: \"Don’t you dare get nervous—just respond normally!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Xuan may be a once-in-ten-thousand-years Void Spirit Root, able to mimic countless spirit roots and cast countless spells, but it doesn’t matter!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as you stay steady, you’ll be fine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Void Spirit Root only grants faster cultivation speed and unpredictable changes—it doesn’t suppress your magic power!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re both at the tenth level; his spiritual energy isn’t necessarily much stronger than yours!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t care about winning or losing—survival is what matters most!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\" He Pingsheng nodded. \"Don’t worry—I’ll give it my all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, He Pingsheng glanced around—but didn’t see Xiao Xuan himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet soon after, Xiao Xuan, clad in a green robe, arrived on the plaza, surrounded by several young disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless eyes turned to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Xuan remained unperturbed, savoring the attention slowly, then fixed his gaze on He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile curled on his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d thought He Pingsheng wouldn’t dare show up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy actually came?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good. When we step onto the stage, I’ll show you what true genius looks like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No magic treasure—I’ll kill you with bare hands alone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ladies and gentlemen!\" The Ice Pole Sect’s Golden Core Elder in crimson robes suddenly spoke: \"Welcome, fellow cultivators, to our Ice Pole Sect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The contest among juniors is normally insignificant—not worth summoning you all here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But this contest is extraordinary!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because this dispute involves the Qiao family of Heaven Seal Mountain. I’ve already agreed with the Qiao family: if the Grand Void Gate’s disciple wins, the two sects shall form a marital alliance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if our Ice Pole Sect barely wins, that marriage contract shall be between our Ice Pole Immortal Sect and Heaven Seal Mountain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s why we’ve invited you all—to witness it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the crimson-robed elder finished speaking, Qiao Huizhu whirled to face her aunt: \"Auntie... that’s not right, is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Qiao frowned: \"I didn’t know either... How can the Ice Pole Sect speak so recklessly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then...\" Qiao Huizhu panicked: \"What do we do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Qiao said: \"Now is not the time to argue—I’ll question them later!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young man!\" Elder Qiao turned her gaze to He Pingsheng: \"Now, you must find a way to win—otherwise, your engagement to Huizhu may be broken!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pressure settled on He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course!\" The crimson-robed elder continued: \"Within the Daoxuan Alliance, all sects are brothers!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This contest is for victory alone—not life or death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So let me state the rules!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First: no magic treasures may be used. Combat must be bare-handed—only strength and spells determine victory. No external aids allowed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second: during the contest, no talismans, arrays, elixirs, or any other heavenly treasures may be used!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In short: the two disciples ascend the stage with nothing—only their own strength and spells count!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This rule is set to prevent casualties during the contest!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ice Pole Sect elder spoke with noble pretense, yet harbored private motives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Ice Pole Sect’s view, their Void Spirit Root would surely win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forbidding defensive magic treasures would let their disciple win more decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, if the opponent pulled out a superior treasure, the match would be impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, they feared for their Void Spirit Root’s safety—if the opponent used a forbidden artifact and killed their disciple, they’d have no recourse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, no other items are permitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With only fists, feet, and spells, you can’t instantly kill our disciple, can you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This contest was proposed by our Ice Pole Sect, so there must be a prize!\" The crimson-robed elder stood, smiled, and waved his hand—then a object appeared in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a storage bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing the storage bag, many couldn’t suppress a sneer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a storage bag? We thought the Ice Pole Sect was being generous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing costs only a few thousand spirit stones in the marketplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Qi Refining disciples, it’s valuable—but for a sect, it’s miserly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You summoned everyone here with such fanfare, only to offer a storage bag?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How petty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the crimson-robed elder smiled confidently: \"Ladies and gentlemen, don’t underestimate this storage bag!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not what you think—it’s a supreme-grade storage bag!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When worn, it merges invisibly into flesh and blood—even Nascent Soul cultivators cannot perceive it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, everyone was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their earlier disdain vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Storage bag?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Supreme-grade?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invisible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing could no longer be measured by spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was extremely precious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extremely rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Nascent Soul cultivators might not afford it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because normally, you simply couldn’t buy it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd erupted in murmurs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was also startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already owned four of these—so this prize meant nothing to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet one phrase from the crimson-robed elder struck him like a treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder had said: a supreme-grade storage bag, once hidden, cannot be seen even by Nascent Soul cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hehe...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So now, I can use it openly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the prize offered by our Ice Pole Immortal Sect—the winner takes this supreme-grade storage bag!\" The crimson-robed elder smiled and placed the bag atop a high platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his eyes, the bag was already Xiao Xuan’s—no chance of escape.\u003C\u002Fp>",1014,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9cdcecbf094c9253a258c8767ea9edc33656129f7e7f1ecd5f0dca1754e047e0","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-119","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-117",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]