[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-133":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},2355316,4608,"Chapter 133: Choice","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-133",133,"\u003Cp>“I know the Black Frontier is dangerous—inviting Senior Sister Cheng is rather presumptuous!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hou Muling said: “But our people saw 【Red Essence Ginseng】 on the other side of the Black Frontier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Sister Cheng is now at Qi Refining Level Twelve, and reportedly has failed to reach Foundation Establishment several times. My brother feels indebted to you, so he told me to pass this news along!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whether or not you go is entirely your choice!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hou Muling looked at Cheng Siyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Siyu was immediately torn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just Cheng Siyu—even He Pingsheng beside her felt his heart quicken at the mention of 【Red Essence Ginseng】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Essence Ginseng is a celestial treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like 【Water Elemental Spirit Apricot】, it is one of the dozen or so celestial treasures capable of helping Qi Refining disciples break through bottlenecks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng himself is currently stuck at Level Eleven; with this Red Essence Ginseng, he could break through to Level Twelve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he reaches Level Twelve, swallowing a supreme-grade 【Foundation Establishment Elixir】 would guarantee his passage into Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My brother says you must choose for yourself—that’s your freedom!” Hou Muling looked at Cheng Siyu and said: “The 【Red Essence Ginseng】 lies deep within the Black Frontier, not yet at the core zone, but guarded by a Foundation Establishment giant ape. We don’t know how much there is, but our disciples reported seeing a patch!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Likely at least a dozen plants!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My brother is currently occupied, so I’ve invited a few others to go with me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides you, there are four other Qi Refining Level Twelve peak cultivators—all disciples of our Daoxuan Alliance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can rest easy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Sister, consider it tonight—just make your decision first thing tomorrow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Hou Muling left directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng and Cheng Siyu walked out of the hall side by side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well?” He Pingsheng asked: “Are you going?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Siyu frowned and said: “Of course I want to go—I’ve hit a dead end in my cultivation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When cultivating, breakthroughs must come early—the later you wait, the harder it becomes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the Black Frontier is indeed perilous—I must weigh the risks and rewards carefully!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Cheng Siyu asked He Pingsheng: “Do you want to go, Senior Brother He?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng shook his head: “They didn’t invite me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, He Pingsheng desperately wanted to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had two advantages in going to the Black Frontier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, though his cultivation was only Level Eleven, he could potentially stand against a Foundation Establishment cultivator—even if he couldn’t win, escaping wouldn’t be a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, his body was immune to all poisons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poisons from Qi Refining cultivators were negligible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if a Foundation Establishment poison struck him, he could weaken it by seventy percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if poisoned, swallowing a single drop of 【Tiger-Striped Golden Bee Sacred Juice】 would cure him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crucially, if he didn’t go to the Black Frontier, He Pingsheng had no idea how to proceed with his cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s stay in the guest quarters tonight—decide tomorrow!” Cheng Siyu still hadn’t decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two returned to the guest quarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was spacious and quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After settling in, He Pingsheng’s first act was to take out supreme-grade array materials and set up an array around his room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Rank One defensive array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After setting up the array, night had fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng glanced at his Hundred Treasures Bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Correct!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had a Storage Bag, he still carried a Hundred Treasures Bag on his person to conceal his true belongings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Hundred Treasures Bag was a talisman he’d just traded for: the Golden Bone Talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rank Two!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Low-grade quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng intended to enhance this Golden Bone Talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if Cheng Siyu decided tomorrow to go to the Black Frontier, He Pingsheng would follow no matter what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That left him little time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only tonight offered a chance to enhance it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, during the team’s journey, there’d be no opportunity to use the Treasure Basin at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But… this was the Hou family’s territory—wouldn’t revealing a treasure be dangerous?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s gaze fell on the Hundred Treasures Bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hundred Treasures Bag was made of Heavenly Silkworm True Silk—a material that blocked spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could he place the Treasure Basin inside the Hundred Treasures Bag and still enhance items?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng had never considered this method before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if it did?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stealthily withdrew the basin from his dantian, slipped it silently into the Hundred Treasures Bag, then placed the low-grade 【Golden Bone Talisman】 inside the basin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tied the bag shut—no matter how powerful a Jin Dan cultivator came, they couldn’t see through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no Jin Dan cultivators here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strongest cultivator in the Hou family was Hou Muxian’s uncle, a Foundation Establishment Stage 12 cultivator who had entered a life-or-death crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at the Hundred Treasures Bag, He Pingsheng still felt uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hundred Treasures Bag was made of the same material as the silk bedding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Treasure Basin worked inside the silk bedding, it would work inside this bag too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undoubtedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng suddenly had another thought: What if he placed the Hundred Treasures Bag inside his Storage Bag—could he still enhance items?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s try!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intrigued, He Pingsheng eagerly slipped the Hundred Treasures Bag into his Storage Bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he got into bed and slept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At night, moonlight flowed like water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless lunar essences silently gathered around He Pingsheng’s body, then seeped slowly through the Storage Bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One night passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng opened his Storage Bag and pulled out the Hundred Treasures Bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyebrows lifted—he grinned: “It worked?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Treasure Basin were indeed two talismans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Rank Two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And both of supreme quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good…” He Pingsheng exhaled deeply: “Perfect—now I won’t need to go through so much trouble; enhancing items can be far more discreet!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up the talismans and examined them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were defensive talismans, identical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Name: Golden Body Talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rank: Rank Two (Supreme).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Effect: When activated, it creates a circular light shield capable of withstanding three full-power strikes from a Foundation Establishment peak cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three times!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was against a Foundation Establishment peak cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were only a Foundation Establishment early or mid-stage cultivator, he could withstand ten or more strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He put away the items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng stepped out of his room and into the courtyard, where he saw Senior Sister Cheng Siyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hou Muling was there too!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Brother He!” Hou Muling bowed respectfully and said: “Senior Sister Cheng has agreed to go to the Black Frontier—what is your decision, Senior Brother?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Will you return to your sect now, or join us in going to the Black Frontier?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “Can I go too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe... If Brother is willing, of course you can come along!\" Hou Muxian said: \"But according to the rules, your turn to divide the spoils will be seventh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you agree, you can come with us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1163,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a938e734b5e84e2c7027db9c9b793b48e0a4f215efb4e0204f8c8994c3d62d49","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-134","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-132",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]