[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-134":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},2355317,4608,"Chapter 134: The Trap","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-134",134,"\u003Cp>The rules of the cultivation world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When searching for treasures together, we must agree on the distribution beforehand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hou Muling saying this means He Pingsheng may follow along, but he gets the final say only.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is, if there are only six [Red Essence Ginseng], he gets no share.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first six people each take one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there are seven, he gets one as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Same logic applies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the first round, he remains last in the second round too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there are thirteen, everyone else gets two [Red Essence Ginseng], he gets only one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there are fourteen, then he gets two as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being last in distribution is a severe disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there’s no choice—this is their condition. Agree and come along; refuse and leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng thought for a moment, then nodded: “Fine...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opportunities like this—you can’t overthink them. Sometimes you simply can’t grasp them, but you can’t abandon hope just because it’s slim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, how will you ever reach Foundation Establishment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for whether the Hou family might have some scheme, He Pingsheng had considered it deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, his conclusion was: he didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the surface, he had no grudge against the Hou family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He possessed nothing the Hou family would covet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that’s the case, the Hou family has no motive to scheme against him—especially since he and Hou Muxian are fellow sect brothers of the Grand Void Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the Hou family’s perspective, targeting him would be a net loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So don’t overthink it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just a matter of meeting force with force, water with earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re just a few Qi Refining disciples—I’m not helpless, am I?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just be a little more careful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No time to waste!” Hou Muxian said. “Let’s go now—they’re still waiting for us in the hall!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Hou Muxian led He Pingsheng and Cheng Siyu to the Hou family’s reception hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four others were already waiting there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three men, one woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One old man and a woman wore identical Daoist robes, their sleeves embroidered with a lion—He Pingsheng recognized it as the mark of the Beast Taming Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning these two were Beast Taming Sect cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other two, he did not know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me introduce you!” Hou Muling said. “This is Senior Brother Changping of the Beast Taming Sect. This is Senior Sister Qin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senior Sister Qin smiled and nodded: “I am Qin Mingyue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hou Muling added: “Senior Sister Qin and Senior Brother Changping are both at the twelfth level of Qi Refining.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is Zhuang Zhilong of the Zhuang cultivation family—also twelfth level.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is Zhong Xiangxuan of the Light Sect—also twelfth level.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone except Hou Muling was twelfth level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder they put me in seventh place for distribution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Hou Muling had revealed their cultivation levels, He Pingsheng didn’t bother using his spiritual sense to scan them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hou Muling then introduced He Pingsheng and Cheng Siyu, and all of them boarded flying cranes, following Hou Muling northward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heijiang lies to the north of the Daoxuan Alliance, a dead zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, not absolutely dead—only for low-level disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It lies within a broad, elongated, low valley. Due to its unique geography, this three-thousand-li valley is perpetually shrouded in mist, rarely touched by sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet thorny weeds grow wildly, and countless towering trees blanket the entire valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountains and forests abound with swamps and wetlands, teeming with snakes and insects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of these snakes and insects carry natural toxins; upon death, their venom seeps into the swamps. Over millennia, this formed the dreaded dead zone feared by low-level cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legend says even the air in Heijiang is poisonous. Without antidotes or breath-sealing techniques, anyone who enters cannot survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Heijiang is rich in heavenly treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivators stuck at twelfth level of Foundation Establishment or Qi Refining who enter may, if blessed with fortune, find treasures to break through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence, it is called the [Home of the Desperate].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Nascent Soul cultivators could walk through it freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem is, Nascent Soul cultivators find nothing of use in Heijiang. The effort to search here is too great for too little gain—so they never come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Dan cultivators rarely come either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, this dead zone has remained undisturbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After flying for about half a day, Hou Muxian, leading the way, suddenly turned her paper crane and landed on a barren peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other six followed, descending one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong, Senior Sister Hou?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hou Muxian said: “We’ve flown for three hours—we’re close to the outer edge of Heijiang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me check the direction, so we don’t get lost!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she pulled out a green jade slip and pressed it to her forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few breaths, she tucked it away and said: “The monkey guarding the Red Essence Ginseng is at Foundation Establishment. None of us can defeat it alone—we must follow Senior Brother Changping’s plan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehehe...” The old man chuckled. “I’m from the Beast Taming Sect—I know a few methods to control beast spirits!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have a few pills here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out a pale green porcelain bottle. “This contains Beast-Attracting Pills. Once released, even a Foundation Establishment beast’s combat power will plummet!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come closer, friends—I’ll distribute the pills first, then explain how to use them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone gathered around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as they were near, Changping Daoist suddenly crushed the bottle with force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The porcelain shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A green gas burst forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng, Cheng Siyu, the Zhuang family disciple, and the Light Sect’s Zhong were all struck by the poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of dizziness hit them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng instantly knew this poison was no ordinary thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Definitely not a Level One toxin—Level One toxins he could easily withstand; he wouldn’t feel dizzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dizziness meant it was stronger—Level Two, Foundation Establishment toxin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, He Pingsheng grabbed Cheng Siyu and shot backward ten zhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Changping Daoist spun around sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected He Pingsheng to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn’t worried—once poisoned, even if one struggled briefly, survival was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng landed ten zhang away, immediately pulling out a drop of [Golden Bee Sacred Juice] and placing it into Senior Sister Cheng’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he swallowed a drop himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a few breaths, the poison was fully neutralized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Farther away, the Zhuang disciple and the Zhong cultivator were already dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!” Cheng Siyu’s face turned pale. “It was a trap?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Watch how I slaughter you today, you bastards!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1084,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b60d6f89586b712fb66234636179d1f2d85072133f1767792d655d09b0ef0ecf","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-135","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-133",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]