[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-136":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},2355319,4608,"Chapter 136: One Dead, One Fled","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-136",136,"\u003Cp>“Brother, you’re too weak!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just a Qi Refining eleventh-layer cultivator—how can you still not handle him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman’s tone carried a hint of disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng split his spiritual sense and scanned the woman’s cultivation base: Foundation Establishment first layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know nothing!” Changping Daoist cursed. “Open your eyes and look closely—can you break this shield?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did the woman turn her gaze to the shield surrounding He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pulled out her flying sword, extended it, and slashed down hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result: the shield remained as solid as Mount Tai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…?” The woman was slightly startled. “A second-rank defensive talisman—and… this quality is extremely high!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s even reached superior grade!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bad!” The woman suddenly spotted the [Mountain-Moving Talisman] in He Pingsheng’s hand. “Brother… again… another second-rank talisman!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heavens, it looks like it’s of even higher quality—could it be superior grade?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing He Pingsheng activating the talisman, the woman instantly retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn…” Changping Daoist also turned and ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t without countermeasures—he had several second-rank talismans in his storage pouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them was defensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he’d spent a fortune to buy them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no intention of wasting one on a mere Qi Refining disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The best strategy was to let this brat activate the talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what if he activates it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he does, I’ll flee—and the talisman becomes useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the spiritual energy on it dissipates completely, I’ll come back and deal with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s the safest, most cost-effective approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just after both of them retreated, a small mountain immediately condensed above He Pingsheng’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain spanned dozens of zhang, its dark, massive form appearing overwhelmingly heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fall…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng waved his hand, and the small mountain shot upward, plummeting toward Changping Daoist’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Changping Daoist never imagined that even after retreating a hundred zhang, the mountain could still strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How was this possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attack range of a talisman depends on the user’s spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it reached a hundred zhang away, that meant the boy’s spiritual sense had also reached a hundred zhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Refining eleventh-layer—with spiritual sense of a hundred zhang?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that even possible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouldn’t a Qi Refining eleventh-layer cultivator’s spiritual sense only be fifty to sixty zhang?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had no time to speculate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Open…” The old man waved his hand and summoned his defensive magic treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A round, smooth little shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As magic power flooded into it, the shield instantly expanded into a massive circular barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrier spanned ten zhang across.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to activate his own defensive talisman—but he couldn’t!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because like He Pingsheng, activating a second-rank talisman required three breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where was he supposed to find three breaths now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Changping Daoist poured every ounce of his magic power into the shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shield did block the mountain’s initial impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But its light membrane shattered instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Changping Daoist was flung a hundred zhang away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puh… puh-puh-puh…” He spat out several mouthfuls of blood—severely wounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up and saw He Pingsheng walking toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he stared in shock: the small mountain hadn’t vanished after its strike—it still hovered above He Pingsheng’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bad!” The old man gritted his teeth, waved his hand, and summoned his flying sword. “Sister, run!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them rode their flying swords, streaking into the void as beams of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the old man never expected that as soon as he entered the void, He Pingsheng followed, riding his own sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From afar, He Pingsheng wasn’t just flying—he was surrounded by a Golden Body shield, and the black mountain still hovered above his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn…” the old man muttered. “How is this possible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can a Qi Refining cultivator fly on a sword?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister… we must combine our strength and kill this bastard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Otherwise, if this operation leaks, we’re dead for sure!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d assumed Qin Mingyue would help him—but he never expected she was already terrified, fleeing on her sword alone, vanishing within a few breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, He Pingsheng’s figure drew ever closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Woe… woe…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today, this old man dies here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it… I’ll fight!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring his wounds, the old man pulled out his only remaining second-rank defensive talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Open…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After three breaths, he activated the talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spherical light shield encased his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, He Pingsheng finally caught up to Changping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fall…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng directed the mountain with his spiritual sense, slamming it down again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain struck the defensive shield—the barrier Changping had raised shattered instantly, and the black mountain crashed onto Changping Daoist’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Changping Daoist spat another mouthful of blood and tumbled from his sword into a deep valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body slammed onto a massive boulder below, shattered beyond recognition—dead beyond any doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, He Pingsheng landed in the valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man was dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his belongings couldn’t be left behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After searching, He Pingsheng found a mid-grade spirit weapon flying sword and a storage pouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the [Mountain-Moving Talisman] above He Pingsheng’s head had been fully consumed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Golden Body shield surrounding his body still glowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its energy had not yet dropped by one-tenth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng didn’t deactivate the shield—he simply mounted his sword again and chased after the woman named Qin Mingyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after chasing for a long time, he saw no trace of Qin Mingyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She must have fled far away long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng wasn’t discouraged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monk may run, but the temple won’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the Beast Taming Sect and the Hou family conspired together against him and Cheng Siyu—once this was reported to the sect, it would cause a massive uproar across the entire alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s see how the Hou family explains it then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Qin Mingyue’s tone just now, she’d already killed Cheng Siyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, after searching the surroundings for a long time, He Pingsheng found no trace of Cheng Siyu’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I can’t find it, I won’t look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng mounted his sword and flew back toward the mountaintop where the others had paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away, he saw a figure standing atop the mountain: Hou Muling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the ground beside Hou Muling lay two corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hou Muling saw the sword light flying toward her from afar and knew a cultivator was riding a sword—she initially thought it might be Qin Mingyue or Changping Daoist, but as they drew nearer, she realized it was He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Hou Muling’s mind went blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She immediately pulled out a paper crane, intending to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But He Pingsheng would not let her have her way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi ……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cluster of ink-green vines erupted from the ground, instantly wrapping around Hou Muling’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, seven poison thorns shot forth and drove deep into her flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hou Muling instantly lost consciousness and collapsed onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng did not kill her—he merely controlled the poison to render the woman unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a valuable witness; he could not let her go.\u003C\u002Fp>",1164,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7559b1718dad16d248315eba626405ec51dcf98b086825367782e4910b881d2f","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-137","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-135",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]