[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-143":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},2355326,4608,"Chapter 143","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-143",143,"\u003Cp>“Do you have any other questions? Ask them all now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grand Master of Grand Void Gate glanced at the other Golden Core Elders around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he quietly sipped his tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He Pingsheng!” A female Daoist of Golden Core level spoke up—she was the only woman in the hall. Though everyone knew she had lived for centuries, at a glance she appeared no older than a young woman in her early twenties, strikingly youthful: “I am the Elder of Tianyi Peak—you may call me Elder Jianzhu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s heart jolted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never met Elder Jianzhu before, but he had heard of her many times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legends said her sword art was divine; she was an exceptionally formidable sword cultivator. Though her rank among the sect’s Golden Core Elders was low, her combat power towered over all others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was also the Grand Master’s most favored and beloved disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disciple He Pingsheng bows before Elder Jianzhu!” He Pingsheng did not dare delay and immediately paid his respects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Elder Jianzhu could speak, the Grand Master above set down his teacup and waved his hand: “Everyone here is your elder. No one cares for such formalities. Just answer what’s asked—no more bows from now on!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a nuisance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, the Grand Master resumed sipping his tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He Pingsheng!” Elder Jianzhu spoke: “I ask you: you claimed that the Daoist Changping departed on his sword, and you chased after him, then struck him off his blade with a Falling Rock Talisman—true?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That makes no sense!” Elder Jianzhu said: “According to my knowledge, sword-flight is extremely fast—no paper crane could possibly catch up to him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I refuse to believe you knocked him off his sword!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh…” The Grand Master set down his teacup and said: “That’s a good question, He boy—explain yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng took a deep breath and said: “Respected Elder, I… also chased him on my sword.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never intended to reveal he could fly on a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it was strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, a Qi Refining cultivator should not be able to fly on a sword—unless his spiritual sense was extraordinarily strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now if you admit you can fly on a sword, you must then explain why your spiritual sense is so strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each additional layer adds more risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why did He Pingsheng still admit it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simple: because he would have to explain it anyway, soon after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was no fool—the Grand Master had already said he had performed the Spirit-Search Technique and scanned Hou Muling’s soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirit-searching extracts a person’s memories from a specific moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hou Muling had plainly seen He Pingsheng flying on a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Hou Muling saw it, then the Grand Master saw it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would he not ask?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to confess now than wait for him to ask later—it would make him appear more sincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nonsense!” Elder Jianzhu’s face paled: “He Pingsheng, you’re only at Qi Refining Level Eleven—how can you fly on a sword?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh…” The Grand Master, like a perfect straight man, chimed in: “Don’t be so absolute. Nothing is absolute. Whether a cultivator can fly on a sword depends not on their realm, but on their spiritual sense!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once spiritual sense reaches a hundred zhang, one may fly on a sword!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If this boy’s spiritual sense is exceptionally strong, why couldn’t he fly on a sword?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s even more impossible!” Elder Jianzhu said: “After Qi Refining Level Twelve, a cultivator’s spiritual sense peaks at no more than sixty zhang—it cannot reach a hundred. This is the law of heaven and earth; no one can break it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unless…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Jianzhu’s gaze sharpened like a blade, locking onto He Pingsheng: “Unless you’ve cultivated a spirit-refining scripture!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you cultivated a spirit-refining scripture?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.” He Pingsheng nodded in admission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What scripture? Hand it over!” Elder Jianzhu rudely extended her jade hand, demanding it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost everyone turned their gaze to He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirit-refining scriptures were far too rare and mysterious in the cultivation world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many Golden Core cultivators had never even seen one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…” He Pingsheng knew he couldn’t avoid handing it over today, but he still feigned reluctance: “Elder Jianzhu, may I refuse?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he clearly meant: I won’t give it to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Elder Jianzhu had no grounds to press further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was his personal possession—seniors couldn’t demand it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough, cough…” The Grand Master spoke again: “He boy, she doesn’t covet your treasure—she merely wants to check it. Spirit-refining scriptures can be righteous or demonic; some bring more harm than benefit to spiritual sense!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let your ancestral uncle examine it for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, yes!” Master Chongyang chimed in: “He boy, hand it over. Don’t worry—we’ll return it after. No one will steal your things, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Chongyang knew he had to hand it over today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the Grand Master had spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng took a deep breath, then opened his storage bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Correct—he had known today was inevitable, so he had prepared in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out two books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only the [Mystic Gate Stillness True Scripture], but also the [Demon Seed Spirit Method].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why hand over both at once?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Demon Seed Spirit Method] was useless to him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Presenting both made him appear sincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, He Pingsheng wasn’t that honest. His [Mystic Gate Stillness True Scripture] had six chapters—from Qi Refining to Void Refinement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one he handed over was a copied version.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core chapters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the Golden Core chapter, he had deliberately copied errors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the [Demon Seed Spirit Method], he had copied only three chapters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed both books respectfully beside Elder Jianzhu and bowed deeply: “Disciple can distinguish between them, so I cultivated only the [Mystic Gate Stillness True Scripture]. I did not practice the demonic scripture.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Jianzhu opened the books and began reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After roughly ten breaths, she looked up in shock: “This… this is truly a spirit-refining scripture!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And its rank… I feel… this rank is far from ordinary!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me… let me see!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me see too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several Golden Core Elders eagerly snatched up He Pingsheng’s scriptures to examine them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the Grand Master remained unmoved, sipping his tea slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he had no interest whatsoever in these scriptures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grand Master!” Finally, after all had read, Elder Jianzhu presented both books to him: “Please take a look…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grand Master waved his hand: “I won’t look. He boy, your scripture is no ordinary thing—it’s not from our sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1093,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","cb00feafcd5dd2677eec1deaeff8c82faa385cd3a7254f7d0a52f4635972ca85","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-144","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-142",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]