[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-148":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},2355331,4608,"Chapter 148: Wang Qi","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-148",148,"\u003Cp>“The door is over there!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grand Void Ancestor lazily lay back on his chair and pointed toward the exit of the Grand Void Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ning naturally understood the Ancestor’s meaning, bowed, and said: “Disciple takes leave!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After she took three steps, the Grand Void Ancestor muttered cryptically: “A ruler who is not discreet loses his ministers; a minister who is not discreet loses his life!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ning paused, then added: “Disciple understands—today’s matter, not a single word shall be leaked!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she truly turned and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Man’s tired today!” The Grand Void Ancestor took a deep breath and closed his eyes: “The right-side side hall is yours. You’ll cultivate there daily. If you have questions, come ask me anytime!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remember to ask often!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anytime at all—don’t be afraid!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And one last thing!” The Grand Void Ancestor extended a withered finger: “You are not to leave Grand Void Gate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not under any circumstances!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng pulled his head in and said: “Understood!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s strange—why won’t the Ancestor let me leave either?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But…” He Pingsheng tried to argue: “Disciple has hit a bottleneck and cannot break through, so I wish to go out and seek an opportunity!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Opportunity, my foot!” The Grand Void Ancestor rose from his chair, blowing his beard: “You didn’t hear a word I just said!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “No… I made a promise to someone—I must go to Black Frontier to find the Red Essence Ginseng!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grand Void Ancestor said: “No. If you die, what’s the point of cultivating?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you disobey me, twenty strokes of the cane!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng walked out of the Grand Void Hall with a dark face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t restricted in freedom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that freedom was extremely limited—only within Grand Void Gate’s grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the Grand Void Divine Hall, He Pingsheng circled around to the right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a side hall there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Called a side hall, yet it was vast—much larger than Yu Ning Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gently pushed, and the door swung open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside stood two female disciples dressed in outer-disciple robes. Seeing He Pingsheng, they dropped to their knees at once: “Greetings, Ancestor…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng rubbed his forehead: “Who are you…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We are disciples assigned to serve you!” one said: “I’m Lü Jiao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other woman said: “I’m Yu Tong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s spiritual sense swept over the two women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lü Jiao was at Qi Refining Stage Five; Yu Tong had already reached Qi Refining Stage Seven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This cultivation level startled He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stage Seven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So high—and still doing menial service?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No,” He Pingsheng said: “How do you even know who I am?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Tong said: “The Supreme Elder told us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was even more baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d just become his disciple—the old man hadn’t left at all. How did he notify these girls?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are Nascent Soul cultivators’ abilities really this vast?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng looked up at the enormous side hall, nodded, and said: “You two stay here and watch. I’ll return to Xiuzhu Peak—I’ll move in a few days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That won’t do!” Lü Jiao said: “The Supreme Elder said you must move in today—and you must move in!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “Fine, wait for me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved his hand and stepped onto his flying sword, soaring away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now everyone knows I can fly on a sword—no need to hide it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grand Void Gate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianyi Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Has your spiritual sense wound improved?” Jianzhu True Person asked the Daoist nun gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If He Pingsheng were here, he’d recognize her immediately—she was none other than Feng Daoist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Much better!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Daoist’s face was pale: “But full recovery will take at least half a year.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That damned He Pingsheng—if I see him again, I’ll cut him down!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph…” Jianzhu True Person sneered: “Next time you see him, you’ll kneel and call him Master Uncle!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!” Feng Daoist said: “I know the Ancestor took him as a disciple—but so what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When he leaves, I won’t believe I can’t…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shhh, shhh, shhh!” Jianzhu True Person raised a finger to her lips: “Keep those thoughts inside!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then according to you, there’s no need for me to seek that Heaven-Class scripture?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked Feng Daoist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Daoist spat bitterly: “That vile little thief is cunning, slippery, and leaves no trace—Master, you must not trust him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m certain my brother was killed by him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And Linglong—also him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He even used a supreme-grade magic treasure of evil origin, severely damaging my spiritual sense. Had my cultivation not far surpassed his, he would’ve killed me then!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Furious, furious…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng did not know that this Feng Daoist was actually Jianzhu True Person’s disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Palace understands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jianzhu took a deep breath: “This man is far from the simple, honest face he shows. Hmph…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But your actions were reckless—next time, be more careful!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beast Taming Sect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a certain peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath an ancient, gnarled pine tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the tree stood a stone table and two stone seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two men sat upon them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a middle-aged Confucian scholar in flowing white robes, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposite him sat an old man with snow-white hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the old man with snow-white hair addressed the scholar as “Senior Brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you confirmed it?” the scholar asked the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man shook his head: “No… but in my view, these people are searching for some treasure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’ve been circling about a thousand li southeast of the secret realm’s exit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scholar asked: “How many are there now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man said: “At first, only a few Elders from Grand Void Gate—thought they were up to something strange.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, more and more sects nearby have joined.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are already over a dozen Golden Core cultivators there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All searching for something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm,” the scholar said: “These past two days, I’ve observed that direction—Grand Void Gate’s aura has slightly increased.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?” The old man shuddered: “Impossible! That old man was dying—how could his aura rise instead of fall?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could your [Wang Qi] be faulty?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No,” the scholar shook his head: “A sect’s aura isn’t tied to one person alone. Too many things can influence it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry—it’s nothing to fear.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That old man won’t last another hundred years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Within a century, Grand Void Gate’s aura will wither.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then we won’t need to probe so cautiously.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged scholar’s eyes shot two sharp beams toward Grand Void Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>",1061,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6eeb13e556df17862782551378d66a16d95c84bab534d86b944eca9d1b101931","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-149","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-147",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]