[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-167":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},2355350,4608,"Chapter 167","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-167",167,"\u003Cp>“Young Master, what would you like to buy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Liu put away the items and spirit stones and personally escorted He Pingsheng into the guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no need for magic tools or treasure-grade artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man had already prepared all the cultivation elixirs—they were waiting for him in the side hall, no need to buy more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he needed was only talismans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had used up all the second-rank Move-Mountain Talismans, but still had four [Heavenly Fire Talismans] left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Heavenly Fire Talismans were strengthened versions of the [Flame Talisman].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never used them; he didn’t know their power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the effect of first-rank talismans like [Ice Arrow Talisman] and [Fire Bullet Talisman], which could instantly kill any Qi Refining disciple, He Pingsheng believed this Heavenly Fire Talisman could instantly kill any Foundation Establishment disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his cultivation base rising, Foundation Establishment disciples no longer posed much of a threat to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real threats came from higher-level cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Jin Dan disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or that fellow Wu Wei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Wu Wei had no apparent grudge, but He Pingsheng knew that if Wu Wei got the chance, he would cause trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case, he should also prepare some third-rank attack talismans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are the second-rank talismans?” He Pingsheng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Liu said, “Young Master, this way…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second-rank talismans weren’t on this floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ascending to the second floor, He Pingsheng finally saw them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there weren’t many types—besides Flame Talismans, there was only one called [Sharp Metal Talisman].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Sharp Metal Talisman was also an attack talisman; when activated, it immediately released a sharp metal qi capable of injuring enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each Sharp Metal Talisman cost around three thousand spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too expensive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even if it was expensive, he had to buy them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother, give me two Sharp Metal Talismans!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng paid six thousand spirit stones and obtained the two Sharp Metal Talismans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you have any third-rank talismans?” He Pingsheng asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Liu’s face darkened. “No… what are you thinking, Young Master?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All talismans supplied by our Cultivation Alliance come from Tianfu Mountain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Third-rank talismans are hard to make, have low success rates, and require priceless materials—each one is a secret weapon in the hands of Jin Dan elders; even tens of thousands of spirit stones might not buy one!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If our guild had any, the Alliance’s high-ups would have bought them all long ago!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could they still be here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such things only appear at Jin Dan cultivators’ trading gatherings!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can’t get our hands on them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not just our Fenghe Zhuang—even every guild in this Matou Mountain marketplace has no third-rank talismans!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter—it’s fine without them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll visit Tianfu Mountain later and ask Sister Qiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving Fenghe Zhuang, He Pingsheng didn’t head toward the inner guilds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the guilds here sold nearly identical goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wandered over to the street stalls instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, ever since those three little cuties were cheated by an old man here last time, He Pingsheng had developed a psychological aversion to buying things at street stalls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anything on a street stall—especially things he didn’t recognize—should be avoided if possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following this principle, He Pingsheng circled the stalls once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, what’s this round, bulging thing? Bring it over for me to see?” He Pingsheng stopped at a stall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vendor looked very young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spiritual sense scan revealed the man’s cultivation was only Qi Refining sixth layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bold indeed—only sixth layer and daring to set up a stall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sure thing, Brother!” The fellow mistook He Pingsheng for a Qi Refining disciple and casually called him “Brother,” then handed over a black, disc-shaped object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng didn’t care about titles like “brother” or “younger brother”; he picked up the disc and examined it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his intuition, it was clearly an array plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More precisely, a damaged array plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is half a broken array plate!” He Pingsheng hefted it in his hand: “Where did you get it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy smiled, looking slightly embarrassed. “Found it, hehe… Brother, if you like it, just name a price!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng couldn’t tell the rank or function of the array plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could just put it in the Treasure Basin later and strengthen it—even if it produced two level-one array plates, he’d profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ten spirit stones—will that do?” He Pingsheng asked the boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy beamed. “Yes yes yes…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For He Pingsheng now, ten spirit stones meant nothing—loss or gain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he lost, he lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After paying, he casually tossed the array plate into his storage pouch and flew off on his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng planned to return and first strengthen the talismans; if Fenghe Zhuang received the poison elixirs, he’d send someone to retrieve them—he wouldn’t need to go himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But barely half a censer’s time had passed when he saw a cluster of sword light suddenly surge from the ground, blocking him midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivator riding the sword—wasn’t it Feng Dao Gu?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a hundred zhang away, Feng Dao Gu swung her long sword sharply, and a blade of light descended from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Feng Dao Gu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s eyes narrowed slightly; in the next instant, he pulled out a round, small shield: the supreme spiritual artifact, the Sacred Wood Shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Open…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His internal wood spiritual energy surged violently into the shield, activating all eight layers of its seals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thick, green shield instantly formed before He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green light-shield spanned one zhang in diameter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wood spiritual energy continued pouring into the Sacred Wood Shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know if this shield could withstand Feng Dao Gu’s sword strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had nowhere to dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her attack came too fast—he had no time to activate any talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Activating talismans always took several breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Open…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, He Pingsheng activated his gold spiritual energy, summoning a thick metallic shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Technique: Golden Shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two layers of defense—surely they could block this sword strike?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment He Pingsheng fully activated the Sacred Wood Shield, a multicolored blade of light, like a river of light, descended before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The projected image of the Sacred Wood Shield blocked the sword strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the shield’s glow dimmed violently and shattered with a crash under the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, though broken, it had absorbed about ninety percent of the sword qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining less-than-ten-percent struck the Golden Shield and was effortlessly blocked by the [Golden Shield] technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After blocking Feng Dao Gu’s strike, He Pingsheng immediately directed his sword downward to land on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fighting on the ground was safer than fighting in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least you didn’t risk falling to your death, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Dao Gu wasn’t foolish; seeing He Pingsheng land, she stepped forward and followed immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before He Pingsheng could even steady his footing, Feng Dao Gu, now within thirty zhang, raised her hand and slashed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword qi mixed with sword light formed a three-zhang-long blade of light, slashing toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>",1163,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d8f733a76ec5e3db71ec82718708c6fb93707bef6d95c7cf1f717f8558ae5dda","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-168","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-166",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]