[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-172":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},2355355,4608,"Chapter 172: The Array Is Broken","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-172",172,"\u003Cp>“You want to die, huh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Jianzhu’s words, Wuwei’s eyebrows twitched in alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whether the old man is dead or alive, I’m only guessing—I can’t be sure. If he’s still alive and finds out you’ve laid hands on Little Brother, you’re dead for sure!” Wuwei stared at Jianzhu: “If that’s the case, no one can save you—don’t be so stupid!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jianzhu said: “Then, what do you think I should do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not yet!” Wuwei said: “Wait a few days—I must uncover the truth!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the various factions within the sect stabilized, He Pingsheng returned to his side pavilion and went into seclusion to cultivate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the body-strengthening poison pills hadn’t arrived yet, it didn’t matter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Body-strengthening could wait a little longer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, cultivate the newly enhanced technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was [Lustrous World], the other was [Poison Spike Ice Dart Art]—both powerful ice-element techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which one should he cultivate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng glanced left and right, unwilling to give up either technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine, then I’ll cultivate both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next two months passed quietly, and He Pingsheng spent them slowly mastering the techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two months, he had mastered both techniques, but still had a long way to go before using them fluently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A certain Heartfelt Talisman on his waist flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Heartfelt Talisman was a low-grade communication talisman, widely used among Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining disciples; a Grade One Heartfelt Talisman had a very short transmission range, while a Grade Two Heartfelt Talisman could send messages over ten thousand li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng took out the Heartfelt Talisman, opened it, and saw it was from Liu, the shopkeeper of Fenghe Village, informing him that one hundred Grade Two poison sacs had been gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn’t hard to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever spirit stones could be earned, people would flock to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were countless Foundation Establishment beasts in the Black Lands; although the Foundation Establishment disciples of the Daoxuan Alliance looked down on the fifty-spirit-stone poison pills, they still kept them when convenient. Also, some Qi Refining disciples—especially freelance cultivators who formed teams to hunt poison beasts in the Black Lands for their pills—did the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After killing a beast, the poison pill was merely a byproduct; its hide could be used as talisman paper for Grade Two talismans, its blood as the main ingredient for talisman ink, and some of its sharp bones and claws could be refined into magic treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, it wasn’t surprising that Fenghe Village had collected one hundred poison pills in two months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having learned from his previous experience of being intercepted by Feng Daoist, He Pingsheng refused to go fetch them himself this time. He went to Xiuzhu Peak, hoping Tian Xiaoqing, Zhao Linger, or Xu Kunlun would help him retrieve them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, all three were in seclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no other option, He Pingsheng went to the Internal Affairs Hall and entrusted the matter to his Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good!” Yuning said: “I was just about to go to Mount Matou Market to sell some sect items and purchase others!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an Elder of the Internal Affairs Hall, she handled the sect’s daily needs—food, drink, waste, and more—so Yuning regularly made large-scale purchases and sales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On her way back from the Internal Affairs Hall, someone blocked her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jianzhu True Person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Greetings, Senior Sister!” He Pingsheng bowed to Jianzhu: “Why have you stopped me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jianzhu giggled and said: “I’m not stopping you, Little Brother—I have something important to discuss. Would you do me the honor of coming to Tianyi Peak?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng feared she might do something, so he refused outright: “If you have something to discuss, go to Grand Void Divine Palace!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you don’t trust me, Little Brother!” Jianzhu said: “Fine. If that’s how it is, we won’t go to Tianyi Peak—we’ll talk right here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Brother,” Jianzhu looked at He Pingsheng with apparent seriousness: “Tell me honestly—is Master still alive?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze locked onto him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s heart lurched, but his face remained calm: “What kind of question is that, Senior Sister?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master is perfectly fine, in seclusion at Grand Void Divine Palace!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could he not be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine,” Jianzhu said: “Even if Master is still alive, I ask you—do you think, in his old age, he can defeat the two Great Nascent Soul experts from the Beast Taming Sect?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng sneered: “I don’t know what you mean by that!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t pretend ignorance!” Jianzhu said: “With your wit, can you really not see through this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master has reached the stage of knowing Heaven’s Mandate—how could he still have the strength to fight the Beast Taming Immortal Sect?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s all just an excuse!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jianzhu, eloquent and persuasive, began talking to He Pingsheng at length.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spoke of Grand Void Elder’s affairs, then of sect factions, subtly hinting she might switch sides; then she spoke of Elder interests and the growth of low-level cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as He Pingsheng was growing confused, a massive tremor suddenly shook the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thunderous sound came from the direction of Yulong Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn…” He Pingsheng’s pupils contracted slightly. Now in his thirties, he was no longer the boy he once was—he instantly understood Jianzhu’s purpose in stopping him today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something had happened at Grand Void Divine Palace!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng immediately summoned his sword and flew toward Grand Void Divine Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he landed before the palace’s grand square, his face turned dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vast palace stood exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its outer illusion array and defensive array had been shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing at the broken entrance was none other than Wuwei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside Wuwei stood an old man in purple Daoist robes, whose cultivation level was unreadable—likely a Golden Core disciple, but not from Grand Void Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew where Wuwei had found him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Brother, you’ve arrived just in time!” Wuwei preempted He Pingsheng’s accusations: “You played ‘conceal the death’ so well—I almost believed you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me—is the old man really gone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The edges of the vast square were lined with people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All were Grand Void Gate’s inner disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They watched from afar, each tense yet intensely curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not speaking?” Wuwei sneered, then suddenly leapt beside He Pingsheng and seized his shoulder: “Come with me… and explain yourself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dragged He Pingsheng straight into Grand Void Great Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Jianzhu—who had earlier blocked He Pingsheng—arrived as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purple-robed array master entered too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosion on Yulong Peak drew the attention of Elders from other peaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chongyang, Yuxuan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yuning did not come—she had been sent by He Pingsheng to Mount Matou Market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of the crowd, Wuwei could not keep holding He Pingsheng, so once inside Grand Void Great Hall, he released him and coldly said: “He Pingsheng, explain yourself—what the hell is going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you can’t give me a clear answer today, I’ll kill you!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1131,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","16a57b9009af2007b2daba10214fac2a960ddaa53c2997a52bfd0a6733f15df4","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-173","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-171",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]