[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-208":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},2355391,4608,"Chapter 208","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-208",208,"\u003Cp>In the main hall of the City Lord’s mansion, lanterns blazed brilliantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than a dozen great cultivators sat down around He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng also sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know Wang Dun?” The one asking the questions was still the white-haired cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng dared not lie: “I know him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired cultivator asked: “Did he come to you yesterday?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did he say to you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng did not hesitate: “Earlier, Wang Dun told me he would take me into Divine General Mountain to protect my safety and guide me to seek treasures!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But yesterday he found me and suddenly said he couldn’t take me along anymore!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He said he was leaving!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leaving?” The white-haired cultivator nodded: “Correct, he did leave—but did he tell you where?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!” He Pingsheng shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until now, everything He Pingsheng had said was true, with no concealment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor had there been any emotional fluctuation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then… do you know where he went?” the white-haired cultivator asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng shook his head: “Actually, I don’t know him well!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then… how did the two of you meet, and why did he promise to take you into Divine General Mountain and protect you?” All eyes fixed on He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng felt a slight tension in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath, wiped his forehead with his sleeve, and said: “I’m a pill alchemist—I can refine second-rank [Spirit Gathering Pills], and sometimes even produce mid-grade quality!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang Dun heard of my reputation somewhere and came to me to have pills made!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve made three batches of pills for him altogether!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s how we met!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for why he promised to take you into Divine General Mountain?” He Pingsheng said: “Because he owes me spirit stones!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired cultivator said: “Owes you spirit stones?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!” He Pingsheng said: “And he also hoped I’d help him refine the [Chaoyuan Pill] to break through to the Golden Core realm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The [Chaoyuan Pill]?” The white-haired cultivator laughed: “What nonsense—you’re only a Foundation Establishment second-layer cultivator, and you claim you can refine a third-rank pill?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “I can’t—but I soon will… because my spiritual sense is extremely strong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom…” As he spoke, He Pingsheng suddenly unleashed his spiritual sense: “My spiritual sense has already reached over a thousand zhang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a thousand zhang?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How is that possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stood up and began testing the strength of He Pingsheng’s spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After testing, they confirmed it was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s spiritual sense had reached one thousand five hundred zhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was equivalent to the spiritual sense strength of a Golden Core third- or fourth-layer disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sssss…” The white-haired cultivator gasped: “No wonder, no wonder… no wonder you can refine pills!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But boy, with such a powerful spiritual sense, you must have a Spirit Refining technique, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!” He Pingsheng waved his hand and pulled out a Spirit Refining scripture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Profound Gate Stillness Heart True Manual!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it only contained three sections: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To save his life, he had no choice but to reveal it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did He Pingsheng do this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he was cornered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Wang Dun fled, he had no options left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either run!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he ran, he’d likely be caught—and if caught, death was almost certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he lacked Wang Dun’s methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dun carried great secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn’t run, they’d trace him—and then He Pingsheng’s only fate would be soul-searching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How to avoid soul-searching?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by demonstrating overwhelming spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soul-searching isn’t something anyone can do casually—it requires the searcher’s spiritual sense to far surpass the target’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least three major realm levels higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, a Nascent Soul cultivator searching a Qi Refining disciple—no problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No backlash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Soul Transformation cultivator searching a Foundation Establishment disciple—also no backlash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could be sure there wasn’t a Soul Transformation cultivator in the City Lord’s mansion or in Dingxiang City?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if there was?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, on his way to the City Lord’s mansion, he had secretly swallowed a [Dual-Spirit Pill].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this [Dual-Spirit Pill] was top-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, one batch of [Dual-Spirit Pills] had been enhanced by He Pingsheng into two batches: twelve Jipin  and twelve mid-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of those twelve mid-grade, he ended up with four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, He Pingsheng further enhanced these four mid-grade pills—though he couldn’t fully control it, their quality rose to top-grade, not Jipin , but top-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why enhance them to top-grade?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because He Pingsheng originally planned to use them to trade at the Jiaoyi Society.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Top-grade [Dual-Spirit Pills] had value without causing a sensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the same reason, the third-rank [Soul-Returning Pills] in his possession—besides the twelve Jipin —were all enhanced to top-grade, none Jipin .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All reserved for critical trading moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng had tested before: mid-grade [Dual-Spirit Pills] doubled his spiritual sense for one hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, he discovered top-grade [Dual-Spirit Pills] tripled his spiritual sense—reaching one thousand five hundred zhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the duration increased dramatically—three full days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was incredibly extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So now, He Pingsheng was no longer afraid of soul-searching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his cultivation base was only Foundation Establishment, his displayed spiritual sense matched Golden Core strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To cast the [Soul-Searching Secret Art] on him was nearly impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless a Void Refinement elder came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired cultivator frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes—he had truly intended to perform soul-searching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Wang Dun was too critical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he lacked the ability himself; his original plan was to arrest He Pingsheng and return to the imperial capital, letting a Soul Transformation ancestor of the imperial family perform the soul-searching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, with this man’s spiritual sense so strong, letting an ancestor perform soul-searching would endanger the ancestor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the ancestor’s spiritual sense was damaged, the entire Great Qi would collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soul-searching was out of the question!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tricky!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh…” The white-haired cultivator took a deep breath: “No wonder your spiritual sense is so strong—it’s a Heaven-grade Spirit Refining technique!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked: “Where did you get this Spirit Refining technique?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng bowed: “It’s family-transmitted—my ancestors were all cultivators without sects, earning resources by refining pills for others.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Their greatest asset was this family-transmitted Spirit Refining technique!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Otherwise, how could they refine pills?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, He Pingsheng moved to retrieve the scripture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait…” The white-haired cultivator’s eyes gleamed with greed: “Leave this here for now. It’s connected to Wang Dun’s disappearance—we must study it before returning it to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1073,"2026-06-21T04:09:00.242Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6711ac92e1318fd4e93435606b6b98615fe08d90680499df045c369e8c2f29a9","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-209","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-207",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]