[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-211":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},2355394,4608,"Chapter 211: Crisis","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-211",211,"\u003Cp>The white-haired cultivator didn’t know what realm he was in, but upon hearing Wang Dun had escaped, his first thought was to imprison He Pingsheng again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, He Pingsheng was the only person he had so far traced with any meaningful connection to Wang Dun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he looked again, He Pingsheng was already at the entrance of the great array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So as he shouted, his boundless spiritual sense slammed toward He Pingsheng, trying to pin him in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, on one hand, the distance was too great; on the other, there were simply too many cultivators at the entrance. His spiritual pressure, once unleashed, was absorbed by hundreds of Foundation Establishment cultivators, and he feared crushing He Pingsheng outright if he used full force—so he held back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was instantly pinned by the pressure, but he forced open a sliver of space with his formidable spiritual sense, then surged his spiritual power rapidly toward the soles of his [Golden Pattern Cloud-Stepping Boots], detonating with a fivefold speed boost—*boom*—shattering the white-haired cultivator’s pressure seal, vanishing in a flash of golden light as he stepped into the array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Puh…*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Puh puh…*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as He Pingsheng entered the Divine General Mountain array, he spat out three mouthfuls of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t serious—this blood was merely from disrupted qi circulation under the pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spitting it out was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t injured!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Swoosh…*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the array, He Pingsheng immediately chose a direction and fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, too many people were gathered at the entrance—if the white-haired cultivator sent others to hunt him down, escape would be difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the entrance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired cultivator’s face darkened with rage: “Damn… damn damn…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said “damn” three times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord!” A woman in blue robes approached and bowed deeply to the white-haired cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was none other than Jin Lan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jin Lan!” the white-haired cultivator said: “Speak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!” Jin Lan said: “He Kunlun has entered the array. You needn’t worry—he’ll come out eventually within a month!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!” the white-haired cultivator shook his head. “Look around you. The disciples from other major prefectures are all at the peak of Foundation Establishment Level Twelve. This boy is only Level Two—if he encounters them, he’ll likely be killed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This boy is vital to us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, he must not die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second, he must be captured!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jin Lan!” He looked at her. “Though you’re only at Foundation Establishment Level Seven, I believe you can find him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go inside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, the white-haired cultivator pulled out a white Life-Death Token: “Go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t originally planned to send Jin Lan in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, she had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, my lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Lan took the jade token and walked slowly into Divine General Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Swoosh…*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wearing his speed-enhancing boots, He Pingsheng became a streak of light, moving across mountains and rivers as if walking on flat ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You might ask why he didn’t fly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some array had been woven here—no one could ride a sword or fly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Foundation Establishment disciples could only leap or run forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, He Pingsheng wore the [Golden Pattern Cloud-Stepping Boots], which gave him more than double the speed of an ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ran for two hours before finding a valley thick with trees, then entered a cave within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cave was small!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a few zhang across.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng immediately pulled out an array plate and began setting up arrays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One defensive array. One Spirit-Sealing array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And one illusion array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All second-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the illusion array activated, the entire cave vanished from sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing everything, He Pingsheng took a mid-grade fire spirit stone from his storage pouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the spirit stone appeared, the dampness in the cave vanished completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng sat cross-legged on a massive rock and took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now was the time to think: how to survive this wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d come to Divine General Mountain to escape death, not to seek treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting out safely and leaving was the first priority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng laid out his entire inventory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few talismans!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First-rank talismans: Fire Bullet, Ice Arrow, Heavenly Thunder, Solid Rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were mostly useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second-rank talismans: Heavenly Fire, Heavenly Metal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And three unenhanced ones: Disguise, Blazing Fire, Falling Rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three didn’t seem useful either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just toss them into the Treasure Basin first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tossed the three talismans into the Treasure Basin, then pulled out another: the Invisibility Talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this one was third-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse, it was enhanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once activated, it concealed his form, aura, and everything else completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the duration was extremely long!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theoretically, as long as no one saw through it, he could remain invisible indefinitely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once invisible, even Nascent Soul cultivators couldn’t detect him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the talisman had one fatal flaw: no magic power could be used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any slightest fluctuation of magic power would break the invisibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, during invisibility, his dantian and meridians couldn’t circulate qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could escape, but only by walking silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was too hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How, then, could he use it most effectively?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to leave first, then activate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how to leave?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he stepped out, he’d be exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng couldn’t help thinking: “If only I had a fourth-rank Disguise Talisman…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly, he shook his head violently, banishing these unrealistic fantasies into the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng took a deep breath, frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d just realized a more serious problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was… Qiao Huizhu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Huizhu had also come to Divine General Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because when boarding the ship in Dingxiang City, he’d seen her—but hadn’t approached to acknowledge her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the question arose:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Put yourself in the white-haired cultivator’s place—how would you act?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew He Pingsheng’s true face—he’d immediately draw his portrait and post it everywhere, waiting until the exploration ended, then ordering all cultivators from Dingxiang City to identify him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To see if any of them could provide clues to his whereabouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, someone would know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Xiao Xuan was there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would happen then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired cultivator would instantly learn Qiao Huizhu was his fiancée.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If so, Qiao Huizhu was in danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only Qiao Huizhu—but all disciples of Heaven Talisman Mountain would suffer along with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This cannot be allowed to happen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We must find Qiao Huizhu at once and get her to leave early, to flee ahead of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng suddenly stood up urgently: I must go find Qiao Huizhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting her leave a moment earlier would mean one more measure of safety.\u003C\u002Fp>",1090,"2026-06-21T04:09:00.242Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f36c97d9380e686f628623076a57a70adc2f7a16f3d7653d5af78c665b312c9f","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-212","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-210",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]