[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-217":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},2355400,4608,"Chapter 217","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-217",217,"\u003Cp>“Good!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two male disciples from Tianfu Mountain bowed to Qiao Hui Zhu and He Pingsheng respectively, then left with the storage bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng did not look inside the storage bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Hui Zhu did look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was obvious it contained only some spirit stones and cultivation techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister, I have something to tell you!” Qiao Hui Zhu took Qiao Xiao Qiao’s hand and explained briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only said there was danger and they must flee for a while, without revealing the exact nature of the threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the two spoke, He Pingsheng had already set up two arrays within the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One illusion array, one defense array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three storage bags remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng opened the bags and spilled their contents onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sorted the spirit stones and divided them among the three; he had no interest in the cultivation techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But during the sorting, he discovered two beast storage bags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Spirit Beast Immortal Sect excels at taming spirit beasts!” Qiao Hui Zhu said: “These two beast storage bags must contain the beasts they tamed—they died too quickly to summon them for battle!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unfortunately, once their master is dead, these beasts cannot be tamed by another.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng nodded and did not touch the beast storage bags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they offered him no benefit, only harm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here’s a map!” Qiao Xiao Qiao said: “It’s a map of Shangdang Commandery—these guys were well prepared!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s brow twitched instantly: “Let me see!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took the jade slip, pressed it to his forehead, and read it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The map of Shangdang Commandery did not merely mark Shangdang—it also showed rough details of surrounding regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From these crude maps, He Pingsheng gleaned one crucial piece of information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Shangdang Commandery was a border commandery of Qi State.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>West of Shangdang lay another country: Liang State.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng studied the map and changed his mind: “Qiao Sister, I told you to wait in Shangdang City so we could obtain a comprehensive map from the great merchant guild there. Now that we have the map, there’s no need to go to Shangdang Commandery!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng pointed to a mountain tens of thousands of li away on the map: “This mountain is Lishan—no sect exists there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But since it has a name, there must be human settlements nearby.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once you’re out, hide near the highest peak of Lishan—I’ll join you shortly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait for me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three copied the map, carefully compared it, confirmed Lishan’s location, then packed their gear and prepared to part ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an incense stick later, Qiao Hui Zhu and Qiao Xiao Qiao each crushed the life-and-death tokens in their hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of white light—and they vanished one after the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Likewise, at the square before the entrance to Shenjiang Mountain, two white lights suddenly appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Xiao Qiao and Qiao Hui Zhu landed there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were not the only ones who had been teleported out so soon after entering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others had been too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Qiao Hui Zhu was not conspicuous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You two, come here!” The white-haired cultivator outside waved them over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Hui Zhu and Qiao Xiao Qiao walked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I recall—you two are from Dingxiang Commandery?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!” Qiao Hui Zhu bowed: “Master, we arrived here with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm,” the white-haired cultivator asked: “Why did you leave so early?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Hui Zhu’s cheeks flushed: “I encountered two powerful cultivators—they wanted to…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait!” The white-haired cultivator cut her off, pointing at Qiao Xiao Qiao: “You speak!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!” Qiao Xiao Qiao lowered her head: “They wanted to harm us sisters, so we fled immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired cultivator studied the two sisters carefully, then nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their beauty was undeniable—someone coveting them was plausible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you recognize this person?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired cultivator unfurled a scroll with a single flick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure drawn was He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Hui Zhu and Qiao Xiao Qiao had prepared for this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They examined the image carefully for two or three breaths, then shook their heads in unison: “We don’t seem to know him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired cultivator waved them off, letting them leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Hui Zhu led Qiao Xiao Qiao—not leaving immediately, but lingering on the square for about half an incense stick, browsing a few stalls set up by other cultivators, before walking off with her sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why wait?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was He Pingsheng’s plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too hasty an exit would raise suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outcome proved Qiao Hui Zhu right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired cultivator’s spiritual sense had remained fixed on them both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after they left did he conclude Qiao Hui Zhu was not suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the white-haired cultivator detain them? No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the arrival vessel had already departed—he lacked the power to transport everyone out, and could not possibly stop them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Hui Zhu moved with utmost caution, avoiding any mistake: first she traveled several hundred li toward Shangdang City, then took a wide detour, riding her sword westward toward the place called Lishan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Shenjiang Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng did not leave—he remained in the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, his brow was tightly furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, he worried Qiao Hui Zhu might fail the test; on the other, he still had no plan for his own escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After much thought, he found no solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how he analyzed, every path led to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng could only dismantle the arrays and step out of the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walk around outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>See if he could find some opportunity within Shenjiang Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If none, he would risk escaping and use his invisibility talisman for a desperate gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accept his fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the white-haired cultivator only knew Wang Dun had seen the Nine Dragons—he didn’t know He Pingsheng had seen them too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they caught him, they’d only want to use him to find Wang Dun’s whereabouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might not die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was still a chance to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, He Pingsheng took out the map and headed toward the rear of Shenjiang Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no interest in searching for the scattered heavenly treasures scattered through the valleys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He intended to go straight to the core region of Shenjiang Mountain—to try and comprehend the spear intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps find some opportunity there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before leaving, He Pingsheng opened the two beast storage bags on his person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spirit beasts, now ownerless, returned to the wild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a white tiger, a level-two beast, roughly equivalent to a Foundation Establishment sixth layer human cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was a black serpent, with similar cultivation—also Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The serpent reminded He Pingsheng of the golden giant serpent once raised by Yu De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He released both beasts into the forest, keeping the beast storage bags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would reinforce them later for his own use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the two beasts return to the wild, He Pingsheng suddenly missed his two snow pengs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wonder how they are doing?\u003C\u002Fp>",1141,"2026-06-21T04:09:00.242Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8b6ebc73b6e278abb6652d99dd4c1459873ac8cebb455b0d4868f22aa1fe2e1b","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-218","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-216",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]