[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-228":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},2355411,4608,"Chapter 228: Encirclement","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-228",228,"\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was certainly unwilling to give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took Qiao Huizhu and the other two, rode his sword into the sky, and made several attempts along the border between Qi and Liang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But all were futile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They simply could not get through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As those people said, even if he killed the patrolling disciples and broke through, the Golden Core experts stationed here would soon come chasing after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden Core cultivators moved with unmatched speed—he could never escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng dared not gamble, and could not afford to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because once pursued by a Golden Core expert, the chance of escape was negligible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do we do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Huizhu looked deeply worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “Let’s find a place to hide first!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two rode their swords back to Mount Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the highest peak lay a deep valley, with a decent cave inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the past month and more, Qiao Huizhu had spent her time in this cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After arriving at the cave, He Pingsheng casually set up several arrays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Rank-Two defensive array, a Rank-Two spirit-suppressing array, a Rank-Two alert array, and a Rank-Two illusion array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this, even Foundation Establishment disciples patrolling here could not detect the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Golden Core cultivators swept their spiritual sense over it hastily, they might still miss it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister, wait here for me—I’m going out to gather information, I’ll be back soon!” He Pingsheng rested briefly, then prepared to leave again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Huizhu said: “You’ve been running around nonstop lately—let me go instead!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!” He Pingsheng waved his hand. “Your disguise talisman isn’t safe—if you meet a Golden Core cultivator, they’ll see right through it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Huizhu’s disguise talisman was Rank-Two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a talisman could hide from Foundation Establishment cultivators’ spiritual sense, but if she met a Golden Core cultivator, it was risky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the cultivator didn’t pay close attention, they might not notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if they fully swept their spiritual sense over her, she’d be exposed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wore the Brocade Silk Divine Robe—a supreme ancient treasure with twenty layers of seals; even a Nascent Soul cultivator couldn't penetrate its concealment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry!” He Pingsheng patted Qiao Huizhu’s shoulder. “Wait for me—I’ll be back by nightfall!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stepping out of the cave, He Pingsheng directly soared into the sky on his sword, heading northeast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered that on the map, not far from the northeast corner of Mount Li, there was a medium-sized city—perhaps because it was the westernmost city of Great Qi, its name was: Jixi City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng flew for two hours on his sword and landed at the western gate of the city, then walked straight inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small city was modest, about thirty li in each direction—east, west, south, north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the spiritual energy within was quite dense—clearly, there was a spirit vein here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A city thirty li across wasn’t tiny, but a single peak Golden Core cultivator’s spiritual sense could easily cover the entire area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These past few days, the city had been unusually bustling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng found a spirit tea house, sat down, ordered a cup of premium spirit tea, sipped slowly, and listened to the chatter around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people were discussing Divine General Mountain and the border blockade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I say, there’s probably a high-profile prisoner who escaped from that heavenly prison!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Otherwise, the imperial family wouldn’t have gone to such lengths to seal off the entire Shangdang Commandery!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wonder what kind of person this prisoner is?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now I can’t even get to Liang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fat, bald Foundation Establishment third-layer cultivator gulped down spirit tea, complaining loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me about it—checkpoints every three li, inspections every five li!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Has the entire imperial army been moved here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wonder what kind of killing god escaped from that heavenly prison!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, someone sneered: “Pfft—what heavenly prison? What high-profile prisoner?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me tell you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not a prison, and not a prisoner—it’s someone who gained a great fortune inside Divine General Mountain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cultivator in a crimson Dao robe looked at the crowd with a smug smile: “You know Divine General Mountain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pfft…” Everyone scoffed: “Who doesn’t?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, that famous Divine General Mountain—too bad I can’t get in!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, brother, you just said someone got a great fortune inside Divine General Mountain—what fortune?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did someone get the Spear Intent Crystal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spear Intent Crystal?” The crimson-robed cultivator said: “Let me tell you—it’ll shock you. It’s not the Spear Intent Crystal. This kid took away the black divine spear from atop Divine General Mountain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sssss, oh my heavens!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That explains it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the spirit tea house, everyone was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing their shock, the crimson-robed cultivator beamed with satisfaction: “Hehehe… Is this news shocking enough?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone asked: “Brother Daoist, do you know who took the divine spear?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He replied: “I don’t know. I heard it was a Foundation Establishment cultivator from Dingxiang Commandery—named Shi Yuan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald man said: “That guy’s got a huge fortune!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe…” The crimson-robed cultivator said: “A huge fortune? More like a disaster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The entire Shangdang Commandery is surrounded now, and Shangdang City is sealed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard the Qi imperial family has mobilized the entire nation’s army, tightening the encirclement from the outside inward!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They plan to spend six months gathering all cultivators into one place!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then they’ll sort them out one by one!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When Nascent Soul cultivators sweep their spiritual sense, nothing will remain hidden!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He won’t escape!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng sat quietly beside them, his face calm, but his heart filled with dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Qi imperial family had merely blocked the border between Qi and Liang, it wouldn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could simply detour north around Shangdang Commandery, then enter Liang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, from the cultivators’ talk, he concluded the entire Shangdang Commandery was encircled by Qi troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse, the encirclement was slowly tightening toward the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a comb sweeping across Shangdang Commandery, no place would be spared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the cave where Qiao Huizhu hid would not escape detection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In ten days at most, or half a month, someone would find it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What do we do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng drained his cup of spirit tea, then walked slowly out of the tea house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a powerful spiritual sense suddenly descended from the sky and landed on He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>",1062,"2026-06-21T04:09:00.242Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6949d3cc928d9cfff84e0343024da056aca70ff0934d8ff108666f144fd6d224","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-229","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-227",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]