[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-23":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},2355206,4608,"Chapter 23: Spells","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-23",23,"\u003Cp>Phew...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gales swept through swirling snow, relentlessly battering He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wore only thin clothing, yet felt nothing of the freezing cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s said that early-stage Qi Condensation practitioners are no different from ordinary mortals—but that’s not true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once you enter Qi Condensation, you’re already vastly different from common people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, you become immune to extreme cold, rarely go hungry or freeze, and are far less prone to illness, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rise…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the hillside, He Pingsheng could leap dozens of feet into the air with a single bound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, even amid the blizzard, he walked as if on flat ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Put it this way: if he were sent back to Xiuzhu Peak to carry water—twenty trips a day—he could finish it all in no more than an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference is that vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flask of warmed liquor, a stack of spirit money!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three sticks of incense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After making offerings to his parents and Senior Brother Hao Yun, He Pingsheng slowly descended the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t return directly to his small courtyard; instead, he headed toward the grand hall on the other side of the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outer Sect Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was snowing fiercely, the place was bustling with people, and no one truly paid attention to He Pingsheng’s cultivation level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng walked slowly into the hall, glancing around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the left screen, a striking notice flashed before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiuzhu Peak’s Alchemy Room seeks one Junior Alchemy Acolyte—no cultivation requirement. 200 contribution points per month. Don’t worry—no bullying of acolytes will be tolerated!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, Xiuzhu Peak still hasn’t found an acolyte?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made sense when he thought about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tai Xu Sect was vast, yet also small—anything happening on any peak quickly spread to the Outer Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hao Yun’s gruesome death had surely served as a warning to countless Outer Sect disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to one’s life, what’s two hundred contribution points?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, judging from the footnote on that notice, Xiuzhu Peak’s failure to find an acolyte for over half a year must mean they were truly desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng gave a cold smile, stepped away from the left array’s glow, and approached the central counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were over a dozen clerks handling Outer Sect affairs; he didn’t choose the one from before, but picked another station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Brother… I’d like to buy some spirit rice!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng no longer wanted to eat ordinary rice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirit rice greatly benefits a cultivator’s cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright!” The cultivator took He Pingsheng’s card and checked it: “Brother, which grade of spirit rice do you want? There are three: high, medium, and low.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, He Pingsheng said: “I’ll take the low grade.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no need to buy higher quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the Treasure Basin, any quality placed inside becomes top-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh…” the cultivator said, “Low-grade spirit rice is one contribution point per jin. How much do you need?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng replied: “Two hundred jin!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hundred jin meant two hundred points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This stuff was far more expensive than regular rice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hundred jin of regular rice cost only two or three contribution points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright!” The cultivator handed He Pingsheng a pickup slip: “Take this slip to the warehouse to collect your spirit rice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you!” He Pingsheng accepted the slip politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disciple added: “You’re at Qi Condensation Stage Three, right? You might consider taking on tasks at Fen Shui Mountain—capturing spirit beasts or gathering spirit herbs can earn you contribution points!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With the snow blocking the mountains, many spirit beasts have nowhere to hide—perfect time to catch them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look… the task board over there has the relevant postings.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed to the array display.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng replied: “Understood, Senior Brother!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the counter, collecting the spirit rice, and buying a few daily necessities, He Pingsheng returned directly to his small courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take on tasks?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still have plenty of contribution points—why bother with tasks?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t cultivation better?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, raise my cultivation level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng decided: this retreat would be dedicated to breaking through to Qi Condensation Stage Four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn’t emerge until he reached Stage Four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason the cultivator at the hall could instantly discern He Pingsheng’s Stage Three cultivation was because his spiritual sense could extend outward—his awareness swept everything without fail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But He Pingsheng couldn’t do that yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To project spiritual sense, one must advance from early-stage Qi Condensation to mid-stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is, Stage Four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Condensation Stages One, Two, and Three are called the early stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stages Four, Five, and Six are the mid-stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stages Seven, Eight, and Nine are the late stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stages Ten, Eleven, and Twelve are called the peak stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, to project spiritual sense, one must reach at least Stage Four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, once spiritual sense is projected, another major advantage emerges: the ability to cultivate spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after projecting spiritual sense can one learn various spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back home, he shut the door!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng tightly sealed every crack to prevent any energy leakage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he resumed his cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out two jade vials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One contained twelve pills; the other, only three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifteen pills total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant he’d consumed nine pills to advance from Stage One to Stage Three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope these fifteen pills will let me break through to Stage Four!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng took a deep breath, then swallowed one pill whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his cultivation improved, his ability to absorb spiritual energy had greatly increased—he no longer needed to crush pills and mix them with water as he had at the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the entire pill entered his stomach, a torrent of pure energy surged from it into his meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was another difference between pill absorption and drawing in ambient energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When drawing in ambient energy, one must filter and select from the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the energy within these pills carried no elemental affinity—it was purest energy, and once processed through the meridians, it automatically transformed into the element matching the practitioner’s energy vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Winter passed, spring arrived, and all things revived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After another half year, having consumed thirteen spirit pills, He Pingsheng finally achieved his goal—breaking through to Stage Four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment of breakthrough, a sudden clarity erupted from within him and extended outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a ten-zhang radius—even beyond the walls—he perceived everything clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual sense projected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perfect!” He Pingsheng opened his eyes, a gleam flashing in them: “Hahahaha… Now I can finally learn spells!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spells refer to various techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Attack, defense, support—endless possibilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng flipped open the “True Fire Scripture” to its final pages, where two spells were recorded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First: Fire Crow Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second: Fire Shield Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>",1111,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a413ac619a0d8186e024b7c15f693613755699e378a711a2569889790f8613ea","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-24","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-22",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]