[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-232":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},2355415,4608,"Chapter 232","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-232",232,"\u003Cp>The imperial encirclement was gradually tightening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the speed of this tightening came later than He Pingsheng had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after a full month did three cultivators finally appear in this desolate mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three sword lights halted in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng, Qiao Huizhu, the girl, and the old man all looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng dared not extend his spiritual sense, so he did not know their cultivation levels, but since they could fly on swords, they were certainly at least Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is strange!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the cultivators said: “This mountain is utterly uninhabited—why are there several ordinary people living here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh… swoosh… swoosh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three descended in sequence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when they landed on the ground did He Pingsheng clearly see who they were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two men, one woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was the first to kneel on the ground: “Immortal… Immortal Master… greetings, Immortal Master!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he quickly turned to the other three and shouted: “Why aren’t you kneeling yet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man, the girl, and Qiao Huizhu hurriedly knelt down, visibly panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s your name?” The female cultivator drew her sword and walked straight toward He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng “panicked,” leapt to his feet, and ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female cultivator laughed: “Why run? I’m not going to kill you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come here—I have questions for you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, ah, ah…” He Pingsheng shuffled forward timidly, then cautiously approached the woman and asked: “Lady… Immortal Master…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman cut him off: “Call me Immortal Miss!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah… Immortal Miss!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Immortal Miss, please ask!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman laughed again at his \"Immortal Miss\" title: \"Country bumpkin—no sense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Never mind. I’ll ask you a few questions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s your name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng took a deep breath: “Cheng Xifeng.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t a made-up name—it was the dead son’s name of the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good…” the female cultivator asked: “Are you all one family?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at the others behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng hurriedly replied: “Yes… the one behind is my father, my daughter, and my wife…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…” the female cultivator pointed at the girl: “Come here and answer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl remained motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female cultivator frowned, her eyes flashing with sharp light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng quickly said: “Immortal Miss, please calm down… she’s our servant girl—born deaf and mute. She can’t hear you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Deaf and mute?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female cultivator’s spiritual sense surged out, engulfing the girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For cultivators, it was easy to detect deaf-mutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deaf-mutes had incomplete six senses, producing a distinct feedback when scanned by spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So after scanning the girl, the female cultivator nodded: “Yes, she’s truly deaf and mute.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cheng Xifeng, right…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why do you farm in such a remote place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you the only family here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng replied: “Yes… only our family lives nearby.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s over thirty li of mountain path to the town, but it’s peaceful here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female cultivator asked: “Aren’t you afraid of the wild beasts all over the mountains?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng shook his head: “Wild beasts are less terrifying than people—we’re not afraid of them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe…” the cultivator chuckled: “You understand some basic truths.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked a few more questions, then stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she turned to the two male cultivators behind her: “All four are ordinary people—no issues.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But their presence here feels strange.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We should ask our Master to verify.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female cultivator sent out a signal light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less than ten breaths later, another light streaked from the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It landed above the thatched hut and hovered there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng and the other three knelt again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The newcomer was a middle-aged man—his cultivation level unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female cultivator stepped forward and explained the situation to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spiritual sense erupted, sweeping over He Pingsheng and the other three, then scanning the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about half a stick of incense time, he nodded: “No issues.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female cultivator said: “Master, but their farming here is still suspicious!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing suspicious,” the male cultivator breathed deeply: “When I was young, I came from the wilds—I know this kind of situation well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look at this field—it seems simple, but it took decades of cultivation to become like this. If newly cleared, it would never look like this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And the crops are nearly ripe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That man only fled a month ago—how could he grow crops nearly ready for harvest?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And these two oxen!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The stone rollers around them—worn smooth by grinding. It would take decades to achieve this shape.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That well!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“None of these could be casually constructed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And this thatched hut,” the man casually pointed: “Its decay shows at least decades of use.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But it’s not leaking—someone maintains it regularly. They’re permanent residents.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just checked—all four are ordinary people with no cultivation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Jin Dan cultivator’s analysis, the four transformed into streaks of light and departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when they were far enough away did He Pingsheng slowly exhale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man beamed: “Young brother… we passed the test…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng whispered: “Old man, don’t celebrate yet—we must remain as before. I fear they’ll return.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the Jin Dan cultivator never returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But whether he secretly scanned the area with his spiritual sense, He Pingsheng didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key was, he dared not use his own spiritual sense freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he could only continue pretending to live here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unknowingly, another month passed. He Pingsheng felt it was safe enough to finally unleash his spiritual sense and scan the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under cover of night, he shot into the sky and searched the dozens of li around the mountain—found no cultivators at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he was finally safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We passed!” He Pingsheng finally relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the old man: “Old man, thank you for helping us this time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll keep my promise—I’ll restore your granddaughter’s deafness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deafness, deafness!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only deafness, really.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she’d been deaf since birth, unable to hear sounds, she never learned to speak—and grew up naturally mute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Treating ordinary people’s deafness wasn’t difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For cultivators, ordinary deafness was usually caused by innate deficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Innate deficiency? Then replenish the innate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivation world had a Grade One elixir called [Bu Yuan Dan]. After ingesting it, one could replenish innate deficiencies. Once the deficiency was corrected, the girl would gradually begin to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once she could hear, she would slowly learn to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>",1040,"2026-06-21T04:09:00.242Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a96f7e05e5a1907071526950aac177b3eb36f3728ebcafa71221215b259c2bcc","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-233","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-231",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]