[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-234":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},2355417,4608,"Chapter 234: Liang State, Hongshi City","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-234",234,"\u003Cp>Whoosh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thirty-zhang-long blue Cloud-Piercing Boat skimmed over the endless mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng exhaled in relief: “Sister… we’ve left Qi State!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re already on Liang State’s territory!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For now, we’re safe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, in the cabin of the Cloud-Piercing Boat, sat a woman with white hair and a grotesque face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one else but Qiao Huizhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Huizhu also exhaled in relief: “We finally escaped… but I wonder how Xiaoqiao is doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng had no reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll look for her gradually!” After a moment, He Pingsheng said: “I just checked the map—this large commandery we’re in is called [Hongshi Commandery], and its largest city is Hongshi City!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister, let’s head to Hongshi City first, and quietly inquire about Xiaoqiao’s whereabouts!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At the same time, I’ll buy the herbs you need to help you rebuild your cultivation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To rebuild your cultivation, you need three elixirs: Kai Mai Pill, Yun Ling Pill, and Tuo Ling Pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three elixirs aren’t very high-grade—all are second-rank—but their ingredients are hard to gather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, these three elixirs are obscure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Huizhu said: “There’s no other choice!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s flying boat was fast—compared to walking, at least. In truth, even at its maximum speed, it was still slower than a Foundation Establishment cultivator riding a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But due to Qiao Huizhu’s condition, he had no choice but to use this boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After flying for over forty days across the two states’ Hongshi Commandery, they finally reached a vast, immense city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hongshi City!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hongshi City wasn’t red—it looked black from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the black city stood a twenty-zhang-high wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever arrived at Hongshi City could not fly—they had to walk or ride in a vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng retracted his flying boat at the city’s eastern gate and slowly helped Qiao Huizhu toward the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The towering city gate stood twenty zhang tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the dark, crowded gate, guards clad in black robes stood on both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s spiritual sense swept over the guards and found that even the city guards here were all at least Qi Refining Stage Ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder!” One guard stepped forward and bowed: “By regulation, we must ask: where are you from?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, He Pingsheng lacked a permit to enter or exit Hongshi City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bowed in return: “I come from Qi State.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good!” the guard said: “To enter or exit the city, you must obtain a permit, and there’s a fee.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“May I ask, Elder, would you like to obtain one?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Without a permit, you cannot enter the city!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “Get one… oh no—two…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng gave the name: Xu Kunlun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After paying twenty spirit stones, he received two permits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the permits, entering the city was no longer an issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a huge city!” Qiao Huizhu looked at the streets ahead: “Almost as big as Dingxiang City!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng nodded: “Let’s get a carriage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the city gate, there were shops renting or selling carriages—buy one, and you get a spirit beast to pull it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or you could rent one directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking he might live here for a long time, He Pingsheng decided to buy a carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All carriages are the same!” The shopkeeper smiled at He Pingsheng: “The difference is the spirit beast pulling it. Look here—we have spirit oxen, snow sheep, Jin Xi, spirit dogs, and snowfield rabbits!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Different spirit beasts mean different prices!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe… which one would you like?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng asked: “Which one is the most docile?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shopkeeper pointed to the snowfield rabbit: “There—that big rabbit, the snowfield rabbit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It doesn’t eat grass—just feed it [Grain Grain Bigu Pills] normally. If you want it to advance in cultivation, occasionally give it [Spirit Beast Pills]. Easy to care for!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snowfield rabbit wasn’t an ordinary rabbit—it stood five chi tall!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its fur was pure white, and the whole rabbit looked plump and sturdy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng scanned it with his spiritual sense and found it equivalent to a human Qi Refining Stage Six or Seven—he nodded: “How many spirit stones?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shopkeeper said: “The rabbit is the most expensive—combined with the carriage, it’s five thousand two hundred spirit stones!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll give you a discount—just one thousand!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five thousand plus, discounted to just over one thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This you…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How am I supposed to haggle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng handed over one thousand spirit stones. With the shopkeeper’s help, he performed a simple master-servant bonding ritual—the rabbit now belonged to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could summon it to pull the carriage, or store it in a Spirit Beast Bag when not in use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already had two Spirit Beast Bags—he’d slain several disciples of the Spirit Beast Immortal Sect on Divine General Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go…” He urged the rabbit, and the carriage sped down the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speed was fast—much faster than ordinary walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon arriving in Hongshi City, the first task was to settle down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng went straight to the City Lord’s Mansion. Though this wasn’t Dingxiang Commandery, the house-buying process was much the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All transactions had to be done through the City Lord’s Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the transaction, a tax had to be paid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, He Pingsheng bought a courtyard with spiritual energy—but it was still small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only twenty zhang across.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for He Pingsheng and Qiao Huizhu, it was more than enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small courtyard wasn’t remote—it lay near the City Lord’s Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside were a three-story pavilion, a pond, and several weeping willows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister, what do you think of this place?” He Pingsheng asked Qiao Huizhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Huizhu fell in love with the courtyard at once: “Of course—it’s safe, that’s all that matters!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good!” He Pingsheng said: “Rest for now—I’ll set up the arrays.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After an hour, He Pingsheng set up four layers of arrays around the pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All second-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit-Sealing Array, the Defense Array, the Alert Array, and a Mirage Array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the arrays in place, He Pingsheng felt the courtyard was far safer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m running low on array materials!” he said, helping Qiao Huizhu upstairs: “I’ll go to the Jiaoyi Society later and buy more—then set up a Spirit Gathering Array, and it’ll be perfect!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stay here for now—here’s a Heartbond Talisman!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If anything happens, use the Heartbond Talisman to call me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll stroll through the city to see if I can buy the herbs you need to rebuild your cultivation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright,” Qiao Huizhu looked at He Pingsheng: “Thank you, my husband…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【I meant to post four chapters, but my hand slipped and I posted an extra one… Wuwuwuwu … I’m crying…】\u003C\u002Fp>",1087,"2026-06-21T04:09:00.242Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","282c845b551d771608fb72b8bb5b071bd146e8e0e20636658aee1ed76b33da62","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-235","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-233",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]