[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-235":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},2355418,4608,"Chapter 235","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-235",235,"\u003Cp>He Pingsheng left the small courtyard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then walked along the road, stopped a Qi Refining cultivator halfway, and learned that the largest merchant association in the city was just across from the Magistrate’s Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was called the Crimson Moon Merchant Association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng rode in a carriage and arrived at the Crimson Moon Merchant Association’s entrance in half the time of an incense stick’s burn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stored the carriage in his Storage Bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rabbit was placed inside his Spirit Beast Bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng strode forward and entered the Crimson Moon Merchant Association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Crimson Moon Merchant Association looked much like the Coral Merchant Association in Dingxiang City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he stepped inside, a Qi Refining disciple in a blue Dao robe approached and bowed respectfully to He Pingsheng: “Elder, welcome!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me what you need—I’ll handle your shopping arrangements!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng nodded. “Good… let’s go in together!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two entered the merchant association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “I’d like to see the maps first—one of Liang State, and the other of Hongshi County.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We have them, Elder. Follow me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every merchant association sells maps; these can be copied endlessly, and selling them is pure profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon they reached a shelf lined with rows of jade slips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jade slips came in two colors: red and green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red ones contained the full map of Liang State; the green ones held the map of Hongshi County.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How many spirit stones?” He Pingsheng asked the female cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female cultivator replied: “One thousand spirit stones total!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you purchase, we’ll gift you a detailed map of Hongshi City as well!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The price wasn’t high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, He Pingsheng took three maps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… take a look,” He Pingsheng handed her another white jade slip: “Inside are the ingredients for three elixirs. Check if your merchant association has them all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please wait a moment,” the female cultivator said apologetically. “Elder, these ingredients are exceedingly rare—I’ve never seen them myself. I must consult our Elder!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng waved his hand. “Go ahead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female cultivator left; He Pingsheng wandered the merchant association on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the ingredients for the three elixirs—Opening Meridian, Nourishing Spirit, and Expanding Meridian—he also wanted to buy some array materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t yet set up the second-rank Spirit Gathering Array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also planned to install arrays in his courtyard—for himself and Qiao Huizhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he and Qiao Huizhu were intimate, even becoming Dao companions, he could not let her know about the Treasure Basin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t a lack of trust—it was a matter of great importance; fewer people who knew meant greater safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, He Pingsheng wanted to study third-rank arrays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, he still couldn’t properly set up a third-rank array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While He Pingsheng was browsing, the female cultivator returned with a middle-aged male cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng felt a chill run down his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the male cultivator had scanned his cultivation base with his spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you use your spiritual sense, then I won’t be impolite to use mine either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng sent a thread of his own spiritual sense to sweep over the male cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The male cultivator was at Foundation Establishment sixth layer—higher than He Pingsheng’s level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Greetings, Daoist!” the male cultivator said. “I’m the Elder of the first floor of this association—my surname is Ling. You may call me Elder Ling, or simply Daoist Ling.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm,” He Pingsheng bowed again. “Daoist Ling, I’m surnamed Xu…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was using his senior brother Xu Kunlun’s name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Daoist Xu,” Elder Ling shook the jade slip in his hand. “You’re refining Opening Meridian, Nourishing Spirit, and Expanding Meridian elixirs—are you trying to remove a disciple’s spiritual roots and meridians?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such things were unmistakable in purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng wasn’t surprised. He nodded. “A junior disciple had a qi deviation during cultivation and had to restart from scratch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m preparing elixirs for him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good,” Elder Ling said. “But the chance of success in restarting cultivation is slim—Opening Meridian, Nourishing Spirit, Expanding Meridian—all three steps must succeed in one go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Never mind…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing He Pingsheng’s expression darken, the man added: “We can supply two sets of ingredients for the Opening Meridian elixir. For the Expanding Meridian elixir, we’re missing one key ingredient—Dongxiao Flower. Though rare, it’s not impossible to find; visit a few more associations, and you’ll likely acquire it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Ling said: “The real difficulty is the second one—the Nourishing Spirit elixir.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Its four main ingredients are Xuyu Fruit, Tianxiang Cardamom, Kumazǐ, and Three-Colored Lotus Root.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We only have the Three-Colored Lotus Root.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll need to find the other three yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xuyu Fruit isn’t hard to find. Kumazǐ is a poison—very difficult to locate. But Tianxiang Cardamom… hahaha… Brother, I’ve been an Elder here for thirty years and have never seen this ingredient.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something unseen for thirty years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was truly exceedingly rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother,” Elder Ling said, “if this isn’t for your own child, I advise you to give up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To be blunt—even if you spend a fortune gathering all the ingredients and successfully brew all three elixirs, the chance of a normal person succeeding in using all three consecutively is one in ten thousand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too hard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, too hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could He Pingsheng give up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head. “Thank you for the warning, Daoist Ling. Here’s what I’ll do—give me two sets of every ingredient you have.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll find the missing ones myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fair enough,” Elder Ling nodded. “I’ll prepare them. Anything else?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng also bought several sets of second-rank array materials and one set of third-rank array materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Six sets of second-rank elixir ingredients—even incomplete—they’re rarer than Spirit Gathering elixir materials. I’ll price them at Spirit Gathering elixir rates: four hundred spirit stones per set.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s two thousand four hundred for the ingredients, one thousand for the three maps, and ninety-four thousand for the array materials!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Total: ninety-seven thousand four hundred. I’ll round down—pay me ninety-seven thousand spirit stones.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Ling placed all items on the counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng carefully inspected each one, confirmed there were no errors, then stored them all in his Storage Bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he paid the spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over ninety thousand—nearly all of it was for a single set of third-rank array materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was that extravagant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third-rank items were simply too expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder… please wait…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As He Pingsheng stepped out of the Crimson Moon Merchant Association, the blue-robed female cultivator who had assisted him called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned and looked at the Qi Refining twelfth-layer cultivator. “What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female cultivator spoke hesitantly: “I wish to offer you additional services, in hopes of receiving some compensation.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1109,"2026-06-21T04:09:00.242Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","64cda97ab2f76d32ed2f2477aa6df07f0c030dd8c183340caf4266e4e76289a4","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-236","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-234",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]