[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-238":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},2355421,4608,"Chapter 238: Foundation Establishment Stage Three","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-238",238,"\u003Cp>He Pingsheng has five elemental roots!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He possesses all five: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he first began cultivation, according to Hao Yun’s example, the more roots one has, the finer each individual root becomes, and the slower the speed of absorbing spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it doesn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t need my roots!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When swallowing pills, I directly channel spiritual power through the esophagus into the internal meridians and dantian, bypassing the roots entirely to deliver spiritual energy straight to where it needs to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same principle applies to Qiao Huizhu’s current condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since my roots are inactive, I won’t use them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swallowing pills to cultivate works just the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the question arises: if this theory holds, couldn’t ordinary mortals without roots also cultivate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer is: no!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the meridians that refine spiritual energy are not the same as the human body’s ordinary meridians!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without roots, there is no such cultivation meridian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the meridian to refine spiritual power, swallowing pills is useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here…” He Pingsheng handed Qiao Huizhu a supreme-grade [Spirit Gathering Pill]: “Sister, try cultivating first… see if you can cultivate?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Huizhu didn’t refuse; she swallowed the Spirit Gathering Pill and immediately activated her cultivation technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was stunned to find Qiao Huizhu’s cultivation base began accumulating instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From nothing, she surged straight to Qi Refining Stage One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, she reached Qi Refining Stage Two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day later, the spiritual energy within the Spirit Gathering Pill was fully absorbed, and her cultivation base reached Qi Refining Stage Three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… this is too fast!” He Pingsheng was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Huizhu smiled and said: “Though I once scattered my energy and sealed my meridians, I’ve already walked this path before!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now that I’m walking it again, though it still takes time, I know the route well—it’s much faster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And… until I regain my former level, I won’t hit any bottlenecks!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng nodded; he understood this basic principle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here… Sister…” He Pingsheng pulled out another vial of supreme-grade Spirit Gathering Pills: “Cultivate slowly—within one or two months, your base should catch up to what it was!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It won’t be that fast!” Qiao Huizhu took a deep breath: “It’ll probably take two or three years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two or three years—he could accept that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your appearance… has returned!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your hair’s turned black again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was stunned to notice Qiao Huizhu’s body slowly changing as spiritual energy entered her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the scars on her face remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Try this supreme-grade [Blood Healing Pill],” He Pingsheng pulled out another pill: “See if it works?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Huizhu asked: “How do you have so many supreme-grade pills?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng naturally couldn’t reveal the secret of the Treasure Basin; he merely chuckled: “Just a Grade-One pill—easy to refine, and I added Golden Bee Sacred Sap, so supreme-grade isn’t surprising. Try it quickly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Huizhu nodded obediently, didn’t press further, and swallowed the Blood Healing Pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah…” After a dozen breaths, she clutched her face and cried out in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a stick of incense later, all scars on her face vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her appearance returned to its former state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ugly face was gone; in its place stood a breathtakingly beautiful woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fixed!” She touched her smooth cheek, beaming with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng chuckled happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next…” He Pingsheng glanced at the darkening night outside: “Sister, it’s late—eat your pills and cultivate. I won’t disturb you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m going to cultivate too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, I went out to wander and temper my base after a long cultivation retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, my wandering lasted long enough, and I’ve experienced enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t…” Qiao Huizhu blushed, grabbing He Pingsheng’s robe: “Husband… you’ve worked so hard these past days!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “It’s not hard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Huizhu’s expression darkened, her lips pressing against his: “I say it’s hard—it’s hard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was thrown off guard; he smiled awkwardly: “Then… it’s hard?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right!” Qiao Huizhu lifted her head, cheeks flushed, smiling like blooming flowers: “Since you’ve worked so hard, I’ll reward you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep night, cold stars, long moon shadows,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden bells at eaves condense dew’s glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spring breeze slips through the curtain’s veil,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hundred blossoms can’t match a maiden’s scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several days later, He Pingsheng and Qiao Huizhu began their retreats, he on the third floor, she on the first floor of the small tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Huizhu would gradually restore her cultivation base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng, meanwhile, sought to advance his own base further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng set up several arrays on the third floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A defense array, a spirit-sealing array, and a warning array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One, to conceal his Treasure Basin—he couldn’t let Qiao Huizhu know about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two, so their cultivation wouldn’t disturb each other, maximizing efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng pulled out several items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First: the Brocade Cloud Robe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second: two black spear-intent crystals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third: a small black spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fourth: [The Ten Thousand Arrays Collection] and [Grade-Three Arrays].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had tested the Brocade Cloud Robe before; its rank was too high to strengthen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear-intent crystals had already been strengthened—one became two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the small black spear, it was the divine spear he brought from the summit of Divine General Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this day, he had never studied it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know its rank, hadn’t refined it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And could it even be strengthened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s try…” He Pingsheng clinked the small spear into the Treasure Basin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strengthen it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A night passed—no success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear remained a spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed its rank far exceeded that of a magic treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, the highest-ranked item the Treasure Basin could strengthen was a magic treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If so, then cultivate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng swallowed a [Spirit Gathering Pill] in one gulp; the Fire True Method within him roared to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, he split off a thread of spiritual sense to begin refining the small spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two days!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash, five months had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s body emitted a muffled crack; another layer of flesh barrier shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cultivation base rose from Foundation Establishment Stage Two to Stage Three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stage Three—excellent…” He Pingsheng looked at himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his base only advanced one stage, his combat power and spiritual sense both nearly doubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his hand was another small spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over these five months, He Pingsheng had refined ten layers of seals on the spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now he knew exactly what kind of treasure this divine spear was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Name: Heaven-Defect Divine Spear\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rank: Upper-Class Ancient Treasure\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It bears nineteen sealing layers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the [Brocade Wave Treasure Robe], it lacks only one sealing layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both are of Ancient Treasure rank.\u003C\u002Fp>",1104,"2026-06-21T04:09:00.242Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","bcaf4a2895efaf7055003f53c135de7f82e492446382b97924fe606d1cb43844","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-239","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-237",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]