[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-242":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},2355425,4608,"Chapter 242: Zhan Shen Fa","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-242",242,"\u003Cp>The sun blazed overhead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harsh and blinding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old man, hunched and white-haired with a white beard, sat behind his stall, endlessly cursing the scorching heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in front of his stall, over a dozen cultivators were selecting cultivation techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This old man was actually selling cultivation techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he sold nothing but various techniques and divine arts—nothing else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, how could an ordinary person have so many techniques to sell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless you’d killed countless fellow cultivators and seized their techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the thousands of techniques piled before him, He Pingsheng couldn’t help but gasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even killing couldn’t account for this many!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every cultivator who looked at the old man had fear in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come on, someone who killed this many cultivators must be powerful, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng gently swept his spiritual sense over the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Refining Stage Twelve?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene became even more unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t scan me, esteemed elders—you’re all my seniors…” The old man bowed to the crowd. “I’m just a lowly Qi Refining cultivator; I couldn’t possibly have killed so many people as you imagine!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These techniques? All of them are from our sect!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sect?” someone asked skeptically. “Who would dump their entire sect’s techniques for sale?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man gave a bitter smile. “Our sect collapsed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfft…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng nearly laughed out loud: truly, the world held every absurd thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfft pfft pfft…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many behind him chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Qiao Huizhu smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ladies and gentlemen, though our sect was small, surely among these techniques you’ll find something you like. Please, take a look… take a look…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I only hope to gather enough money to buy a Foundation Establishment Pill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng asked: “How old are you, sir?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man’s gaze fixed on He Pingsheng. His body was withered, yet his eyes gleamed sharply. Seeing He Pingsheng, he chuckled. “Ninety-seven. If I don’t break through to Foundation Establishment soon, I’ll be meeting King Chujiang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come, come, young man—what do you need?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gestured to the stall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng picked up several jade slips and pressed them to his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scanned them one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The variety of techniques here was indeed vast, but their ranks were all low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng now possessed techniques for all five elements—each capable of advancing at least to Golden Core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crucially, all his techniques were Heaven-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he had no urgency to swap them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t need any, thank you, sir,” He Pingsheng rose to leave, pulling Qiao Huizhu with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, wait, wait…” The old man insisted stubbornly. “There are so many—surely one must suit you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look more!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This one… take a look at this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man’s withered hand casually plucked a green jade slip from the stall and flung it through the air to He Pingsheng: “I feel this divine art will suit you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng caught the jade slip and pressed it to his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A summary immediately appeared before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine art’s name was simple: Zhan Shen Fa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three characters—clean, direct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just those three words revealed nothing of its function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unconsciously, He Pingsheng’s spiritual sense drifted downward, reading the summary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading it, his heart trembled violently: a spiritual sense divine art!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, this was a spiritual sense divine art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was a spiritual sense divine art?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simple: a divine art usable only with immense spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng had never seen one before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the summary, if mastered, Zhan Shen Fa would allow one to condense a powerful spiritual sense into an invisible [Spiritual Wind], secretly manipulating it to instantly disrupt an opponent’s mind sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before even fighting, you’d already wounded their spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if your spiritual sense grew strong enough, you could shatter their mind sea in a single thought, reducing them to a living corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too ruthless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this art truly pleased He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng withdrew his spiritual sense from the jade slip and looked again at the old man—his wariness deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did this old man give me Zhan Shen Fa?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he sense my spiritual sense was unusual?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Possibly—I just scanned his cultivation level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s only Qi Refining Stage Twelve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng couldn’t make sense of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, looking again, the old man appeared utterly ordinary—no trace of transcendence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still grumbling about the sun’s cruelty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe I imagined it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps it was coincidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng took a deep breath. “Sir, I truly need this divine art.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much?” he asked the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man’s face lit up with joy. “Really? That’s wonderful… Do you have a Foundation Establishment Pill?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Give me one!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehehe… maybe I’ll finally break through to Foundation Establishment!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm,” He Pingsheng nodded and pulled a porcelain bottle from his storage pouch, handing it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man didn’t even check if the bottle contained the pill—he waved He Pingsheng off. “Alright… first customer, then next. Young elder, take your time… let the others choose.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng bowed respectfully to the old man, then pulled Qiao Huizhu away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of divine art is it?” Qiao Huizhu asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng handed her the jade slip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at it. “Spiritual sense divine art—extremely rare… and extremely ruthless…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible to guard against!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” He Pingsheng said. “Once mastered, another way to protect myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Huizhu said: “More like a sneaky attack.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng chuckled. “Either way—it saves my life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I reinforce this in the Treasure Basin later, that’ll be perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of it, He Pingsheng frowned again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Husband… what’s wrong?” Qiao Huizhu asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “There’s a divine art this ruthless in the world? Thank heaven none of my past enemies knew it—if they had, I’d be dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Think about it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If an opponent knew spiritual sense attacks and struck secretly… it would send chills down your spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This isn’t like the Soul-Annihilating Bell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you pull out the Soul-Annihilating Bell, the enemy is on guard—at least they know to defend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual sense abilities are formless and shapeless, killing without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, continue browsing this stall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not find Ku Ma Zi, but he discovered a decent talisman brush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Huizhu hails from Tianfu Mountain; I am skilled in drawing talismans, and this brush suits her perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>",1055,"2026-06-21T04:09:00.242Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","018af9aabf4f750ccc4915ecd36bc0d0fe654f568b5d994bcd8286fa2282ad53","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-243","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-241",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]