[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-32":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},2355215,4608,"Chapter 32: Borrowing Money","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-32",32,"\u003Cp>Soon, a document resembling an ordinary civilian contract was handed to Wang Dun by Liu the Shopkeeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dun passed it on to He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng took it and glanced over it; there were signatures and seals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It should be fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if Old Drywood dared send his disciple here with this, the risk must be minimal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Liu Shopkeeper!” He Pingsheng bowed in thanks and turned to leave, but Wang Dun grabbed his arm. “Don’t rush off, Junior Brother!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You only come to Mount Matou once in a while—how can you not take a look around?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng had no say in the matter, so he nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dun beamed and placed the unfolded paper crane behind Liu’s counter. “Liu Shopkeeper, could you keep an eye on this crane for me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu the Shopkeeper waved his hand. “No problem.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A paper crane can only be activated three times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each activation lasts one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dun planned to use one activation for the round trip—saving one activation, wasn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two bypassed the counter and rushed noisily up the stairs behind it to the second floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dun grabbed He Pingsheng’s arm, excited. “Junior Brother He, come—I’ll show you something great!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng followed Wang Dun to a display shelf on the second floor. “Look…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His plump little finger pointed to the item enclosed in a transparent jade casing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng saw a small, brown pouch embroidered with gold thread. His eyes narrowed slightly. “Is this… a storage pouch?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dun nodded, his eyes gleaming with desire. “Exactly—a storage pouch!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“See? There are three here: low-grade, mid-grade, and high-grade storage pouches!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng also coveted storage pouches, but not with Wang Dun’s near-obsessive fervor. He shifted his gaze from the pouches to the prices below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two thousand two hundred and fifty spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssss…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So expensive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this is just the low-grade one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mid-grade costs over eight thousand spirit stones!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high-grade? Nearly twenty thousand—eighteen thousand eight hundred exactly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng asked: “Do the different grades mean different internal volumes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course!” Wang Dun spoke like a connoisseur. “Storage pouches are miniature realms forged by high-level cultivators compressing space!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take this low-grade one—it holds exactly one chi in length, width, and height.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng nodded, forming a mental image of the low-grade pouch’s capacity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One chi in all dimensions?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t that about the same as my Treasure Basin at maximum expansion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The mid-grade is bigger,” Wang Dun said. “Three chi—length, width, height—all three chi. Plenty of room!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng asked: “What about the high-grade?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dun replied: “The high-grade holds one zhang in each dimension. But what makes it high-grade isn’t just the size—it reshapes its internal space to fit whatever you put inside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was awestruck. “So advanced?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come—this way!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dun said: “Junior Brother He, let me show you something even better—a beast storage pouch. Know what that is?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After passing two more shelves, He Pingsheng saw the so-called beast storage pouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked nearly identical to a storage pouch, except it was embroidered with a beast’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This one holds your spiritual beast!” Wang Dun said. “Know what a spiritual beast is? Master Yude from Show Bamboo Peak owns a golden giant serpent—now at Foundation Establishment. With a spiritual beast, your combat power doubles!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though that golden serpent’s killed several disciples.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dun shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two wandered the entire marketplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come,” Wang Dun pulled He Pingsheng out of the marketplace. “The street stalls outside have good stuff too—and usually cheaper. Let’s check them out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two wandered among numerous stalls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undeniably, the goods here were wildly varied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All sorts of magic tools, herbs, elixirs, books, cultivation aids, talisman brushes, talisman paper—you name it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, nothing high-grade—only low-tier items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother, want sunfire blossom seeds? Plant them, and you get a second-rank spiritual herb!” A woman in peach-colored robes waved several seeds before He Pingsheng and Wang Dun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng raised an eyebrow. “How much?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much?” Wang Dun yanked him back. “Don’t buy seeds here—you have no idea what you’ll grow when you get back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And even if they’re real—how do you even plant them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng had just felt a surge of interest; now, Wang Dun’s words cooled him instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right—how do you plant them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You need a spirit field. And even if you have fire spiritual energy, you lack a cultivation array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother, brother—want elixirs?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged man in blue robes grinned at Wang Dun. “My elixirs are top quality—and cheap!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come, come—take a look!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stopped and examined the man’s stall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It held elixirs, spirit herbs, talismans, paper cranes—even books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much for Qi-accumulation Elixir?” Wang Dun asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged cultivator said: “Low-grade Qi-accumulation Elixir? I’ll give you a deal—two spirit stones per pill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pfft…” Wang Dun scowled. “Our own sect sells them cheaper!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fair enough, fair enough!” the vendor said. “You buy all twelve—I’ve got twelve pills here. Twenty-four spirit stones total—I’ll charge you twenty!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How about it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dun was tempted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought for a moment, then turned to He Pingsheng. “Junior Brother He… could you lend me a few spirit stones?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s face darkened: Damn it, do I know you that well? You just ask to borrow my spirit stones?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not right,” He Pingsheng said, grimacing. “Senior Brother Wang, I only have five spirit stones myself—and I need to buy things too…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t lying. He picked up a paper crane from the stall. “Brother, how much for this crane?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vendor said: “These cranes are five spirit stones each—but this one’s been used twice. It has one activation left. If you want it, two spirit stones.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why buy a paper crane?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because He Pingsheng planned to come back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still had a vial of sunfire blossom pollen to sell.\u003C\u002Fp>",970,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1300c94b95157f0660ad99c955322861c08ca2edde2a516d2061d122eba78224","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-33","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-31",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]