[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-33":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},2355216,4608,"Chapter 33: Alchemy Furnace, Spirit Refining","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-33",33,"\u003Cp>“Big brother, your price is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng stared blankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three times five spirit stones, two per time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young man, how would you like to buy it?” the middle-aged vendor sighed. “If I sell you one spirit stone, I’d be at a loss—this isn’t something I made myself; I bought it from a shop!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if I sell it to you for two, you think it’s too expensive!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How about this: I sell you this for two spirit stones, and I throw in another treasure—how’s that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng asked: “What treasure?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged vendor said: “Wait a moment… let me find it…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his backpack, rummaged inside for a long while, then pulled out a scroll made of some unknown animal’s hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look here…” the vendor said. “This records a divine technique—take it, study it well!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you ever comprehend it, it’ll be incredible!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My ancestors were great alchemists; this came down from them. Shame my descendants can’t learn it at all… sigh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged vendor handed the item to He Pingsheng and sighed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng took the treasure, glanced at it, then frowned: “Big brother, this… the general outline is missing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The first chapter is gone!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The second chapter is mostly missing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The third chapter is eighty percent gone!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The fourth chapter doesn’t exist at all…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The general outline said there were six chapters total!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell am I supposed to cultivate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And because the general outline was missing, He Pingsheng had no idea what this technique even did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the title—“Tong Shen”—revealed nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he couldn’t help asking: “Also, what does the book’s name, ‘Tong Shen,’ mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged vendor scowled: “It’s ‘Tong Shen Fa’—one character’s missing. Look here… time’s worn it away!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged vendor added: “If this were complete, do you think I’d give it away?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young man, don’t be ungrateful—master this method, and if you gain even a sliver of insight, it’ll benefit you for life!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine!” He Pingsheng thought for a moment, then pulled out two spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deal was done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he knew he’d bought something useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn’t matter—he’d just put it in the Treasure Basin later and strengthen it; maybe it’d become a complete version.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even upgrade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Wang!” After finishing, He Pingsheng pulled out the remaining three spirit stones: “If you still need them, I’ll lend you these three!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good good good… Brother He, thank you so much!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry—I, Wang Dun, am the most trustworthy. I’ve got an alchemy furnace at home; I’ll leave it with you as collateral!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alchemy furnaces existed in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Small ones could be used by individuals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But compared to large furnaces, small ones heated unevenly and were hard to control—only cultivators with strong spiritual sense usually used them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially for low-rank disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine!” He Pingsheng handed the three spirit stones to Wang Dun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dun cheerfully spent twenty spirit stones to buy a furnace of [Juzi Dan].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the price was fair—at least much better than buying from the Sect’s Changyi Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, Brother He, it’s getting late—we should head back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dun retrieved his paper crane from Fenghe Zhuang; the two mounted it and shot straight upward, heading back toward Grand Void Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mount Matou was under the Daoxuan Alliance’s territory; dozens of sects surrounded the area. Since Wang Dun and He Pingsheng wore Grand Void Gate robes, they faced little danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ambushes, robbery, murder for treasures—none of that had happened in Daoxuan Alliance lands for many years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, since both were broke with nothing valuable, no one would even notice them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the sun set, the two finally returned to Spirit Herb Valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother He… wait a moment…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dun brought out a palm-sized copper furnace from his quarters: “This is my alchemy furnace—I’ll leave it with you as collateral. When I get three spirit stones back, you return it to me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can use it too—just channel spiritual power to open it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng nodded, didn’t refuse, and took the furnace outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Elder Kumu hadn’t returned, He Pingsheng couldn’t leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He settled in the valley, cultivating while he waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night fell, all sounds vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The valley, usually shrouded in mist, now cleared; the night sky glittered with stars like pearls, the full moon hung large as a cartwheel in midair, and streams of moonlight bathed the entire valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng shut each stone door of his cave, then eagerly pulled the Treasure Basin from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All other items inside the basin he’d placed on his bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tossed the tattered, incomplete [Tong Shen Fa] into the basin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then shoved the basin under his bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cave was pitch-black, no light at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the moonlight condensed into moon essence, drifting like semi-transparent mist through the stone doors into the bedroom, where the basin absorbed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng ignored it, rolled over, and fell asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He woke early the next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First thing, he pulled the Treasure Basin from under the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced inside—and burst into joy: two books were inside!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first was titled: [Tian Mo Zhong Shen Fa].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng didn’t study it—he immediately grabbed the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second was titled: [Xuan Men Jing Xin Zhen Jue].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This one was good!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng immediately opened the [Xuan Men Jing Xin Zhen Jue].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first page held only one character: Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second page—the general outline—was complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter One: Qi Refining—complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter Two: Foundation Establishment—complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter Three: Golden Core—complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below it were Nascent Soul, Soul Transformation, and Void Refinement chapters!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All six chapters were intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what exactly was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng took a deep breath and carefully studied the general outline of the [Xuan Men Jing Xin Zhen Jue].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later, he finally understood what it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That vendor didn’t lie to me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a cultivation method for refining the spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Practicing it strengthened one’s spiritual soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strong spiritual soul brought endless benefits to a cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, it better supported alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, during combat, a cultivator with strong spiritual sense controlled spells more precisely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, two Qi Refining fourth-layer cultivators had similar spiritual sense—both could project about ten zhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if you practiced this spirit-refining method, your spiritual sense could extend to twenty zhang—or even fifty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn’t that let you crush your opponent with sheer range?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your attack range just increased.\u003C\u002Fp>",1073,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7b7064569f1dfa89e8192104474137b9c318ed96cc0c855a9705cf08cf233a98","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-34","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-32",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]