[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-37":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},2355220,4608,"Chapter 37: The Death of Wang Dun","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-37",37,"\u003Cp>Hearing the middle-aged cultivator say this, He Pingsheng let out a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pill toxicity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I only take top-grade elixirs, so I have no reason to worry about such things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need!” He Pingsheng smiled. “I don’t take many pills normally. When I truly have pill toxicity, I’ll come buy from you—after all, I’m short on funds!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?” The middle-aged cultivator’s gaze shifted from He Pingsheng’s face to the cloth bundle on his back: “You… still aren’t flush?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng yanked the bundle from his back and hugged it tightly. “These spirit stones aren’t mine—they belong to my master. I wouldn’t dare spend them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh…” The middle-aged cultivator nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng put away the purchased elixirs, asked the middle-aged cultivator for two empty porcelain bottles, then left the Mount Matou marketplace with casual ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three burly, menacing men immediately followed after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged cultivator shook his head with a sigh. “A mere Qi Refining fourth-layer cultivator, now targeted by the Black Wind Trio—this kid’s chances are slim. Sigh… He doesn’t even understand the rule of not flaunting wealth. No wonder!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Wind Trio were infamous evil cultivators of this generation in the Daoxuan Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumors claimed they murdered and plundered without restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no concrete evidence had ever been found, so the Daoxuan Alliance couldn’t convict them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All stories were just legends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet there was no doubt these three were no good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother…” After leaving the Mount Matou marketplace, the second brother said: “This way, quick, quick, chase after him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A paper crane shot into the sky, flying through the snowstorm toward the direction where He Pingsheng had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speed of a paper crane isn’t fixed—the higher the cultivator’s realm, the faster it flies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Wind Trio’s logic was simple: How fast could a Qi Refining fourth-layer disciple run?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if we lag behind a bit, we’ll catch up eventually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They flew frantically through the void for half a day, yet saw not even a shadow of He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, He Pingsheng landed on a hill near the sect an hour later, retrieved the paper crane, and walked steadily toward the outer sect town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout, he had no idea anyone was tracking him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng didn’t head straight home—he visited the outer sect grand hall instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His daily supplies were due for restocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After using contribution points to buy some spirit rice, he went to the central counter in the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a circular counter, with several disciples seated inside, ready to serve visitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young brother, what can I help you with?” One disciple stood up as He Pingsheng approached, asking gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “Brother, hello. I’d like to ask—does the Spirit Herb Valley currently accept new disciples?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spirit Herb Valley?” The disciple nodded slightly. “Yes… You want to work there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you a Wood-elemental spiritual root?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, no, no…” He Pingsheng quickly waved his hands. “I’m not a Wood-elemental root, and I don’t plan to work there. I just want to ask you—if anyone heads to the Spirit Herb Valley, could you deliver a message to Brother Wang Dun for me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have urgent business with him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng wasn’t trying to reclaim his three spirit stones—he wanted to discuss using Wang Dun’s furnace to refine elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the furnace belonged to someone else!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the disciple shook his head. “Can’t do it, young brother. Don’t you know? Brother Wang Dun was killed in a battle outside the sect not long ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s mouth dropped open. “No way… He… he’s gone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gone!” The disciple’s face darkened with sorrow. “Brother Wang Dun was a decent man.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng asked: “Who killed him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disciple glanced around, then lowered his voice. “Rumor says it was an inner sect disciple from Xiuzhu Peak. I don’t know who exactly. Someone like Brother Wang Dun—no sect backing, no protection—dies, and no one cares.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cultivation, cultivation—it’s just like this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, why were you looking for Wang Dun?” the disciple asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng shook his head. “Brother Wang Dun borrowed a few spirit stones from me… Never mind. Dead man, debt erased. Thank you for the information, brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng bowed to the disciple, then left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dun was dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, the furnace now belonged to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But He Pingsheng felt no joy at gaining the furnace—only deep sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again, Xiuzhu Peak. Again, an inner sect disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eyes of those inner sect disciples, perhaps we outer sect disciples are less than ants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing Hao Yun only earned seven days of solitary confinement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many days of confinement would they get for killing Wang Dun?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng shook the snow off his body and returned to his room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He locked the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting on the edge of his bed, his brow furrowed, his heart remained unsettled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that cruel woman, Linglong again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are outer sect disciples’ lives really so worthless?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the eyes of cultivators, are the countless mortals in this town no better than weeds?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng sat motionless, lost in thought for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After half a day, he shook his head, clearing the chaotic negative emotions from his mind. With a flick of his spiritual sense, he retrieved the Treasure Basin from his dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The basin was three feet wide, filled with all manner of items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First and foremost were spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d spent fifty-four on elixirs and herbs—twenty and fourteen respectively—and now had five hundred forty-six left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides spirit stones, there were four jade boxes containing [Seven-Leaf Spirit Herb], [Immortal Bamboo Shoot], [Crimson Fruit], and [Spirit Apricot].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were the raw materials for refining Qi- Gathering Elixir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each had twenty portions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides these herbs, there were four porcelain bottles—two containing twenty-four lower-grade [Qi-Gathering Elixirs] total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest were miscellaneous odds and ends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh…” Looking at the cluttered room, He Pingsheng sighed. “If only I had a storage bag!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a storage bag, everything could be kept inside—no need to dump everything onto the floor or bed every time I use the Treasure Basin to enhance something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s truly inconvenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But think about it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the most basic storage bag costs over two thousand spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng shook his head and tossed all twenty portions of the four herbs into the Treasure Basin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enhance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the next few days, He Pingsheng inquired several more times, confirming Wang Dun’s death, then tossed Wang Dun’s furnace into the Treasure Basin as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Materials!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furnace!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Porcelain bottles!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elixirs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, enhanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng didn’t idle—he studied the [Thirty-Six Elixir Formulas] for days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For these days, he focused only on basic elixir-refining knowledge and the [Qi-Gathering Elixir] formula within the Thirty-Six.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he was about to begin refining elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Preparing for elixir-refining involved more than this—it required firewood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Different elixirs required different types of wood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even for the same elixir, different stages of refining demanded different wood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Size and specifications also varied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All these requirements meant a considerable amount of wood was needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng picked up his axe and went into the mountains to chop firewood himself.\u003C\u002Fp>",1189,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2c2605c1071cea4c4c74a664a59f513ae3219afb5a1f91610dfdba91d6b7d49b","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-38","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-36",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]