[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-45":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},2355228,4608,"Chapter 45: Cultivation Miscellany","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-45",45,"\u003Cp>Humming, humming, humming, humming…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of white light before his eyes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng felt his whole body go dizzy, and when he opened his eyes again, everything around him had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him stood dozens of teleportation arrays, neatly arranged in rows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the arrays lay a vast square, and beyond that rose a towering grand hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hall was enormous—even several times taller than the ancestral hall of the Founding Master of Xiuzhu Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above its entrance hung four gilded characters: Grand Void Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng knew this was the most sacred place in the Grand Void Gate, the palace of the Grand Elder, and the very heart of the sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grand Elder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the master of Xiuzhu Peak’s Founding Master, the grandmaster of his own master Yu Ning—a terrifying Nascent Soul cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng glanced twice, then quickly looked away and asked the disciples guarding the array: “I need to go to Yulong Peak— which array do I take?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior brother… this way!” An outer disciple led He Pingsheng to another teleportation array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humming, humming, humming…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of white light—the same sensation, the same dizziness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng now stood atop Yulong Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Yulong Peak, clouds obscured all surroundings—he could see nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he had no idea where in the Grand Void Gate he was, nor which direction Xiuzhu Peak lay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Excuse me, where is the Scripture Repository?” He Pingsheng asked the outer disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outer disciple guarding the array stood up and bowed respectfully: “I heard it’s behind Yulong Peak, but I’m not authorized to go there—Senior Brother, go find it yourself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng walked from the teleportation array toward the rear of Yulong Peak, asking along the way, and soon spotted the Scripture Repository.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Scripture Repository was also guarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two outer disciples stood at the first-floor entrance; He Pingsheng showed his identity plaque and was allowed inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the first floor sat an old man, like a shopkeeper, with white hair and beard, his cultivation base impossible to discern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young man!” The old man looked up at He Pingsheng: “Didn’t your master teach you? Scanning your elders with your spiritual sense is impolite!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was instantly startled and bowed quickly: “Disciple apologizes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm!” The old man did not press further, only nodded and asked: “Which peak? Whose disciple are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng replied: “Xiuzhu Peak. My master is True Person Yu Ning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh…” The old man nodded. “So you’re Yu Ning’s disciple… Very well, young man, call me Senior Brother from now on!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Senior Brother!” He Pingsheng’s heart trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man said: “With your current realm, you may only browse the first floor. Go ahead… if you find anything to buy, bring it to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng bowed in thanks, then walked forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first floor was large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was empty except for a single bookshelf in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bookshelf was about thirty feet long, divided into several tiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closer inspection revealed most items were cultivation manuals for Qi Refining disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All five elements—metal, wood, water, fire, earth—were represented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides manuals, there were also texts on alchemy, artifact forging, talisman crafting, and array formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some spells and divine techniques as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each book had its price marked beneath it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most manuals were low-grade, priced between one hundred and three hundred spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cheapest was the Basic Breathing and Qi Absorption Method—only thirty spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng scanned the shelves and finally found the [Cultivation Miscellany].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thick volume.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Price: ten lower-grade spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not expensive at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng glanced around; nothing else here seemed useful, so he returned to the old man with the [Cultivation Miscellany].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chosen?” The old man glanced at the book and smiled: “Ten spirit stones.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng paid ten spirit stones, then left the Scripture Repository clutching the [Cultivation Miscellany].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why buy the [Cultivation Miscellany]?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because He Pingsheng lacked too many basic cultivation truths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he urgently wanted to know what his Treasure Basin had strengthened the spirit stones into—and their true value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the Scripture Repository, He Pingsheng looked further back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind it stood another building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Name: Treasure Repository!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was this for?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it like the outer sect hall’s second floor—a place to buy various items?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious, He Pingsheng walked to the entrance of the Treasure Repository and asked the outer disciple guarding it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, this place was just like the outer sect hall’s second floor—a shop selling all kinds of cultivation items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng showed his identity plaque and entered effortlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Treasure Repository was far busier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disciples came and went constantly, unlike the silent Scripture Repository.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng stepped inside and began browsing with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elixirs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirit herbs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All kinds of materials!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talismans!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paper cranes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic artifacts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And more!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything available.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Qi Refining talisman cost roughly dozens of spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A low-grade Qi Refining magic artifact cost only fifty spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mid-grade: about one hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High-grade: two hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Supreme-grade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorry, no supreme-grade items here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truly expensive items were for Foundation Establishment cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example: Spirit Artifacts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mid-grade Spirit Artifact cost over a thousand spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second-grade talisman for Foundation Establishment cultivators cost hundreds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, such talismans were devastating—any single one could pose a serious threat to a Foundation Establishment cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If used against a Qi Refining disciple, it would kill instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng considered, then selected one lower-grade magic artifact: [Flying Sword], one lower-grade magic artifact: [Green Wood Shield], and two talismans: [Fireball Talisman] and [Ice Needle Talisman].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Flying Sword] cost fifty spirit stones; each first-grade talisman cost sixty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most expensive was the Green Wood Shield: one hundred spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Total: two hundred and seventy spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng paid, then walked out of the Treasure Repository with a pained expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He retraced his steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He returned to his courtyard just before noon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng hung the plaque marked [Seclusion] outside his door again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back inside, he eagerly opened the [Cultivation Miscellany].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly, he turned to the section on spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirit stones are divided into four grades: lower, mid, high, and supreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The text described: lower-grade spirit stones are the size of jujubes; mid-grade, the size of chicken eggs; high-grade, the size of a fist; supreme-grade, the size of a human head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… is only mid-grade?” He Pingsheng instantly sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For three years, every item he strengthened became supreme-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why, with spirit stones, did he get only mid-grade?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it really that hard to give a top-grade one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want to see what this top-grade spirit stone actually is!\u003C\u002Fp>",1095,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3445b4beddfbe45eb3f9103d0621617592c738dad89c58798fcd925477d539ff","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-46","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-44",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]