[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-54":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},2355237,4608,"Chapter 54: Golden Giant Serpent","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-54",54,"\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s eyes narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the person coming was someone he knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linglong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A disciple of Master Yude!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when he was still a laborer, it was this Linglong who came to demand justice, insisting the mountain spring water had deteriorated because of him, and he was brutally beaten by Zhang Da as a result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless, that beating back then was caused by Linglong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t matter—it was just one beating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key was, it was this venomous woman who beat Senior Brother Hao Yun, then killed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now she’s come to my door asking me to refine pills?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong? Are you stunned?” Linglong asked He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, she didn’t recognize him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because his appearance, age, and aura were now utterly unlike the half-grown boy he had been back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was normal she didn’t know him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for his name, Linglong had never even known what the laborer was called.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng didn’t bother with courtesy—he extended his spiritual sense and swept it harshly over Linglong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Refining tenth layer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssss…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So strong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her cultivation base is truly high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ohhh…” Linglong’s lips curled with mockery. “So you’re secretly scanning your senior sister with your spiritual sense…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you think I was beautiful and wanted to sneak a peek at my body?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linglong’s eyes flickered, fixed on He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s expression remained as calm as still water; he merely bowed slightly. “Apologies—I merely instinctively checked your cultivation level, but didn’t realize your mastery is so profound, far beyond what a Qi Refining sixth-layer disciple like me can perceive!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph…” Linglong said. “At least you have some self-awareness!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well?” She extended the jade box in her hand. “Can you refine ten batches of mid-grade pills for me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just heard you can now refine mid-grade Qi-accumulation Pills!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that He Pingsheng could refine pills was known to all disciples on Xiuzhu Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, no one cared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because everyone could refine pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a low success rate, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each batch of materials cost only seven spirit stones—affordable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when He Pingsheng began producing mid-grade pills, everything changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mid-grade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the entire Xiuzhu Peak, only the Ancestor and a few Foundation Establishment masters could do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So as soon as Linglong heard the news, she came at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Sister,” He Pingsheng bowed politely. “First, refining has a success rate—I can’t guarantee ten pills from ten batches of materials!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if you found the Ancestor, he couldn’t guarantee it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linglong nodded. “Then how many batches can you successfully refine?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng didn’t answer her question. “Second, I’m a disciple of Yuning Palace—I have no obligation to refine pills for you. I already spend ten days each month refining five batches for my sect, consuming precious cultivation time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The rest of my time is for cultivation—I won’t refine pills for others!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Sister, please leave!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linglong’s expression changed abruptly. “What do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng repeated: “No time. Sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he shut the courtyard gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Refine pills?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dream on!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang bang bang…” Linglong pounded furiously on the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He Pingsheng—don’t think being an inner disciple lets you offend me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll tell you, Master Yude is my grandfather!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cross me, and you’ll never survive on Xiuzhu Peak!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was stunned: Yude’s granddaughter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder. No wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder this woman was so arrogant and brutal—killing Hao Yun was just a few days of penance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But so what if she’s Yude’s granddaughter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m not under Yude’s sect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng ignored her, shook his head, and returned to his cultivation hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pounding on the gate for a while, Linglong fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But about half an hour later, Zhao Linger arrived again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Younger Brother… I’m your sixth senior sister!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng had no choice but to open the gate again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Linger was accompanied by an outer disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong, Senior Sister?” He Pingsheng asked, surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Linger’s brow was furrowed with worry. “This is a servant from Master Yude’s hall—he says Master Yude wishes to speak with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s heart lurched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it—I just refused Linglong, and now Master Yude wants to see me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How protective is that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What does Master Yude want with me?” He Pingsheng asked the servant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servant had only Qi Refining fourth-layer cultivation, but was strikingly handsome and delicate, almost pitiable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know!” The servant shook his head. “Master Yude didn’t say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Linger said, “Most likely about Linglong’s pill request. Don’t worry—Master Yude may be strict, but he’s not unreasonable!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then… Younger Brother, go with him first!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll rush to inform my Master—she’ll handle this herself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rest assured, we won’t let you be wronged. As for refining pills—you refine if you want to, don’t if you don’t. We of Yuning Palace don’t bow to the whims of Hongde Courtyard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng nodded—it was the only option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He trusted that, at the critical moment, his Master would stand by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they split up: Zhao Linger went to Yuning Palace; He Pingsheng followed the servant to Hongde Courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hongde Courtyard wasn’t far—they arrived soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the gate, the servant said, “Brother, please wait here—I’ll announce you to the Ancestor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood,” He Pingsheng nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After another dozen breaths, the servant didn’t return—but He Pingsheng suddenly sensed an extreme danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know what it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his instinct screamed: if he didn’t flee now, he’d die instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng threw all his strength into a leap, springing away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a golden giant serpent burst from Hongde Courtyard and slammed into the spot where He Pingsheng had just stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The immense force cratered the ground before Hongde Courtyard’s gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng trembled in terror and bolted without a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden serpent shot after him in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His speed was nothing compared to the serpent’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than a breath, the serpent reached his back, opened its massive jaws, and lunged down upon him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If bitten, he’d be swallowed whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng had heard of this serpent before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was raised by Master Yude and now rivaled a Foundation Establishment human cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no chance of defeating it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached into his sleeve and pulled out a talisman: Fireball Talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it could repel the serpent, he didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one must struggle even at the brink of death.\u003C\u002Fp>",1060,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6216c5d549261ffc17e1e33c7f73612ec922408236697d1d1eedf4bba0ffae5d","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-55","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-53",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]