[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-57":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},2355240,4608,"Chapter 57: Cuiping Mountain Trial","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-57",57,"\u003Cp>Bang…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside He Pingsheng’s room, one of the stone pillars was shattered outright by the Yellow Turban Warrior’s axe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So strong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, He Pingsheng himself was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this axe had struck a cultivator, a Qi Refining cultivator would at least suffer severe injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Retreat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng waved his hand and dismissed the spell; the Yellow Turban Warrior dissolved back into golden spiritual energy and returned to his dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the following period, He Pingsheng continued his cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His days were simple enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just sitting, cultivating, and refining elixirs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After another half year or so, He Pingsheng’s cultivation base finally reached the peak of Qi Refining Sixth Layer, just one step away from breaking through to Seventh Layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He estimated he could accomplish it within a month at most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Yuning Palace suddenly rang three deep, resonant bells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng quickly gathered his things and stood up; he knew three bell rings meant the Master was summoning all disciples, likely to announce something urgent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng did not dare delay, hurriedly changed into a clean Daoist robe, and went to the entrance of Yuning Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he arrived, many others were already gathered there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come in, all of you!” came the Master’s voice from within Yuning Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disciples entered the hall one by one, bowing respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center of the hall stood a stone blue lotus platform, upon which Master Yuning sat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the floor below were three rows of meditation cushions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three per row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng ranked ninth, so these nine cushions were clearly meant for the disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Greetings, Master!” The disciples bowed to Yuning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Daoist nun seated on the lotus platform, appearing roughly the age of a fifty-year-old woman from the mortal world, nodded slightly and smiled: “Children, sit down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Master!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone took their seats in order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, He Pingsheng sat in the very last position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his left was Eighth Senior Xu Kunlun; further left was Seventh Senior Tian Xiaoqing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of He Pingsheng sat Sixth Senior Zhao Linger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey… Ninth, you’re already at Sixth Layer?” Xu Kunlun’s eyes widened like copper bells: “When did this happen? If you break through to Seventh Layer, you’ll catch up to me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s spiritual sense swept over Xu Kunlun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, the fellow was at Qi Refining Seventh Layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Idiot!” Above, Master Yuning’s face darkened as she glared at Xu Kunlun: “Eighth, what have you been doing all these years? Your foundation isn’t bad—why haven’t you improved?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How many years has it been?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Kunlun’s face twisted in distress: “Master, it’s not that I’m stupid… I don’t know why, but my cultivation just won’t advance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuning said: “You simply haven’t applied yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When your younger brother catches up to you and surpasses you, don’t think you’ll still be Eighth—let him be Eighth, and you become Ninth!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you still can’t improve, I’ll demote you back to the Outer Sect!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Kunlun nearly wept: “Master, please don’t!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph…” Yuning snorted, then turned her gaze to He Pingsheng: “Pingsheng, I recall you broke from Qi Refining Fifth Layer to Sixth Layer shortly after becoming my disciple. Now nearly three years have passed—why are you still stuck at Sixth Layer? Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Yuning thought He Pingsheng’s breakthrough was too slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…” He Pingsheng could only make up an excuse: “Disciple… previously took too many elixirs and damaged my body, so I needed time to recover!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, don’t worry—I’m close to Seventh Layer. At most a month, I’ll break through!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh…” Yuning nodded upon hearing He Pingsheng could break through in a month: “That’s best.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then withdrew her gaze and looked at the others: “All of you, perhaps some of you have already guessed why I summoned you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct—in half a year, the Cuiping Mountain Secret Realm will open!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to regulations, when the Cuiping Mountain Secret Realm opens, any Inner Sect disciple of Grand Void Gate with Qi Refining Late Stage cultivation may participate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope all of you will participate and find your own opportunities within.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Therefore, Pingsheng, you must hasten your cultivation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enter Qi Refining Late Stage as soon as possible!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng instantly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the Master had repeatedly urged him to reach Qi Refining Seventh Layer early—it was for this reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Refining is roughly divided into four levels: Early Stage, Middle Stage, Late Stage, and Perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early Stage refers to Levels One, Two, and Three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Middle Stage is Levels Four, Five, and Six.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Late Stage is Levels Seven, Eight, and Nine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfection is Levels Ten, Eleven, and Twelve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The minimum requirement to enter the Cuiping Mountain Secret Realm is Qi Refining Late Stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, once he enters Seventh Layer, he theoretically qualifies to participate in the Secret Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Master!” He Pingsheng bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuning nodded and continued: “The Cuiping Mountain Secret Realm opens only once every thirty years. For Qi Refining disciples, it is an irreplaceable trial ground. Today, I will explain its secrets to you—listen carefully!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!” The disciples bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuning began to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cuiping Mountain Secret Realm belongs to the public resource zone of the Matou Mountain Daoxuan Alliance, sealed by a massive array of unknown rank—certainly set by the Ancestors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This array has a unique property: it repels all cultivators above Qi Refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, any Foundation Establishment cultivator cannot enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it’s not truly impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legend says that in history, a Foundation Establishment disciple from one sect disguised himself as a Qi Refining cultivator and entered—only for the array to detect him, shut down immediately, and prevent everyone from trial and treasure hunting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result: the thirty-year trial cycle was ruined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enraged cultivators united, killed that disciple, and even eradicated his entire sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, no Foundation Establishment disciple has dared to impersonate a Qi Refining disciple for trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the rules inside, they are simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Answer: there are no rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once inside, anything you see may be claimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But generally, each sect still observes one principle: unity within the sect, searching as a sect unit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet when something truly valuable is found, fights—even deadly ones—among sect disciples do occur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Often.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dead is dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one asks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All sects have reached a mutual understanding: disciples lost in the trial are not counted as sect grievances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you have the ability, settle it within the trial grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for items acquired within the trial, typically, the sect and the individual split them fifty-fifty.\u003C\u002Fp>",1076,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f987238141e9b62c5e9fc39ba1f8bf8b89cd9e276b04ad20e1d4d4c005f47f4b","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-58","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-56",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]