[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-65":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},2355248,4608,"Chapter 65: Chongyang Ancestor, Reflection","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-65",65,"\u003Cp>“One… one thousand!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Linger spoke with trembling excitement: “I contributed four hundred, and my brother and sister each contributed three hundred!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The three of us pooled together one thousand!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm!” Yu Ning looked at the black bead in her hand, reluctant to let go: “This item should be a treasure that aids spiritual soul cultivation—but you three are all Qi Refining stage; it’s useless to you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here’s what I’ll do: give me the bead, and I’ll pay you two thousand spirit stones for it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Deal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ning looked at the three of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces immediately darkened with reluctance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We don’t even know what this treasure is, and you just take it— isn’t that just disguised theft of your disciples’ belongings?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the other side was their master; they dared not refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet they were unwilling, each falling silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ning smiled and said: “I know what you’re thinking—but I’m not greedy for your treasure. I simply feel it’s useless in your hands!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Grandmaster is about to celebrate his three-hundredth birthday. I’ve searched everywhere but found nothing suitable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My suggestion is you give this to me—I’ll present it as a birthday gift to the Grandmaster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not that I’m coveting it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ning looked at the three of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine!” Zhao Linger said: “I’ll follow my Master’s decision!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Zhao Linger’s agreement, the other two naturally dared not object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll follow my Master’s decision!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll follow my Master’s decision too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good, good, good!” Yu Ning smiled, then pulled out two thousand spirit stones: “Divide them among yourselves!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come—come with me to pay respects to the Grandmaster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ning wanted to take the disciples to meet the Grandmaster, to prove he hadn’t embezzled the treasure—he truly intended to offer it as a birthday gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, I won’t go,” He Pingsheng said, not wanting to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the so-called Grandmaster was the only Golden Core cultivator on Xiuzhu Peak: True Person Chongyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And He Pingsheng had met him before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!” Yu Ning said: “Since you joined my sect, you’ve never paid respects to the Grandmaster—how can that be allowed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come with me today—bow your head to the Grandmaster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng dared not refuse, and with a nervous expression, followed his Master out of the palace toward the Grandmaster’s cultivation grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grandmaster’s cultivation grounds lay atop the highest peak of Xiuzhu Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual energy here was twice as dense as in Yu Ning Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom… boom… boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the massive palace, layers of arrays activated one after another as Yu Ning led the four disciples inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though there was no sunlight within the grounds, golden light flowed everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blindingly bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng dared not look around, only seeing ahead on the lotus platform a Daoist clad in green robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around the Daoist, streaks of golden light shimmered, giving him an aura like a celestial immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Chongyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bow to your Master!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Greetings, Grandmaster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All bowed together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Daoist on the lotus platform opened his eyes, smiling kindly: “Yu Ning… no need for such formalities!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, his gaze fell upon He Pingsheng: “Is that you, boy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s heart jolted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when he worked as a laborer in the elixir chamber, he’d seen the Grandmaster once—could the Grandmaster remember him so well?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But He Pingsheng didn’t know: it wasn’t that True Person Chongyang had a good memory—Golden Core cultivators could spend years in meditation; events from a few years ago felt as fresh as yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for He Pingsheng’s changed appearance, it mattered little—Golden Core cultivators saw bones and spiritual aura, not faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did not judge by looks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that He Pingsheng stood before him, True Person Chongyang saw through him at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disciple He Pingsheng bows before the Grandmaster!” He Pingsheng quickly bowed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t bow!” True Person Chongyang quickly stopped him: “I dislike such formalities.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ning asked: “Master, you know this disciple?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Chongyang shook his head: “No. I saw him once before—he wasn’t even a disciple of Xiuzhu Peak then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough. Yu Ning, why have you come today?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ning said: “Master… your three-hundredth birthday is near. I’ve found a treasure that seems uniquely beneficial to spiritual soul cultivation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve come to present it to you—please examine it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Yu Ning pulled out the black bead and handed it to True Person Chongyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Chongyang took the bead with a chuckle: “You’re thoughtful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But barely a few breaths later, the Daoist’s brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master!” Yu Ning asked: “Is something wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve been deceived!” True Person Chongyang applied slight pressure—the black bead cracked, shedding black dust to reveal a green seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…?” Yu Ning said: “Master, what is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Chongyang said: “Far in the westernmost lands grows a poisonous herb called Jilan Flower. Its seed is deadly—just a trace can paralyze spiritual sense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a Jilan Flower seed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng nearly vomited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d thought it was a divine artifact—turns out it was a poison that numbed spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That old bastard was a total fraud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, forgive me!” Yu Ning nearly vomited too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Chongyang, however, was good-natured—he waved his hand: “No need for such gestures. Three hundred years of life? I don’t care. I’m about to enter meditation—go now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!” Yu Ning trembled all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Person Chongyang asked: “How many spirit stones did this thing cost?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ning said: “Two… two thousand!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bah!” True Person Chongyang said: “Don’t be greedy for small gains. I have some spirit stones I don’t need right now—I’ll give them to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A storage pouch flew through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ning grabbed it and hurriedly led the disciples out of the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Kunlun, Zhao Linger, and Tian Xiaoqing all hunched their shoulders, not daring to breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afraid of angering their Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in Yu Ning Palace, Zhao Linger said: “Master, we should return these spirit stones to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ning’s face darkened: “What do you think I am?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then—go to the teleportation square and reflect on your faults for seven days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Linger pouted: “Why, Master? Disciple…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?” Yu Ning glared: “You dare ask why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because you’re all foolish…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait!” Yu Ning looked at He Pingsheng: “You’re going too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng panicked: “Master… I didn’t take part! I didn’t even know they bought it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t me who was stupid!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why punish me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ning swept his sleeve: “Go. Don’t dawdle. Do you want me to double it?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1085,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6e19d5d64f391c4247287eaa3a00c74f13689f9028238847c450aab846d81530","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-66","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-64",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]