[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-67":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},2355250,4608,"Chapter 67: Provocation","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-67",67,"\u003Cp>Clearly, Hou Muxian did not want to take them along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Hou Muxian’s eyes, He Pingsheng was nothing but a burden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Xuejian, you go!” Yu Ning, unwilling to pressure his eldest disciple, turned his gaze to the second disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Xuejian’s face darkened: “Master, I’m in the same situation—I still need to follow Senior Brother’s footsteps!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Third Sister Cheng Siyu, Fourth Brother Yang Qingyun, and Fifth Brother Wu Zhengyang all bowed to Yu Ning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, we wish to follow Senior Brother into the secret realm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them, Zhao Linger, Xu Kunlun, Tian Xiaoqing, and He Pingsheng each looked more miserable than the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, we’ve been rejected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh…” Yu Ning let out a deep breath. “Enough. Each has his own fate. I won’t force you. Do as you please!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Linger, Xiaoqing, Kunlun, and Ninth—you four will form a team for now. Once inside the secret realm, don’t go too deep, and don’t provoke others!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Opportunities mean nothing if you’re dead. Don’t force it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng and the others bowed to Yu Ning: “Thank you, Master, for your teachings!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Yu Ning pulled out nine white jade tablets and handed them out one by one. “These are the credentials to enter the Alliance’s secret realm—and your guarantee of safety!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you encounter danger, crush the tablet, and it will teleport you out of the realm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But remember: this tablet is fundamentally a formation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once crushed, the formation activates—but the process from activation to teleportation is not instantaneous. It requires time to cast!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um… roughly three breaths.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, He Pingsheng’s heart jolted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three breaths!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For escaping, three breaths is far too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If an enemy is right before you, this thing is useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three breaths is enough for them to kill you ten times over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To escape safely, you must have ample time—that must be guaranteed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng tucked the white jade tablet away, memorizing it well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ning said: “By custom, I will not accompany you into this secret realm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our Grand Void Gate has two hundred seventy-six disciples participating. All will be led by Grand Elder Xuan Yang of the Internal Affairs Hall!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grand Elder Xuan Yang is a ninth-layer Golden Core cultivator—his cultivation is supreme, and his discipline is strict. He is the second Golden Core in our entire Grand Void Gate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must show him respect!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ning swept his sleeves, and the disciples filed out one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Return to your quarters, gather your belongings, take your Hundred Treasures Bags, and assemble at the Teleportation Plaza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng did the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He returned first and retrieved his pre-packed items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn’t much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His main talismans, magic treasures, and such were already stored in his storage bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside this Hundred Treasures Bag were only ordinary items and several sets of moon-white robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master had said all Grand Void Gate disciples must wear moon-white Daoist robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, He Pingsheng’s Hundred Treasures Bag held a woman’s outfit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not for any other reason—only to swap identities at a critical moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If danger strikes, I disguise myself as a woman and alter my appearance—who could recognize me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once everything was ready, He Pingsheng, like the others, slung his Hundred Treasures Bag and arrived at the Teleportation Plaza on Xiuzhu Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many disciples were already there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng and his senior and junior siblings—nine in total—along with disciples of Masters Yu De and Yu Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Altogether, about thirty to forty people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng spotted someone he deeply hated: Linglong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His grudge with Linglong ran deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only the debt from Hao Yun’s death, but also the blood feud over his parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the time she nearly tricked him into death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet when he met Linglong, though he longed to tear her apart, his face remained utterly calm, showing not a trace of hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linglong saw him too, and sneered: “Oh? He Shi-di has reached Qi Refining seventh layer… hehe… Good you’ve earned the right to join the trial. But I fear this ‘good fortune’ turns bad—if you die in the secret realm, it’ll be a waste!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But beside him, Xu Kunlun, Zhao Linger, and Tian Xiaoqing all glared at Linglong with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hou Muxian’s eyes narrowed. “Linglong Shi-mei, isn’t that a bit too harsh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Brother Hou, I’m not cruel!” Linglong replied. “Everyone knows I speak bluntly but mean well—I’m just giving He Shi-di good advice!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t believe me? Look!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linglong stepped forward and, in a flash, slapped He Pingsheng’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone gasped in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng dodged instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that slap was a feint—by the time he reacted, her jade hand had already seized his Hundred Treasures Bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a slight tug, everything inside spilled out with a rustle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just ordinary items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of spirit stones, a few garments, a couple of magic treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What stunned everyone was that his bag contained a woman’s outfit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linglong burst into loud laughter: “He Shi-di, I never thought you’d be like this—carrying women’s clothes! Hahaha… Do you have some disgusting fetish?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others cast strange, curious glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said nothing, showed no discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He calmly knelt, picked up the scattered clothes and items, and returned them to his Hundred Treasures Bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he stood, and glanced at Linglong with indifference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Linglong, stop this nonsense!” A woman stepped forward and pulled Linglong away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s gaze lingered on the woman for two breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen her before—when he was still a laborer, beaten by Zhang Da, and it was this woman who gave him two low-grade Golden Bone Pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Yu De had said her name was Luoyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Time’s running out. Let’s go…” Hou Muxian looked back at his junior siblings. “Head to the Grand Void Hall!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stepped onto the teleportation array and vanished in a flash from Xiuzhu Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they opened their eyes, they stood before the Grand Void Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grand Void Hall was the largest palace in the sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legend said it was where the sect’s Supreme Elder, the Ancestor, cultivated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Ancestor was the only Nascent Soul in the entire Grand Void Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither He Pingsheng nor Hou Muxian had ever seen him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even their own Master, Yu Ning, might never have seen the Ancestor’s true face.\u003C\u002Fp>",1039,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","bfcbcaed7fd1a6d7329da1f11d6c87df8a100eeedf4308334323e3f2e51a1e81","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-68","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-66",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]