[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-69":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},2355252,4608,"Chapter 69: Copper Skin Golden Bone Scripture","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-69",69,"\u003Cp>Did you see the eighteen Foundation Establishment disciples behind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Linger nodded toward the eighteen figures in golden robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s gaze shifted again to the rear of the square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eighteen disciples clad in golden Daoist robes, each at Foundation Establishment realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, He Pingsheng could not see their actual cultivation levels—he simply couldn’t pierce through their concealment, so he guessed they were Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Zhao Linger had confirmed it aloud, he finally knew for sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see…” He Pingsheng nodded. “What is it, Senior Sister?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing!” Zhao Linger said. “These eighteen people come from eighteen different sects, jointly guarding this entrance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No sect can sneak in ahead of schedule!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was stunned. “Isn’t this place only opened once every thirty years? Can people enter at other times?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re too naive, Young Brother!” Zhao Linger smiled, then pulled him closer and whispered: “To be blunt, this so-called secret realm isn’t natural—it was created by human hands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because there are numerous spiritual veins exposed within a thousand li radius, ancient masters used great power to seal this place with a massive array!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And this array isn’t opened only once every thirty years—it can be opened anytime!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But to ensure fair exploration by all sects, the opening date was artificially set to once every thirty years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If no one guarded it, a powerful cultivator from one sect could secretly activate the array and send his descendants inside—then the fairness of this Dao Alliance secret realm would be ruined!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, to guarantee fairness, eighteen Foundation Establishment disciples were placed here as guardians.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And these eighteen Foundation Establishment disciples each come from a different sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Master told me there’s even an Elder from our Grand Void Gate guarding here—but I can’t tell which one he is!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he finally understood what this so-called secret realm truly was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Brother! Senior Sister!” Fat Eighth, Xu Kunlun, ran over, grinning. “Look—someone’s setting up a stall! Should we go take a look?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng lifted his gaze and indeed saw several cultivators setting up stalls along the edge of the vast square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone here was a Qi Refining disciple from major sects or clans—all at the same level—so trading with each other was convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as someone set up a stall, many others rushed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then even more began setting up stalls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go…” He Pingsheng hadn’t moved yet when he saw Hou Muxian walking over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he hurried after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you see something good, being first means you get first pick, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng walked up to the stalls and glanced at what they offered—the Qi Refining disciples’ wares were all much the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elixirs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mostly Golden Bone Elixirs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, no one would buy Spirit Gathering Elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Spirit Gathering Elixirs are for cultivation—who cultivates inside a secret realm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden Bone Elixirs were different: if you got injured inside, swallowing one brought great benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides elixirs, there were talismans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some sold all sorts of strange items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng had no shortage of talismans or elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He currently carried fourteen attack talismans—each one enhanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single strike could kill any Qi Refining disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Golden Bone Elixirs, he had no need at all—he carried two vials of top-grade Golden Bone Elixirs, twenty-four pills total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also had some ordinary mid- and low-grade ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But here he encountered an acquaintance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not exactly an acquaintance—just someone he’d seen before: the beautiful woman who sold talismans at Mount Matou marketplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected to meet her here again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still had a stall, selling talismans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d once thought she used a Disguise Talisman to appear so beautiful—but now he doubted it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Disguise Talismans were extremely rare and lasted only two hours—how could this woman, even if wealthy, use them constantly to maintain the same appearance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More likely, she was naturally this beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Brother, do you want talismans?” The beautiful woman looked up and glanced at He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d been staring at her for too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng blushed deeply, awkwardly rubbed his nose, and said: “No, no!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe…” The beautiful woman smiled. “I recognize you—you bought my Disguise Talisman at Mount Matou, didn’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was surprised she remembered him; a strange thrill surged through him. “Yes, yes, yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, he cursed himself for being weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was he so flustered just because a beautiful disciple spoke to him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly walked away, heading toward another stall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Brother…” Zhao Linger followed behind him. “You’re smitten? Hehehe… I see her Dao robe—she’s from Heavenly Talisman Mountain. Hehehe… Perfect match for our Grand Void Gate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s face turned even redder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know how to respond to Zhao Linger, so he pretended to examine goods, squatting casually by a stall and absentmindedly picking up a glowing green jade slip, pressing it to his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a cultivation technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, only the outline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The technique’s name: Copper Skin Golden Bone Scripture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the summary, it was a body-refining technique that enhanced physical defense, turning the body into copper skin and golden bones—when perfected, one could withstand attacks from peers of the same realm without any external tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So powerful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was tempted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Brother, I have the complete body-refining technique!” The vendor was a Daoist nun, around forty, smiling warmly at He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was stunned—so old, and still Qi Refining?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after a moment’s thought, he found it normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, many male disciples in their seventies or eighties remained at Qi Refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!” Zhao Linger snatched the jade slip away. “Your cultivation is already difficult enough—you should focus all your energy on advancing your realm. Why waste time on this fringe art?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This kind of thing takes too much time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng smiled, took the technique back from Zhao Linger, and said: “I want to try it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waste time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For others, perhaps it truly was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for He Pingsheng, it wasn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was cultivating all five elemental attributes simultaneously to stall his realm advancement—he was already at Layer Seven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, he feared his cultivation might breakthrough too quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could practice this body-refining technique, wouldn’t it perfectly fill his spare time?\u003C\u002Fp>",1042,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","53cf1325efc34ac6a8e0f3205d5e3ee4f2962aefb85555abd6f3e5686350d32d","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-70","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-68",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]