[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-72":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},2355255,4608,"Chapter 72: Tiger-Striped Golden Wasp","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-72",72,"\u003Cp>“Stop, stop, stop…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group of people digging for bamboo shoots were abruptly stopped by Zhao Linger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it, Senior Sister?” Tian Xiaoqing asked. “Are we not digging anymore?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look!” Zhao Linger turned and pointed behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others turned and saw a large pile of Immortal Bamboo Shoots already piled up behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Linger continued: “Each of us only has two Treasure Pouches—can we really use them all just to carry Immortal Bamboo Shoots?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group’s faces darkened instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We all came here to seek treasures—you fill two pouches with Immortal Bamboo Shoots? Honestly, even if one pouch is full, it won’t sell for more than fifty spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immortal Bamboo Shoots are a special kind of spirit herb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When refining the [Qi-Condensing Pill], you don’t need an entire Immortal Bamboo Shoot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Put it this way: one Immortal Bamboo Shoot is enough for dozens of batches of [Qi-Condensing Pills].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all four of us bring back two pouches each, won’t our Master scold us to death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough…” Zhao Linger said. “We’ve taken enough—let’s divide this, and leave the rest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the four began dividing the shoots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each received ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Immortal Bamboo Shoots filled half of each Treasure Pouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go!” Zhao Linger said after dividing the shoots. “Next time we find a Grade-One spirit herb, don’t harvest so much—just take a little!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The key is Grade-Two spirit herbs!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those are the valuable ones!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirit herbs work this way—a single grade difference means a sky-high difference in value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, ordinary [Qi-Condensing Pill] materials, being Grade-One, even ten portions together sell for only seven spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a Grade-One spirit herb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What about Grade-Two?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take the pollen of the [Sunfire Flower]—even the lowest quality, a single vial sells for a hundred or more spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap between Grade-One and Grade-Two is truly enormous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They left the bamboo grove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Xiaoqing asked: “Where do we go now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng raised his hand and pointed to a towering peak in the distance. “There’s a high mountain—we can climb it and take a look!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From the summit, we might determine our exact location within the secret realm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Linger nodded. “That’s a good idea!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Kunlun also nodded. “I have no objections.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let’s go!” He Pingsheng led the way forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, the four reached the summit of the high mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a view!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing atop the peak, He Pingsheng couldn’t help but sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his vantage point, distant mountain ranges stretched like a winding line across the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless green plants covered them in patches of orange-red, golden-yellow, lush green, and fresh emerald.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them loomed a hundred-zhang cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mountain spring water cascaded down, forming a waterfall at the cliff’s edge, which pooled below into a deep emerald-green lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunlight struck the lake, making its surface shimmer brilliantly in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bring the map—let’s see where we are,” Zhao Linger said to Xu Kunlun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Kunlun hurriedly pulled out the map and handed it to Zhao Linger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after staring at it for a long time, she still couldn’t make sense of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They still couldn’t determine their exact location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzzzzzz…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a buzzing sound, like that of ordinary bees, suddenly filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, none of them paid attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after a few breaths, the buzzing grew louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Linger spun around and saw two golden wasps, the size of two fingers, hovering in midair, staring at the four of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cut—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Zhao Linger drew her sword and slashed swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her speed was astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One flash of blade light—and the sword was already back in its scabbard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In midair, one golden wasp was cleanly split in two and fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cut—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Kunlun also raised his hand and struck out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, he didn’t use a flying sword—he used palm force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps due to poor control of his power, his strike didn’t kill the wasp—it merely gave it a boost to fly away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!” Xu Kunlun leapt up in rage, his fat body trembling like a spring. “How dare a damn wasp challenge me?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Xu Kunlun was cursing angrily, Zhao Linger knelt down, staring at the dead golden wasp on the ground, her brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said: “This… this is a Tiger-Striped Golden Wasp!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other three gathered curiously around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Sister, what’s a Tiger-Striped Golden Wasp?” He Pingsheng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Linger replied: “It’s an extremely dangerous spirit wasp…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Its body contains lethal poison—if pierced by its stinger, even a Qi Refining Stage Twelve cultivator would die… How could this thing be here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We should leave quickly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we encounter a swarm of these, we’ll be dead here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go…” Tian Xiaoqing said. “Then we shouldn’t delay!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But!” Zhao Linger said. “No need to rush—though the Tiger-Striped Golden Wasp is terrifying, the honeycomb paste it produces from gathering spirit herb nectar is a top-tier heavenly treasure!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Drinking it instantly replenishes a Qi Refining cultivator’s dantian energy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Legend says that even if your dantian is completely drained, a single drop can restore it fully!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That powerful?” He Pingsheng’s brow twitched. “Then this is a supreme heavenly treasure?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the [Miscellaneous Records of Cultivation], anything that instantly restores internal spiritual power is an exceedingly rare heavenly treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though this is low-grade, it’s still extremely rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s even more than that!” Zhao Linger said. “This [Tiger-Striped Golden Wasp Paste] has two other uses!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, it can neutralize poison—and most kinds of poison at that!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second, it can serve as a blending spirit liquid in alchemy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alchemy—he was familiar with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially for low-level disciples: they can’t directly roast herbs in the cauldron, or they’d instantly turn to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What do they do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Add water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boil them in water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But adding water is the worst method—the best blending medium isn’t water, but various spirit liquids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you use spirit liquids instead of water in alchemy, the success rate of the pills improves, and their quality rises significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for He Pingsheng, this was somewhat useless—he didn’t need it, since he had the Treasure Basin to directly enhance pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, the value of this Tiger-Striped Golden Wasp Paste is extremely high!” Zhao Linger continued. “If our sect learns there’s Tiger-Striped Golden Wasp Paste here, they’ll send a massive force to harvest it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, younger brothers and sisters!” Zhao Linger’s face bore an unprecedented gravity. “I suggest we search for the hive—find out exactly where it is!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we can harvest it, it’s a stroke of heavenly fortune!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we can’t, at least record its location!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1104,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f310b444e142549ecc789cfef9d1e0a9c3ec776209e6e1f124f936c16e3e0ddd","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-73","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-71",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]