[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-73":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},2355256,4608,"Chapter 73: Flee for Life","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-73",73,"\u003Cp>“Sister, be careful!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the hundred-zhang cliff face, Zhao Linger lightly pressed her foot against a slightly protruding rock and leaped upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She skimmed along the cliff face, covering three zhang, and landed steadily on another protruding rock three zhang away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This protruding rock was tiny, barely large enough for one foot to stand on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clear chime as her sword was drawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she landed, she drew her sword again and plunged it into the adjacent cliff wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Double insurance to ensure she wouldn’t fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her, Tian Xiaoqing, Xu Kunlun, and He Pingsheng leaped one after another, following the path Zhao Linger had just taken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Xu Kunlun was a fat man, he moved with surprising agility now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister, did you see it?” Xu Kunlun shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Linger turned her head ahead and said, “I saw it… another fifty zhang ahead—I’ll find a few more landing spots, then we can cross… there’s a crack in the cliff face over there!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That whole swarm is inside that crack!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zhao Linger spoke, she lightly pushed off and leaped again, landing on a protruding ledge ten zhang away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her jump, the others behind her followed in sequence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seven or eight such leaps, all four reached the cliff crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The landing spot here was large enough to accommodate all four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peering into the crack, it was pitch black—nothing visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummmmm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally, massive golden wasps flew in from afar and entered the cliff fissure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or flew out from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some drifted toward Zhao Linger and her group, and she swiftly cut them down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remember this!” Zhao Linger said sternly: “Once we enter the cave, each of you must activate your defenses immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tiger-striped Golden Wasps are Level One beasts—they’re not inherently dangerous!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Their attack power is weak!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re even weaker than Qi Refining cultivators of the second or third layer—but their tails carry a venomous stinger!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That stinger is deadly; even a Qi Refining cultivator at the twelfth layer would die here if stung!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Linger extended two pale fingers and said, “Our goal today is to harvest Tiger-striped Golden Wasp Nectar—if we get it, good; if not, don’t be disheartened!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But remember two things!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, if the swarm launches a large-scale attack, immediately stop gathering and retreat… retreat… flee!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t rush to state the second point, but turned to face the three before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng, Xu Kunlun, and Tian Xiaoqing all nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Linger continued: “Second, if we’re surrounded by a massive swarm and can’t escape, immediately crush the jade talisman in your hand—don’t hesitate, don’t hesitate, don’t hesitate…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, Zhao Linger even pulled out her own jade talisman: “Did you hear that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three before her answered in unison: “We heard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good!” Zhao Linger said: “Follow me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Linger waved her hand and pulled out a silver shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She activated three layers of sealing arrays with her spiritual power—it was a top-grade magic treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spherical silver shield enveloped her entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, she kept one hand gripping the jade talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang bang…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside her, He Pingsheng, Xu Kunlun, and Tian Xiaoqing each activated their own shields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s shield was raised by the top-grade magic treasure, the Green Wood Shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With four sealing arrays, his shield was the most durable among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back on Xiuzhu Peak, when Linglong had tricked him and nearly killed him with the Golden Giant Snake, He Pingsheng had once activated the Green Wood Shield for defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So now pulling it out again wasn’t surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew he possessed a top-grade defensive shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Qi Refining disciples, this was a priceless treasure; to Foundation Establishment or Golden Core cultivators, it was worthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So no one would truly covet it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four entered in single file, stepping into the cold, damp cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cave was neither large nor small, about one zhang in diameter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummmmm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Tiger-striped Golden Wasps flew in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One wasp suddenly landed on He Pingsheng’s light shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no harm—it wouldn’t affect the shield at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry…” Zhao Linger said: “They’ve spotted us—we must move fast in and out…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four ran through the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from that moment on, Tiger-striped Golden Wasps kept arriving endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, only one or two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After twenty breaths, a swarm began pouring in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummmmm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of them surged toward the four shields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The activated shields felt heavy, weighed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister, this won’t work…” Tian Xiaoqing said: “We don’t know how far ahead it goes, but the wasps keep multiplying—what do we do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can barely hold on!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Linger’s face darkened: “We misjudged—we didn’t expect so many wasps inside!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright… we can’t risk going further…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Retreat first…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Think of a way to lure them out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Draw them away from the cave, then come back to collect the nectar!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Linger was decisive—she turned and fled immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other three followed close behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something unexpected happened!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummmmm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless golden wasps surged out like a golden cloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a flood rushing forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!” Xu Kunlun cursed: “Sister, run! Too many—we can’t hold!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four accelerated, moving like wind—within a few breaths, they shot out of the cave!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wasps behind them weren’t fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as soon as they stepped outside, the four froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the cave was only a platform, about one zhang wide, beyond which lay sheer cliffs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they were cultivators, they hadn’t reached Foundation Establishment—they couldn’t fly on swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one option: follow the original path, leaping across the cliff face to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would be exhausting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Paper crane… paper crane…” Zhao Linger shouted: “Activate your paper cranes immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before the words left her lips, and before they could even retrieve their cranes, hundreds of wasps swarmed toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All four shields were completely covered in wasps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Millions of them—enough to make one’s scalp crawl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they activated the paper cranes now, what good would it do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These wasps could devour their shields in moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they got onto the cranes, they’d still be stung by the venom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What now?\u003C\u002Fp>",1016,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4f1528083a5b7e6c7fe02371e9dc8cdef7a7fd053d20bc3506cb13ab023f4615","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-74","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-72",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]