[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-74":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},2355257,4608,"Chapter 74: Water Dashing, Alone","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-74",74,"\u003Cp>“Oh...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dead, dead, dead...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m going to die...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do I do, what do I do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Xiaoqing panicked, scratching her head and pacing frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at the light membrane surrounding her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The membrane’s exterior was completely covered in a dense swarm of golden bees, making it impossible to see anything outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could not see the sky, the sun, her senior sister, or the two junior brothers—only the light on the membrane growing dimmer and dimmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this continued, the membrane would shatter within ten breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t panic!” He Pingsheng could not see anyone else either, but he remained relatively calm: “Senior sister... Senior brother... beyond the cliff is empty space, and about a hundred zhang below is a deep pool!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My idea is: we jump from here—it’s not certain we’ll die from the fall, is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them were late-stage Qi Refining cultivators; under normal circumstances, falling from a hundred-zhang cliff might kill them, but below was a water pool—they certainly wouldn’t die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That won’t kill you!” Xu Kunlun’s voice came through: “But you’ll likely break your legs!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Linger said: “I don’t know how to swim, and I have no Water Dashing technique—if I break a leg and fall in, I’ll definitely die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Xiaoqing said: “I can’t either... I don’t know how to swim!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do we do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m going to die...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t hold on anymore!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crisp sound echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the sound of a jade talisman being crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Junior brother, senior sister, I’m leaving!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shiiii...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three breaths later, Tian Xiaoqing was instantly teleported away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “Don’t go... jump with me... I know Water Dashing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Linger said: “No... I’m afraid of heights... Junior brother, when you get the treasure, share some with us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Linger’s jade tablet shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Junior brother... I’m leaving too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Kunlun’s jade tablet was crushed as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, all three of them were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only He Pingsheng remained at the cave entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leave?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or stay?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng took a deep breath and made his decision immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leapt forward, covering ten zhang in a single bound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, like a stone, he plummeted downward, carrying the large light membrane and the countless tiger-striped golden bees upon it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hundred zhang was still very high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of dizziness washed over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two breaths later, some light began to filter through the membrane surrounding He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the tiger-striped golden bees had flown away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another breath passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng landed in the emerald-green pool, sending up a massive splash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intense pain surged through his left leg—the first part to hit the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanying it was a sharp, crisp crack of bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hundred zhang was still too high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was over half a li!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Falling from such a height wouldn’t kill a person, but He Pingsheng’s left leg, having struck the water first, had its bone cracked by the immense impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He roared, plunging fully into the deep water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, only his left leg was injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of his body was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, once submerged, the swarm of tiger-striped golden bees did not follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they had no instinct for diving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, his [Green Wood Shield], with four layers of seals, had sunk into the deep water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be impossible to retrieve for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dashing...” He Pingsheng gritted his teeth against the pain and immediately activated the [Water Dashing Technique], his body gliding like a fish, instantly covering dozens of zhang underwater, moving downstream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swam continuously for half an incense stick before daring to surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This spot was several li away from the cliff—there would be no tiger-striped golden bees here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng dragged his soaked body and injured leg onto shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around and found the area surprisingly peaceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found a relatively flat boulder, took out his array materials, and quickly sketched a top-grade Level One array upon it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A defensive array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this array, he was temporarily safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could repel any Qi Refining cultivator or beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once everything was set, He Pingsheng pulled a green jade vial from his storage pouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened it and took out a blood-red pill: [Golden Bone Pill].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was top-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swallowed one top-grade [Golden Bone Pill].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat quietly within the defensive array, waiting for his body to heal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the pill was top-grade, the healing was swift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about an incense stick’s time, his leg injury was fully restored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was that miraculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all that commotion, night had fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng had no intention of continuing his treasure hunt—he decided to spend the night right here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuiping Mountain, the vast square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shiiii... shiiii... shiiii...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three white flashes appeared in succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Kunlun, Tian Xiaoqing, and Zhao Linger materialized on the square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahahaha... Grand Void Gate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grand Void Gate disciples!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Man Xuanyang, you lost...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehehe...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they appeared, voices came from nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They turned—and saw their own ancestral elder, Elder Xuanyang, face dark with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently, several sect elders had placed bets on which disciple would be teleported out first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one expected it to be Grand Void Gate disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuanyang growled: “It’s barely been a day—how are you three so stupid... what did you run into?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Linger said: “Ancestral Elder... I’m sorry, I know I’m wrong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three immediately knelt on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuanyang said: “Get up. Tell me what happened.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!” Zhao Linger said: “My fellow disciples and I encountered the [Tiger-Striped Golden Bees], chased by tens of thousands—they trapped us, we had nowhere to run, so we had no choice but...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“[Tiger-Striped Golden Bees]?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing those four words, the surrounding elders all leapt to their feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a valuable item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they cannot use it, for low-rank disciples, Tiger-Striped Golden Bee Nectar is an unparalleled treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is also an excellent blending spirit liquid for alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop!” Elder Xuan Yang, sensing the gravity of the matter, urgently said solemnly: “Say no more...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All three of you, come with me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly led the three to a secluded spot, then waved his hand to summon a barrier that enveloped them, saying: “Alright... tell me—where did you find the Tiger-Striped Golden Bees?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the exact location is known, next time the secret realm opens, we can devise a strategy to send disciples there specifically to harvest the bee nectar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the secret realm belongs to all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet each major sect keeps secret the locations of treasures they discover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such things are never shared under normal circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We don’t know!” Zhao Linger shook her head: “We haven’t figured out where it was yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Elder Xuan Yang’s gloomy expression, Zhao Linger quickly added: “But Master, don’t worry... Young Brother is still inside. When he comes out, we can ask him!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1138,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","80fd14511deeaab34d1894b9039b09561e94dc9f030cc386e9b72cb3116f807b","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-75","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-73",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]