[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-84":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},2355267,4608,"Chapter 84: Instant Kill: Level Ten","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-84",84,"\u003Cp>According to Linglong’s rules, after Yang Xu discovered He Pingsheng, his first move was not to fight him, but to send a special talisman with the news to Linglong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linglong would come personally to end He Pingsheng’s life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But upon seeing He Pingsheng, Yang Xu’s thoughts changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heh… if I capture him myself, why bother making Linglong Senior Sister lift a finger?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to deliver this bastard straight to Linglong Senior Sister’s feet would surely count as major merit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Yang Xu charged straight at He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, He Pingsheng was in the swamp, slashing through venomous snakes one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Huizhu was right—there were many venomous snakes here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In swarms!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And none of them were ordinary earthly venomous snakes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They ought to be called [Spirit Snakes] instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Spirit Snakes had low cultivation, mostly around Qi Refining levels five or six.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the saying goes, ants can kill an elephant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their numbers were immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And their varieties were numerous too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though He Pingsheng had just slain several Spirit Snakes with swift sword strikes, he’d also been ambushed and bitten twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he possessed immunity to all poisons—venom from Qi Refining-level beasts had no effect on him, so two bites were nothing serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely superficial wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even that might be overstating it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than a stick of incense’s time, He Pingsheng had already collected about a dozen venom cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, he sensed movement in the air, looked up, and saw a paper crane flying toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riding atop the paper crane was a disciple clad in a pale moon-white robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A fellow sect member!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng sheathed his sword stilling the snake slaying, and turned to guard his entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even among sect members in the secret realm, vigilance was required.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper crane landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disciple leapt down and grinned: “You’re He Pingsheng from Xiuzhu Peak, right? Don’t be so tense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re fellow disciples—why act like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng smiled faintly: “May I ask your name, Senior Brother, and which Master’s disciple you are?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though both were from Xiuzhu Peak, He Pingsheng had never met Yang Xu before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t recognize me?” Yang Xu felt a pang of discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every disciple in Yuning Palace knows me—they all call me Senior Brother Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’ve been on Xiuzhu Peak for years and still don’t know me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh…” Yang Xu sneered: “You don’t even know me? I’m from Hongde Courtyard—Yang Xu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can call me Senior Brother Yang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He expected the other to bow respectfully and apologize upon hearing his name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, He Pingsheng merely stood there, expressionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Xu didn’t press it—he just waved his hand, and a flying sword landed in his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As magic power surged into it, the palm-sized sword expanded to three feet long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its blade shimmered with a radiant glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t sword light—it was spiritual energy overflowing in abundance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He Pingsheng,” Yang Xu held the treasure sword: “I won’t beat around the bush.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I give you two choices!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First—I kill you with one strike right now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second—hand over your [Teleportation Jade Tablet], come quietly with me, and you might just live!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re smart—don’t even think about reaching for your Hundred Treasures Bag.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The instant your hand moves, I’ll cut it off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Refining level ten, Yang Xu stared confidently at He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t boasting—he truly had the power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if He Pingsheng were Qi Refining level nine, what difference would it make?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Level nine was still late-stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But level ten? That was the peak of Qi Refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between peak and late-stage lay a chasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Put simply: Yang Xu was confident he could instantly kill any Qi Refining level nine disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t believe it, try me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Xu added, watching He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he had no patience for Yang Xu’s bluster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply reached out toward his Hundred Treasures Bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You dare…” Yang Xu exploded in rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just warned you not to touch your bag—and now you blatantly ignore me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt He Pingsheng was provoking him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linglong Senior Sister never said He Pingsheng had to be delivered whole—I’ll just chop off one arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blade of light shot from Yang Xu’s sword at unmatched speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—it sliced precisely toward He Pingsheng’s right arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any ordinary Qi Refining level seven disciple would have lost that arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But He Pingsheng was no ordinary disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pale yellow aura formed around his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spell: Earth Armor Technique!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfft…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The incoming blade of light struck the Earth Armor’s shield with full force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brilliant yellow glow dimmed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, bolstered by He Pingsheng’s own earth-element spiritual energy, it brightened again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Xu’s attack was effortlessly blocked by He Pingsheng’s Earth Armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible!” Yang Xu suddenly shouted: “You’re only level seven—how do you have such thick spiritual energy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That strike—he hadn’t held back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He unleashed full power from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his attack was stopped by a mere spell shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It infuriated him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a Qi Refining level ten disciple might not have blocked it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cut…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng had no such words—he raised his hand, and his palm-sized sword likewise expanded to three feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blade of light shot out, slashing fiercely toward Yang Xu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng possessed spiritual reserves equal to Yang Xu’s, and his flying sword was even higher quality—top-grade magic treasure tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, his blade of light was slightly stronger than Yang Xu’s had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Yang Xu had no time to defend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only step back and raise his hand—another blade of light flew out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Attack as defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could neutralize He Pingsheng’s strike, no defense would be needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfft…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two blades of light collided and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s blade was stronger, but after the clash, it no longer threatened Yang Xu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cut…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng unleashed his second sword strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he stirred his spiritual sense, and three fire crows flew out from around his body, striking at Yang Xu from three different directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Yang Xu had finally brought out a defensive shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there were four attacks coming at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One blade of light, three fire crows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which one should he defend against?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Open—!” Yang Xu roared, activating his shield, then without hesitation turned it toward the direction of the sword light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he knew the power of that sword light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the three fire crows?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought they were merely He Pingsheng’s illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All show, no substance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, the three fire crows slammed directly into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A violent explosion erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Xu never even had time to activate his [Teleportation Jade Talisman] before he was reduced to ashes.\u003C\u002Fp>",1132,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","388d92c34fe3ec444e686b4be26ede9b0220f0ad37ffd54380489d2189b3869a","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-85","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-83",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]