[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-857":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},2356040,4608,"Chapter 857: Capture, Anomaly","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-857",857,"\u003Cp>A top-grade Lightning-Avoiding Elixir can reduce the attack power of an opponent’s thunder-based spiritual art by thirty percent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ultra-grade Lightning-Avoiding Elixir can weaken such lightning attacks by fifty to sixty percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this applies only to attacks within the same realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the attack comes from a higher realm, such effects are impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing He Pingsheng swallow an ultra-grade Lightning-Avoiding Elixir, the Skyward Daoist nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, so this bastard actually refined an ultra-grade one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I was stupid enough to settle for just two top-grade ones?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young brother… give me one of those ultra-grade ones, please?” the Skyward Daoist pleaded with a desperate expression: “I beg you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get lost!” He Pingsheng ignored him—he wanted to vomit at the words “I beg you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Give you an ultra-grade one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So you can compete with me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng smiled and said, “Skyward Daoist, I have only one ultra-grade Elixir—I can’t give it to you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But don’t worry—if I truly capture this Capital Heavenly Thunder, I’ll repay your guidance by teaching you the technique that tears through space!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine!” the Skyward Daoist forced a bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he couldn’t get the divine thunder, at least he could gain a powerful spiritual art—this was still a gain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After swallowing the Lightning-Avoiding Elixir, the next problem was how to capture the Capital Heavenly Thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Capturing it was the second step; the first was to find it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng took a deep breath, then stepped forward and landed directly atop the massive Divine Pine, pressing his palm against its trunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackling…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sizzling…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless thin strands of silver-white lightning energy flowed from the Divine Pine’s bark into He Pingsheng’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning energy writhed like spiritual serpents along his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of numbness and tingling surged through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But He Pingsheng paid it no mind—his internal magic power suddenly shifted, activating the Five Elements Unified Force, transforming all five elements into Wood energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wood energy then transformed into lightning energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the lightning energy within He Pingsheng surged violently into the Divine Pine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual Art: Shattered Thunder Gathering Sun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Capital Heavenly Thunder, lurking underground and greedily feeding on the subterranean lightning energy, sensed a powerful, dense surge of lightning above—it shot up instantly from the depths, racing along the pine’s vast root system until it reached He Pingsheng’s position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come out…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng suddenly raised his hand, blasting backward into empty air, yet a flickering thread of lightning still connected him to the Divine Pine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, as if pulling the divine thunder from the tree, the Capital Heavenly Thunder detached from the pine and appeared in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh… Hoo…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst crackling flashes of lightning, silver energy coalesced into a massive lightning sphere, then slammed toward He Pingsheng’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even sensed the Capital Heavenly Thunder’s fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yellow Turban Giant!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the lightning struck his head, He Pingsheng roared, unleashing a torrent of metal-type spiritual power that instantly condensed into a colossal golden giant three zhang before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant stood a hundred zhang tall, solid and unyielding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, all of He Pingsheng’s magic power transformed into metal-type magic power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Metal overcomes Wood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, metal could also suppress lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar…” Under He Pingsheng’s control, the hundred-zhang-tall Yellow Turban Giant swung its golden fist, crashing into the lightning with a thunderous boom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to metal’s dominance over wood and the fact that He Pingsheng had swallowed an ultra-grade Lightning-Avoiding Elixir, his suppression of lightning energy reached its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet it was still insufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant the lightning struck, the golden form of the giant began to crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom… boom… boom… boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a few breaths, the Yellow Turban Giant dissolved entirely into spiritual energy and vanished into the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Golden Bell… Shield…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the Cultivation Base: Body Integration Level 11 cultivator, the Skyward Daoist—who had remained motionless until now—acted. He shot into the sky, waving his hand to summon a hundred-zhang-wide golden dome that descended over the lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Capital Heavenly Thunder was now trapped inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha…” the Skyward Daoist laughed triumphantly: “Daoist Tai Xu, this lightning is mine…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no sooner had the words left his mouth than a silver lightning pattern appeared on the golden dome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning pattern ignited, spreading rapidly across the entire surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderclap rang out—a silver lightning dragon whipped its tail, bursting from the dome’s surface and striking the Skyward Daoist square on the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the—!” The Skyward Daoist was blasted backward, his hair burned away, his face branded with a black lightning pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puff… puff… puff…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lay on the ground, spitting blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng saw the lightning dragon formed by the Capital Heavenly Thunder preparing to fly back toward the Divine Pine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it re-entered the pine and plunged underground, capturing it would be impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A purple light shot out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Primordial Purple Gold Rod transformed into light, slamming into the Capital Heavenly Thunder and blasting it a hundred zhang away into empty air, farther and farther from the Divine Pine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sizzling…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackling…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little thing suddenly took the form of a silver lightning humanoid, glaring at He Pingsheng with furious rage, then instantly reverted into a lightning serpent and shot straight toward He Pingsheng’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was too fast—he had no time to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t even summon any magic treasure for defense—the lightning had already wrapped around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sizzling… sizzling…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unprecedented sensation struck his crown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng shuddered three times before flicking his hand to fling the lightning away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Trap it…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, the Primordial Purple Gold Rod transformed into a vast purple-gold net that suddenly descended from the sky, snaring the lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since fusing with that special material, the Primordial Purple Gold Rod could change shape at He Pingsheng’s spiritual command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using a net to capture lightning was the same method he’d used to capture the Nine Heavens Mystic Fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the purple-gold net curved into a spherical shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Capital Heavenly Thunder was now trapped inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Contract…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At He Pingsheng’s thought, the net began shrinking inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space within grew smaller and smaller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, it was only several zhang across.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the Capital Heavenly Thunder was about to be drawn into the Primordial Purple Gold Rod’s innate treasure space, an anomaly erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A disturbance arose in the air above He Pingsheng’s head—he saw a green lightning sphere plummet from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sphere was small, no larger than a fist, yet its lightning energy was potent—when it struck the purple-gold net, the net shuddered violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seizing this moment of energy disruption, the Capital Heavenly Thunder inside the net shot away and plunged swiftly into the Divine Pine.\u003C\u002Fp>",1119,"2026-06-21T04:09:01.327Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","caf8ef4d5c0f89dc3afaa69e198bf4d11adf1af3d1e1b661ed3ffa4162cbbbab","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-858","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-856",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]