[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-881":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},2356064,4608,"Chapter 881: Solitary Pride","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-881",881,"\u003Cp>What do you mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing He Pingsheng grasp the ten-thousand-year Red Spirit Citrus, the female Mahayana instantly changed expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face, already cold as frost, grew even colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A mere Body Integration Level One, dare you rob this Emperor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress’s gaze was sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s face darkened: Damn, she only saw me holding the ten-thousand-year Red Spirit Citrus—she didn’t hear a word I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng gently released the ten-thousand-year Red Spirit Citrus and said, “My apologies—our guild never does such foolish things!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you feel we’ve offended you, feel free to leave!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph…” The woman snorted but did not reclaim the ten-thousand-year Red Spirit Citrus; instead, she sat back down and said, “You just said there’s another way?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me what it is!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said, “So you heard that, then…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman crossed her legs: “No nonsense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine!” He Pingsheng asked, “If I’m not mistaken, you have a close person whose soul is lost—or rather, whose soul has already entered the Six Realms of Rebirth!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s obvious!” the woman said. “If it weren’t so, why would I be frantically seeking the Soul-Returning Nether Pill?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s my son!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“During a battle, his sea of consciousness was shattered by a soul-attack magic treasure; now his soul has entered the Six Realms, and he’s become a living corpse!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s why I’ve been racing everywhere to find the Soul-Returning Nether Pill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah!” He Pingsheng said. “So that’s it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look at this—could it be worth as much as a top-grade Soul-Returning Nether Pill?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, He Pingsheng placed a jade slip before the woman: “This is the master outline of a divine art.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman picked up the outline and glanced at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ten breaths, she asked in shock: “Could such a miraculous technique truly exist—one that can retrieve a soul from the Six Realms?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What He Pingsheng gave the woman was naturally the divine art named [Six Realms Soul Snatching Art].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, Luo Bingyao had given He Pingsheng a set of her family’s techniques, which he strengthened into two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was the Six Realms Soul Snatching Art!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was the [Huang Quan Soul Hooking Chain], which He Pingsheng frequently used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have the complete version of this divine art on me!” He Pingsheng smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hand it over!” The woman extended her jade hand, commanding He Pingsheng in an imperious tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng remained unmoved, smiled, picked up the cup of tea before him, and sipped slowly: “I’ll give it to you, of course—I showed you the outline precisely because I intend to give you the full content.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But besides giving me the ten-thousand-year Red Spirit Citrus, you must agree to one condition!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman said, “Speak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said, “Once you’ve learned this technique, you must not pass it on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Swear a Heavenly Oath—if you swear, I’ll give you the art.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I accept!” the Ice Xuan  Empress said. “I won’t teach it to a third person. Take the ten-thousand-year Red Spirit Citrus. Why bother with an oath?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In my entire life, I have never sworn a Heavenly Oath.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavenly Oaths can sometimes be shackles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, they have little impact—for instance, this time, merely swearing not to pass it on would suffice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Ice Xuan  Empress still refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’m sorry…” He Pingsheng smiled. “If Your Majesty refuses to swear, we cannot do this business.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…” Ice Xuan , fiercely dominant, said, “What do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve heard the Demon Emperor of this Divine Thunder Realm has left—this land is now ownerless, meaning your guild has no Mahayana Emperor as backing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boy, don’t you fear I’ll crush you with one palm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, Hu Chen stepped back in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s expression remained unchanged, showing no fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice Xuan  smiled: “Scared?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Hu Chen frightened, she assumed He Pingsheng was too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng waved his hand and produced the Hong Meng Purple Gold Rod: “You may choose to fight here—or outside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Choose.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng stared coldly at Ice Xuan .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might not defeat her, but he would never yield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this aura of He Pingsheng’s stunned Ice Xuan .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does this mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re merely Body Integration Level One—how dare you challenge a Mahayana Emperor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without another word, Ice Xuan ’s vast spiritual sense surged like a gale toward He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, she was only testing—seeing whether he was truly powerful or just bluffing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummm… hummm… hummm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, before the spiritual sense attack struck, nine solid shields bloomed around He Pingsheng’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine Art: Nine Shields of the Purple Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These shields could form not only within the sea of consciousness but also outside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The incoming spiritual sense attack vanished instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such strong spiritual sense?” Ice Xuan  stared at He Pingsheng in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng retracted his spiritual sense and said, “You have a poor memory—I already told you: my spiritual sense is powerful enough to refine pills across realms. Don’t test me on it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lastly, let me give you one more piece of advice!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because of your rudeness, you will pay a price.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To obtain my Six Realms Soul Snatching Art, the price you offered before is no longer enough!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must add something more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Think it over, then come back to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Think carefully.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng stood, waved his hand, and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice Xuan  was utterly stunned: What the hell is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mere Body Integration Level One, and yet so arrogant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now he’s raising the price?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to say she’d smash his shop to rubble—but after thinking, she held her tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No cultivator who reaches Body Integration or Mahayana is a fool; if he dares speak this way, he must have backing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it—I’ll first investigate his background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph…” Ice Xuan  snorted and instantly teleported away from the Mountain Spring Guild!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving, she remained within the Imperial City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sunlight was blinding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On both sides of the wide street, shops lined the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman entered a weaponsmith’s shop and sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The owner was a Soul Transformation cultivator; though skilled at forging magic treasures, he could only craft those of fifth rank or lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to discern the woman’s cultivation, the Soul Transformation cultivator hurriedly bowed: “Elder…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice Xuan  sneered: “I’m not here to have weapons forged—I’m here to ask you something!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you lie, you die instantly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiss… hiss… hiss…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Transformation cultivator felt as if plunged into an icy abyss—he felt frozen all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with her earlier use of “This Emperor,” he trembled uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thud, he collapsed to his knees before Ice Xuan .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good!” Ice Xuan  stepped into the weaponsmith’s shop and said, “I want to ask about someone… do you know a Body Integration cultivator named He Pingsheng?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh yes—he’s Body Integration Level One!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the Soul Transformation cultivator’s eyes rolled back, and he fainted dead on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>",1150,"2026-06-21T04:09:01.327Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9e9a6ffe157177794eae46c16a95d77d061b78b66579b359b1a5703284a30a08","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-882","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-880",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]