[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-889":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},2356072,4608,"Chapter 889: Too Clever by Half","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-889",889,"\u003Cp>A vast pressure engulfed the entire Imperial City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A transcendental immortal’s single strike costs one hundred thousand years of lifespan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But such pressure descending does not count as an actual attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid killing people and accumulating karmic retribution, the Phoenix Clan’s elder’s pressure was opened to only one-tenth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even one-tenth of that pressure left He Pingsheng in great agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he was the closest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face turned crimson!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even get a chance to draw the Three-Seven Talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could say that if the Phoenix Clan’s elder had cleanly and decisively chosen to strike him dead with a single palm at this moment, He Pingsheng would have had zero chance to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If no miracle occurred, he was certain to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the Phoenix Ancestor did not strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He merely looked at He Pingsheng and said, “Everyone in the Spiritual Realm knows that a transcendental immortal’s strike costs one hundred thousand years of lifespan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is no secret!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I could kill you now as easily as crushing an ant!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I still do not wish to strike, for it brings no benefit to either you or me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Earlier, my Phoenix Clan’s descendants made mistakes and incurred enmity with you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s nothing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all, you are still alive, not dead!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your family and kin are still alive too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Therefore, I believe this is no great grudge. If we resolve this misunderstanding, we can go our separate ways henceforth—no need for war!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Phoenix Clan’s elder’s approach was sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving aside the cost of lifespan, even now, he had no hundred-percent certainty of killing He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, a ninth-rank destiny bearer is favored by heaven at every turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knows what might happen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he survived, the Phoenix Clan would truly be doomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is better to resolve enmity than to deepen it; resolving this grievance today is best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You speak well,” He Pingsheng sneered. “But your Phoenix Clan has pursued me multiple times, driving me to the brink of death and costing me a substitute-dummy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can such hatred be brushed aside with a few words?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Naturally not!” the transcendental immortal shook his head. “I will give you three things!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, my Phoenix Clan’s heavenly daughter, Feng Wanxi, is given to you as a cultivation partner!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second, my Phoenix Clan will support your human race—henceforth, humans on the Continent of Heavenly Fire will be the second-most powerful race after us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, if you wish, we can fully back you to make your human race the ruler of the Metal-elemental Western Continent!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, the transcendental immortal fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng asked: “And the third?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The transcendental immortal said: “Third, right now, you are my prey—your life hangs by my whim. I can spare your life!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“On the condition that you swear a Heavenly Oath right now, severing all grievances between you and my Phoenix Clan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before He Pingsheng could reply, a flash of light suddenly appeared at the shop’s entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman clad in green robes suddenly burst in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing He Pingsheng pinned by spiritual pressure, she didn’t even bother scanning his opponent’s cultivation base—assuming he was merely a Mahayana Emperor at peak—she instantly drew her sword and pointed it at the Phoenix Clan transcendental immortal: “Where did this old scoundrel come from, daring to cause trouble in Tianweidicheng?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He Pingsheng, don’t fear—I’ll protect you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng: …………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she did keep her word!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Empress of Tianweidicheng had previously vowed to protect him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph…” The old man made no move, only let out a cold snort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, the surrounding spacetime shifted, heaven and earth spinning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when He Pingsheng and Tianwei steadied themselves did they realize the old man had transported them both into the depths of the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For ten thousand li around, a self-contained world had formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, everything was blinding white—no sky, no earth, no sun or moon—only the three of them remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…” Seeing this sight, Tianwei was startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could perform such a feat of instantly swapping heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to encompass a Mahayana Emperor within it—that was no simple matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did the Empress of Tianweidicheng unleash her spiritual sense, sweeping it toward the old man—her heart sank halfway: “You… a transcendental immortal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Phoenix Clan’s elder said nothing, only gave a cold smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “Empress, don’t fear—he can crush us both with one palm, but he’ll lose one hundred thousand years of lifespan too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress of Tianweidicheng’s face turned as black as a soot-covered pot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can you imagine?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I merely showed up to make my presence known and win He Pingsheng’s favor—and now I’ve trapped myself in a dead end?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve cultivated for fourteen thousand years and never once landed myself in this situation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, of all days!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmph!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The karmic entanglement of a great destiny bearer truly isn’t for ordinary people to meddle in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress of Tianweidicheng regretted it bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My patience is limited!” The Phoenix transcendental immortal ignored Tianwei entirely and fixed his gaze on He Pingsheng. “Accepting these terms brings you no loss, and grants you and your race benefits never before seen!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are a man of wisdom—you should consider your race’s future!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see no reason for you to refuse!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, if you still think my terms insufficient, I can fetch two Imperial Artifacts from the Phoenix Clan for you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine!” He Pingsheng said. “Your presence today, sparing my life, is my fortune!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To refuse would be to show ingratitude!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And as you said, it brings me no harm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But…” He Pingsheng said, “you’re pressing me down with pressure—I cannot swear an oath to heaven like this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please, venerable immortal, withdraw your power so I may swear!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Under your very eyes, you needn’t fear I’ll flee, do you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph!” The transcendental immortal snorted. “I have that much confidence!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the Phoenix Clan’s elder released his spiritual pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng had no intention of swearing—he immediately activated his spiritual sense and pulled out a [Three-Seven] talisman from the magic treasure space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instantly triggered it; it shot forward with a hiss and stuck toward the Phoenix Clan elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Phoenix Clan elder’s lips twitched slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A far greater spiritual sense surged forth, freezing the talisman midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t bother examining what kind of talisman it was—only sneered: “I’ve been expecting this…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He Pingsheng… you little trickster, you truly thought I’d trust you so easily?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You underestimate a man who has lived four hundred thousand years!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heavenly Dao, it is He Pingsheng who schemed against me—not I who schemed against him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now I return his own trick upon him—Heavenly Dao, pity me, do not deduct my lifespan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the transcendental immortal’s spiritual control, the talisman instantly reversed course and slapped onto He Pingsheng’s body with a snap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can you even do that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transcendental immortals are truly formidable—they can flip even another’s talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just formidable, but clever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad this time, he was too clever by half!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant the talisman stuck to He Pingsheng, a faint, elusive aura emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An invisible chain of cosmic law now linked the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>",1204,"2026-06-21T04:09:01.327Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5e679ada2f495707c38ee64e863f268ec9d8961d456f3060928e50385ce64962","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-890","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-888",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]