[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-890":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},2356073,4608,"Chapter 890: Confronting a Hermit Immortal","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-890",890,"\u003Cp>A faint, elusive connection wrapped around both of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Ping knew this was the effect of the Three-Seven Split talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the cultivator before him looked utterly bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still had no idea what had happened!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He Ping, what kind of talisman is this?” the Phoenix Clan’s Ancestor asked with caution and wariness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Ping felt a surge of confidence: “Why should I tell you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, although He Ping knew the Three-Seven Split talisman had taken effect, he still did not know how the random three and seven had been distributed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter how it was divided, he now had confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t this three-seven split far better than the helplessness he faced before?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget it!” the Phoenix Clan’s cultivator shook his head. “I expected you wouldn’t willingly let bygones be bygones with our Phoenix Clan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since you won’t swear a Heavenly Oath, what if I sacrifice one hundred thousand years of my lifespan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word “die” left his lips!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a ten-thousand-li realm, all things were sealed off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including space and time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Tianwei Empress could not move an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, without warning, a white finger suddenly appeared in the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This finger was formed from the fusion of rule-force and immortal spiritual energy, stretching ten thousand zhang in length.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It surged forward with overwhelming force toward He Ping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely seeing such an attack filled He Ping with terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, the Tianwei Empress let out a bitter laugh: “It’s over!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though this finger targeted He Ping, the distance between her and him was less than ten zhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If He Ping died under this finger, she would not survive either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just came here to make a presence, why should I die?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Open…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, as the finger crashed down, He Ping somehow broke through the cultivator’s pressure and spatial-temporal seal, roaring aloud as his body shot into the heavens with a thunderous boom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thousand-zhang divine manifestation appeared, shielding the Tianwei Empress above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his figure remained minuscule compared to the white finger, at least he had shattered the cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Merge…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Ping thrust both hands wide open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Left hand: Heavenly Thunder of Dao; right hand: Nine Heaven Mystic Fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a snap, his hands clapped together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bolt of thunder-fire, like divine radiance, erupted from his palms and shot toward the colossal finger in the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, the finger’s power shattered piece by piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both the Tianwei Empress and the cultivator were utterly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Ping’s heart rejoiced: Hahaha… Three-Seven Split, my power has been amplified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, the smile vanished from He Ping’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because after his thunder-fire energy was exhausted, the colossal finger had only been shattered by half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining half still surged through the void and slammed into him with a thunderous crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Ping’s body was blasted away like a cannonball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phantom finger exploded, its immense energy mixed with Dao-force spreading outward as a golden ripple, like boundless ocean waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a few breaths, the ten-thousand-li realm constructed by the cultivator collapsed entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tianwei Empress’s body was flung by the battle’s residual force, crashing hard onto the distant earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless mountain ranges shattered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a thousand li, everything lay in ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, only the white-haired old man stood upon the void, arms folded behind his back, scanning the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This time… he should be dead, right?” the old man said with confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the next instant, an ant darted across the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A purple-red glow streaked from the far horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Phoenix Clan cultivator extended his spiritual sense and immediately recognized He Ping, dragging a purple-red great staff; his brow furrowed slightly, and in an instant, wind and thunder gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bright void darkened into night; the sun and moon vanished, stars dimmed, and layers of ink-black clouds piled like mountains, crushing down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, lightning danced wildly; silver dragons writhed through the ink-black cloud-mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along He Ping’s flight path, nine seas of thunder erupted violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Phoenix Clan cultivator added: “Ant!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet He Ping, wielding power that shook heaven and earth, instantly tore through the nine thunder-seas; his purple-red staff expanded to a thousand zhang and swung straight toward the Phoenix Clan cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This strike stirred winds and clouds, shook heaven and earth, and shattered the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above, silver cracks split open across the black night sky, then vanished with a roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The void became the domain of sun and moon once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die!” The Phoenix Clan cultivator swept his sleeve; the robe surged and sent He Ping flying again into the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he did not die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t even injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unlucky!” He Ping stood trembling in the void, wiping blood from his lips: “I got the three?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Correct—the Three-Seven Split talisman distributed its effect randomly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Ping received the three; his opponent received the seven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning, after binding this miraculous talisman, his opponent’s combat power remained over twice his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But… it’s fine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what if he has double the attack power?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I won’t die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ant!” the cultivator roared in fury: “Why aren’t you dead?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Ping replied: “Why should I die?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across tens of thousands of zhang of void, He Ping took two deep breaths and asked: “Phoenix Clan elder immortal, your technique is too expensive—one use costs one hundred thousand years of lifespan. You’ve already used it three times, haven’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How many more times can you use it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Phoenix Clan cultivator froze; his wrinkles deepened by a third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Correct—he had used three techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First: the finger!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second: the lightning!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third: the sleeve!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, theoretically, three hundred thousand years of lifespan had been consumed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was merely a projection, incapable of breakthrough or ascension!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he hadn’t killed his target—and had lost three hundred thousand years of lifespan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puh…” The Phoenix Clan cultivator spat a mouthful of blood into the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not from injury—purely from rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehehe… hehehe…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Phoenix Clan cultivator said: “I understand—it was that talisman playing tricks… but it doesn’t matter!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All talismans have a duration!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll wait until its effect fades, then kill you—what’s the harm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Ping smiled, pulled out a drop of Seven-Colored Holy Lotus Tea, drank it, and said: “Fine, wait as long as you like!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m leaving now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Three-Seven Split talisman rendered the Phoenix Clan cultivator unable to kill him, He Ping had no chance of killing the cultivator either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No point fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smashed the surrounding spatial bonds with a punch, then teleported beside the Tianwei Empress, asking the nearly paralyzed empress: “Your Majesty, shall we return?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Otherwise, this old bastard might swing his palm again, ignoring his lifespan—you’ll be dead!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1116,"2026-06-21T04:09:01.327Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c5f7bf9fcead00ff16f96bbc4de0814cca5a066a63a418f9e659b78e49fcf157","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-891","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-889",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]