[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-900":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},2356083,4608,"Chapter 900: Family","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-900",900,"\u003Cp>“Ancestor, why aren’t we fighting for it anymore?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the great hall, Lady Muhan followed the Nine Heaven Ancestor along a quiet path within the Dalundigong, strolling slowly outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nine Heaven Ancestor’s face was dark: “We can’t win anymore… When we competed for the Mingwang Sacrifice, they came over and accused our Nine-Colored Split-Feather Sacrifice of plagiarizing human culture!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And in the end, everything was given to the humans anyway!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And they claimed that anything written in human script belongs to them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Muhan snorted: “That’s incredibly shameless!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph…” the Nine Heaven Ancestor said: “There are many shameless people in this world—just stay away from them in the future!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright!” Lady Muhan sighed, then asked again: “Wait… Ancestor, didn’t you just say Cangjie was one of our Nine-Colored clan’s ancestors? If so, then human writing should belong to us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why are we afraid?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shouldn’t everything written in script rightfully belong to our Nine-Colored Peacock clan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was just making that up!” the Nine Heaven Ancestor shook his head: “There’s no such thing—I was only speculating.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all… why must Cangjie be human? He could just as easily belong to another race…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ancestor, you’re brilliant!” Lady Muhan said: “You’re right, Ancestor—I think Cangjie really might be connected to our Nine-Colored clan. Just look at his name—it sounds exactly like one of ours. When we return, we must record this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never imagined that the Sage Cangjie was actually from our Nine-Colored Peacock clan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>North of Dalundicheng lay another vast palace complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zhenzhen and others resided there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When He Pingsheng arrived, Su Zhenzhen was present, but He Tianya was not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his surprise, Zhou Qingmei was there too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you here?” He Pingsheng asked. “I heard you returned to Gusong Mountain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qingmei said: “Yes, I did return to Gusong Mountain, but I come here periodically to visit Sister Su.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To ensure her safety!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zhenzhen said: “You don’t need to. If the Phoenix Clan wanted to kill me, they’d have done it ten or twenty times already!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If they haven’t acted yet, it’s because they never intended to harm us in the first place!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, this is Dalundicheng—protected by the Great Dalun Mingwang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s gaze settled on Su Zhenzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zhenzhen looked exactly the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all these years, not a single change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time he saw her, He Pingsheng felt an urge to harmonize yin and yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng waved his hand, took one of the talisman patterns from his spiritual sense, and placed it into Zhou Qingmei’s hands: “Long ago, I promised you that once I reached Body Integration, I would return this Heavenly Dao Slave Seal to you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve just ascended to Body Integration in the past decade or so—and now that I’ve seen you, I return this seal to you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From today onward, Zhou Qingmei, you are free—you are no longer my servant!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qingmei took the slave seal, her body trembling violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears welled in her eyes, tracing down her pale cheeks and falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master… don’t!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want to be your servant!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For life, for eternity—I willingly choose it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng shook his head: “That’s only because you’re bound to me now, by the laws of Heaven. Once you shatter this Heavenly Dao Slave Seal, you’ll no longer be bound by the master-servant rule!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then you won’t feel compelled to serve anyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shatter it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No… I don’t want to… I just want to stay with Master!” Zhou Qingmei cried, clutching He Pingsheng’s arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “I command you—now, immediately—break this Heavenly Dao Slave Seal!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wu… wu… wu… wu…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wu… wu…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though her heart ached, bound by the master-servant law, she obeyed He Pingsheng’s command and smashed the seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faint, almost invisible rule-force between them vanished simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qingmei regained her freedom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she continued weeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough crying,” He Pingsheng wiped the tears from her cheeks: “We’ve only dissolved our master-servant bond—not our connection. Why cry?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can still be friends!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll remain a vital member of Gusong Mountain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really?” Zhou Qingmei quickly wiped her tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course,” He Pingsheng smiled gently: “Now go, I have matters to discuss with Lady Su.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm, mm, mm…” Zhou Qingmei withdrew from the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the hall, candlelight burned brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zhenzhen rose to brew tea for He Pingsheng and asked: “Husband, how have you been these many years?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “Fine. After leaving Tianhuo Continent, I lived in seclusion on Lei Huang Continent under a false name.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And how are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zhenzhen poured tea as she replied: “We’ve lived peacefully—the Phoenix Clan hasn’t troubled us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your son has reached Void Refinement Level Eleven—he’s traveling outside, seeking to break through this Void Refinement bottleneck.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You came at an unlucky time—Tianya just left not long ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng chuckled, leaning close behind Su Zhenzhen and whispering: “I think it’s better he’s gone—no need to worry about the child being around.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re so bold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zhenzhen’s face flushed crimson: “You’re incorrigible!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait—I have good news to tell you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng asked: “What good news?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zhenzhen said: “Tianya has taken a Dao partner—and already has several children!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Some of his children even have children of their own!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s mouth dropped open in shock: “What…? This brat…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes—you, He Pingsheng, now have a whole clan of descendants!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And there will be even more in the future!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng let go of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed a problem—big, serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His descendants were merely numerous now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youngest generation was only two generations below him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What about later?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the base grows, the descendants will multiply endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every hundred or so years, they’ll multiply several times over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With so many people, all kinds of personalities will emerge—not everyone can be a gentleman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some will be virtuous, others petty, even cruel and dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some will abuse his authority to commit evil; others will flaunt his name to bully and dominate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The karmic consequences will be immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though these karmic debts may not directly fall upon He Pingsheng, they will inevitably affect him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The best solution: establish a family, with a strict code of rules to bind everyone within, preventing them from acting recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, for He Pingsheng, it was truly time.\u003C\u002Fp>",1044,"2026-06-21T04:09:01.327Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3162527f4d8a2ac62b639d8df596160e649bf0118482815c5577af4b1b1966fd","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-901","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-899",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]