[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-907":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},2356090,4608,"Chapter 907: Mist","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-907",907,"\u003Cp>\"In the Spirit Realm, our human race is the weakest!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We cannot compare to the Four Divine Clans, and we are far below the Nine Heavenly Clans!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even among the Nine Heavenly Clans, we are not among the elite!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yet how limited could our human potential truly be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we could truly break free from the oppression of all other clans, given our rapid reproduction and abundance of geniuses, one day it may even be possible to overshadow the Divine Clans!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tianwei Empress looked at He Pingsheng: \"Now, in this Spirit Realm, you—the rare genius blessed with nine-nine fortune—are finally here. He Daofriend, I suspect you cannot remain indifferent to the plight of our human race?\" [83] \"Yet, Daofriend, be cautious—the cultivators of the Western Extreme Continent are exceptionally skilled in poison!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will help you enter the Jin Ku Immortal Ruins to retrieve treasures; if you obtain the Ten True Poisons, you can control the Western Extreme Continent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From then on, the Western Extreme Continent will be the domain of our human race!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng did not directly answer the Tianwei Empress’s question but asked in return: \"All who enter the Jin Ku Immortal Ruins are Mahayana Emperor-level demonic emperors, and it is said there are ten True Poisons within the ruins!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For so many years, so many have entered—why have none of the Ten True Poisons ever been captured?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the part He Pingsheng found utterly baffling!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And deeply confusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, it made no sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know!\" said the Tianwei Empress. \"Perhaps... I suspect this is precisely what distinguishes True Poisons from other True Substances!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng asked: \"What differences do you think there are, Your Majesty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was genuinely seeking knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Know your enemy and know yourself, and you will never be defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gather every piece of information you can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is how it is!\" said the Tianwei Empress. \"Though I have never possessed any True Substance, I have heard that when a True Substance loses its master, it becomes extremely weak!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that not so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed!\" said He Pingsheng. \"For example, the Capital Heavenly Thunder—if held by a Mahayana Emperor, a single bolt can slay a cultivator of the same realm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if deprived of its master’s magical power, the Capital Heavenly Thunder, once absorbed into nature, grows weaker and weaker!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, its thunder-class remains high—only its energy is limited!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Nine Heavens Mystic Fire is the same!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, these substances could never be fused by low-level cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly!\" said the Tianwei Empress. \"Then by extension, True Water and True Earth behave similarly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But poison is different!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even after separating from its master’s body, poison still weakens!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yet its toxicity remains high-grade!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Meaning, even if you are a Mahayana Emperor, if wounded by True Poison, you will still die from the poison!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, He Pingsheng suddenly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this perspective, poison truly was unique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But... this is only one reason!\" said the Tianwei Empress. \"The second reason is that none of the Four Divine Clans wishes to see anyone fuse a True Poison and thus dominate the entire Western Extreme Continent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So they will interfere behind the scenes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If they intervene, the outcome is obvious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is unavoidable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only cultivators with a Poison Spirit Root or a Metal Spirit Root can fuse poison, and it is nearly impossible for any of the Four Divine Clans to possess such a root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet every time, the Four Divine Clans are present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their intent is now clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for clarifying!\" said He Pingsheng. \"I have another question: since entry to the Jin Ku Immortal Ruins requires the [Jin Ku Permit], surely this ruin is not ownerless—otherwise, why require the Jin Ku Permit at all?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not hard to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were ownerless and unguarded, one could simply enter when the Jin Ku Immortal Ruins opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\" said the Tianwei Empress. \"It is indeed owned!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Jin Ku Immortal Ruins are a secret realm—and also a small world!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This small world is controlled by the descendants of the Jin Ku Daoist!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once every ten thousand years, the Jin Ku Immortal Ruins open!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only Mahayana Emperor-level cultivators who hold the Jin Ku Permit may enter!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is said that on the Western Extreme Continent, the Jin Ku Clan is the foremost clan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every member excels in poison use!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, they are deeply beloved by the people of the Western Extreme Continent, regarded as its pillar, and called the [Fifth Divine Clan]; their clan boasts at least ten Mahayana Emperor-level cultivators!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thus, whoever retrieves a True Poison from this secret realm will earn the Jin Ku Clan’s recognition!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With the Jin Ku Clan’s support, dominating the entire Western Extreme Continent will no longer be difficult!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng asked again: \"Then it’s strange—if the Jin Ku Clan controls this secret realm and has so many Mahayana Emperors, why don’t they simply sneak in themselves and slowly search for the Ten True Substances? Why allow countless Mahayana Emperors to enter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t it better to claim your own property?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\" said the Tianwei Empress. \"Legend says that the ancient Jin Ku Ancestor did not become a Transcendent through a projection—he was his original body, which survived the heavenly tribulation but did not ascend, remaining in the mortal realm to become a Transcendent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For some reason, he was cursed by Heaven!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He could not ascend!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not only he, but all descendants of the Jin Ku Clan, generation after generation, are barred from ascending!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, Heaven has stripped all Jin Ku descendants of the ability to fuse True Poisons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the Jin Ku Clan’s shackles!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The only way to break this shackles is for someone to take a True Poison from the secret realm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is precisely your doubt!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, all this is hearsay—I do not know how much is true or false.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this, He Pingsheng felt utterly overwhelmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He extracted several critical pieces of information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jin Ku Ancestor did not die a normal death!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ten True Poisons are all trapped within some secret realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He committed some heinous act and was cursed by Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crucially, countless Mahayana Emperor-level cultivators have perished in that secret realm since ancient times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was highly intriguing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was shrouded in thick fog!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering such a secret realm recklessly would make one an easy target for manipulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet... the Ten Primordial True Poisons were things He Pingsheng must obtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With them, his cultivation base and combat power would gain immense benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine—when the enemy comes, send generals; when water rises, build earthworks!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gather more talismans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then...\" He Pingsheng looked at the Tianwei Empress. \"When do we leave?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tianwei Empress said: \"The secret realm’s opening is still a year away!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But... I think we should go ahead anyway—first, establish contact with the Jin Ku Clan; after all, they are the local hosts!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, become familiar with the customs and culture of the Western Extreme Continent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, Dao friend, be cautious—the cultivators of the Western Extreme Continent are exceptionally skilled in poison!\u003C\u002Fp>",1180,"2026-06-21T04:09:01.327Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d72591533e044ae53de1983a8ec1202208bb49679622900014412bc4a5e3459a","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-908","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-906",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]