[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-918":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},2356101,4608,"Chapter 918: Phoenix Clan Arrives, Trade","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-918",918,"\u003Cp>Humming…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the entrance to the Immortal Ruins!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a stick of incense had burned, the green vortex slowly closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew…” Jin Buhuan exhaled deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the void, the blood on the golden token faded, reverting to a palm-sized golden token that landed in Jin Buhuan’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eight Mahayana Emperor realms turned pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening a previously activated Minor Spirit World demands a great price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it is not easy at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough!” Jin Buhuan tucked away the token and said: “In a hundred years, we’ll return to reopen this exit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Grand Elder!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone bowed to Jin Buhuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone asked: “Grand Elder, to open the entrance to the Jin Ku Immortal Ruins requires eight Mahayana Emperor realms working together, plus the bloodline essence of our Jin Ku clan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then… what if we Jin Ku cannot gather eight Mahayana Emperor realms? How do we open it then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, Boss?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others all turned to Jin Buhuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jin Ku clan’s heritage is always passed only to the Grand Elder; others rarely get access to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not exactly a secret!” Jin Buhuan said: “I can tell you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you lack eight Mahayana Emperor realms, even Body Integration cultivators will do—Void Refinement cultivators too—but you must set up a massive energy-collecting array here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And you don’t need to be from our Tai Pan Chi Tian Zheng clan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Assistance from other races is acceptable!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But two things are essential!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, the bloodline essence of our Tai Pan Chi Tian Zheng clan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second, this golden token in my hand!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These two items are the key to opening the passage. Without them, no matter how great your power, you cannot break through the barrier of the Minor Spirit World!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see!” Everyone nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone else asked: “Boss… since this golden token and our Tai Pan clan’s blood are the keys to opening the [Jin Ku Immortal Ruins], and the strongest on the Five Continents are the Four Divine Clans!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why haven’t they come to seize our keys?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With the keys and our Tai Pan Chi Tian Zheng blood, wouldn’t they be able to claim the secret realm for themselves?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes… Boss, this is a huge threat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is far too dangerous!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehehe…” Jin Buhuan chuckled: “You know only half the story!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, our Tai Pan clan is not weak—we normally have several Mahayana Emperor realms, sometimes even dozens!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second, our clan possesses a Rank Nine defensive array. Tell me, how many races on the entire continent have a Rank Nine defensive array?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, yes, yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’d forgotten about that!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They say this array was crafted by our Ancestor long ago to protect our descendants!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah… I never realized our Ancestor’s blessings have lasted so many generations!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone sighed in awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Buhuan continued: “Also, there’s the value—the value of the Jin Ku Immortal Ruins!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To some races, its value is incalculable, but to the Four Divine Clans, it holds no value at all—because the Ten True Poisons within the Ruins are of Metal nature!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Four Divine Clans cannot control Metal-type True Substances, so they have no desire for this place!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides… hehe… let me say something blunt—do you really think that now that Jin Ku Ancestor is dead, we’re defenseless and open to plunder?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually… Jin Ku Ancestor voluntarily dissolved his body!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He shed his physical form, but his soul remains fused within that Immortal Ruins—perhaps even now, he still walks among us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How would any of them dare risk seizing our Immortal Ruins?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Buhuan looked around with full confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe… Boss is right!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That makes sense!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our Ancestor truly had wisdom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If our Ancestor is still inside the Immortal Ruins, even if they get the key, they won’t dare enter—so possessing the key is meaningless!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone praised Jin Buhuan and the Ancestor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough with the flattery!” Jin Buhuan said: “These are all our Ancestor’s blessings—they have nothing to do with me. Let’s go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In a hundred years, we’ll return. I hope that He Pingsheng kid can bring out one or two True Poisons!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, the group turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that moment, the void shuddered violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man clad in crimson Dao robes appeared in the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix Clan, Phoenix Emperor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phoenix Friend?” Jin Buhuan recognized the Phoenix Emperor; he was startled, then said: “Phoenix Friend, you’re late—the Jin Ku Immortal Realm has already been opened!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his mind, the Phoenix Emperor had come to enter the Immortal Ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he arrived too late!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter!” The Phoenix Emperor looked down, then slowly descended to the same height as Jin Buhuan, smiling: “I did not come to enter the Jin Ku Immortal Realm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?” Jin Buhuan asked: “Then what is your purpose here today, Phoenix Friend?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Phoenix Emperor said: “I’ve come to make a deal with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Buhuan asked: “What deal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Phoenix Emperor said: “Could you hand over your Jin Ku Immortal Ruins key to me? I have no desire to keep it—I only wish to hold it for a time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When the time comes, I will return it to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…” Jin Buhuan instinctively stepped back: “Phoenix Friend, you’re joking!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph…” The Phoenix Emperor said: “I am not joking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve surely heard—he is the Nine-Nine Destiny.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The key point is, he has now grown strong. Neither I nor the Witch Clan can kill him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His power is still weak now, but once he reaches Mahayana Emperor realm, he will be a disaster for our Phoenix Clan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can our Phoenix Clan not plan for the future?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We have no interest in your Jin Ku Immortal Ruins!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We care only about sealing He Pingsheng!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you say?” The Phoenix Emperor fixed his gaze on Jin Buhuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How long… would you borrow it?” Jin Buhuan did not refuse outright. “And what price will you pay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Phoenix Emperor said: “He Pingsheng is now at Body Integration. His lifespan is no more than a thousand years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if he one day breaks through to Mahayana Emperor realm, his total lifespan won’t exceed one hundred thousand years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Give us the Phoenix Clan one hundred thousand years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Within that time, He Pingsheng must either die within this Minor Spirit World—or ascend to the Immortal Realm from it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only then, after one hundred thousand years, will you reopen this world—and He Pingsheng’s threat will be gone.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1060,"2026-06-21T04:09:01.327Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","edebb5e16b19064b61c8eab76de0015182dfa361335278ea6eea19905d1baf13","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-919","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-917",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]