[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-921":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},2356104,4608,"Chapter 921: The Golden Crow Falls, Qingmei Self-Immolates","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-921",921,"\u003Cp>“Run?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Lun Mingwang blinked in surprise. “Where could we run to?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry about it… just run… just run…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“People are about to die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhengyan paced frantically, scratching his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Lun Mingwang asked: “What happened to He Pingsheng?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What exactly happened to him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhengyan said: “Don’t ask… there’s no time to explain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But don’t worry—he’s only trapped in the Golden Suffering Immortal Ruins on the Western Extreme Continent. He won’t die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can still ascend from there!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good!” The Great Lun Mingwang knew the situation was urgent. She took a deep breath, then said: “I remember—He Pingsheng said that if we ever faced life-or-death peril, I should go to Solitary Pine Mountain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He left a backup there!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhengyan said: “Then hurry there!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riiip…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, the Great Lun Mingwang tore open the void, carrying the four children and Zhu Zhengyan into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they emerged from the vortex, they were already at Solitary Pine Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhou Qingmei… Zhou Qingmei, Zhou Qingmei…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon arriving at Solitary Pine Mountain, the Great Lun Mingwang immediately shouted for Zhou Qingmei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qingmei, who had been in seclusion, instantly shot forward as a streak of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Majesty!” She bowed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t bow!” The Great Lun Mingwang was frantic, thrusting the four children into Zhou Qingmei’s arms. “Quickly… take the children into the secret realm… now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Phoenix Clan is coming!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Activate the [Family World] He Pingsheng told you about!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qingmei trembled, dared not ask what had happened, and roared for Xi Hu True Person and Hao Cang to come—telling them to evacuate He Pingsheng’s other descendants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, retreat to the Family World immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enter the Family World now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, tens of thousands of disciples across the sect turned into streaks of light, all rushing toward the entrance of the Family World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene was not unfamiliar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because previously, Solitary Pine Mountain Sect had rehearsed this countless times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than half a stick of incense, nearly all disciples had entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Zhou Qingmei and Xi Hu arrived at the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is it?” Zhou Qingmei asked Xi Hu: “Are they all in?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!” Xi Hu frowned slightly. “Two of He’s disciple descendants haven’t arrived yet!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One is He Tianya—he’s traveling outside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The other is Luo Bingyao—she… she left just yesterday!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s nothing we can do!” Zhou Qingmei shook her head. “You go in quickly too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Xi Hu True Person entered the small world, Zhou Qingmei looked up and asked the Great Lun Mingwang: “Empress… once this small world is activated, it will be permanently severed from this spiritual realm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a matter of great consequence. I must ask—is activation truly necessary?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Lun Mingwang said: “It must be activated… He Pingsheng is trapped… the Phoenix Clan has come to exterminate us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she suddenly narrowed her eyes. “Wait…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Lun Mingwang suddenly realized a problem: What if Zhu Zhengyan was lying? Wouldn’t that be a terrible joke?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How would she explain it to He Pingsheng later?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you staring at me?” Zhu Zhengyan leapt up in fury. “If my son hadn’t reincarnated as your son, I wouldn’t give a damn about your life or death…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do I gain anything by harming you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think I’m waiting for He Pingsheng to kill me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I swear—if I, Zhu Zhengyan, have lied to you, may I die a wretched death, struck down instantly by Nine Thunder!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Zhu Zhengyan swore, the Great Lun Mingwang had no choice but to believe him—but still hesitated whether to activate the small spiritual world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, once activated, she would be forever separated from He Pingsheng across two worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that very moment, above the outer formation of Solitary Pine Mountain, high in the void, a crimson cloud drifted in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not a cloud… it was the accumulated aura of flames spilled from countless Phoenix Clan cultivators’ bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it…” Zhu Zhengyan said. “They’ve arrived!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Activate it now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qingmei nearly wept. “Too late! I alone need at least a full stick of incense to activate this small world!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a dozen Phoenix Clan demonic emperors began attacking the outer eighth-rank protective formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, a single strike did not shatter the formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though unbroken, the formation could not hold much longer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll hold them off!” Zhu Zhengyan transformed into a dark-brown flame and surged out beyond the formation, fighting alone against a dozen Phoenix Clan demonic emperors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry… Great Lun… you woman, move faster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop hesitating!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it—activate it now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhengyan shouted as he fought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puff…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, a torrent of bloody rain fell from the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no choice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though powerful, Zhu Zhengyan, alone against so many Phoenix Clan, was overwhelmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few breaths later!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhengyan reverted to his true form—a thousand-zhang Golden Crow—and plummeted toward the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crashed down with a thud, kicking up clouds of dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhengyan’s true body had perished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the Great Lun Mingwang had no more hesitation. She teleported into the small spiritual world and began helping Zhou Qingmei activate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the intervention of a Mahayana Emperor-level cultivator, the activation of the small spiritual world accelerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom… boom… boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the outer formation shattered soon after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Phoenix Clan demonic emperor rushed forward and unleashed a firestorm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great Lun Elder… keep going… I’ll hold them off…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qingmei flew into the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was only at Body Integration—she couldn’t possibly fight even one Phoenix Clan demonic emperor, let alone a dozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, as she entered the void, her body exploded violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She chose self-immolation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Self-immolation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the instantaneous release of one’s entire lifetime of cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only the physical body, but also the Primordial Spirit was destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, even if one had a body double, rebirth was impossible after self-immolation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhou Qingmei!” Xi Hu True Person at the entrance screamed in agony, tears streaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The violent force of a Body Integration elder’s self-immolation temporarily suppressed the Phoenix Clan’s assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seizing this moment, the Great Lun Mingwang finally completed activating the small spiritual world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummm… hummm… hummm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Family World vanished from the spiritual realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a ripple of fluctuation spread outward across the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within two breaths, all traces and energy signatures disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Phoenix Emperor, face dark as night, landed upon Solitary Pine Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared for a long while at the spot where the small world had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are they?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The entrance is gone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did they activate a lower realm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible... if a three-thousand-world is activated, whether great or small, it ultimately becomes a lower realm of this spiritual realm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just the cultivation world!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And once activated, the rule will erase all cultivators in this cultivation world who have surpassed the Soul Transformation realm by even one level!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, Great Lun Ming Wang has already reached the Mahayana Emperor realm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone spoke at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Phoenix Emperor frowned and said, \"In my view, that small world just now is not one of the Three Thousand Worlds, but a small spiritual world!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five chapters delivered. 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