[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-923":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},2356106,4608,"Chapter 923: Eighth-Rank Formation","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-923",923,"\u003Cp>\"There are two possibilities!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nearby Tianwei added, \"First, this world has never produced high-level lifeforms!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For hundreds of billions of years, no life has emerged!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or, even if some life did initially evolve, it was killed by this place’s true poison!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could easily imagine this possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second!\" Tianwei Empress continued, \"There are high-level lifeforms here—even ones with profound cultivation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But they’ve all hidden themselves because of our arrival!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hidden?\" He Pingsheng shook his head immediately. \"Impossible... hundreds of Mahayana Emperor realms entered, their spiritual senses sweeping the area—nothing could escape!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of lifeform could evade detection by a Mahayana Emperor’s spiritual sense?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If any lifeform truly could evade a Mahayana Emperor, its cultivation would be no lower than that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then why hide at all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well... it’s hard to say!\" Tianwei said. \"He Dao You , don’t rush—I can help you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng immediately grew interested: \"How?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianwei said, \"I possess a divine art capable of seeing through others’ destiny lines!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled. \"Of course, I’ve used this art before to secretly observe He Dao You —I hope you don’t take offense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said, \"Understandable. No issue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good!\" Tianwei said. \"But my art can only perceive destiny lines within ten thousand li—not farther!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So we must search this region repeatedly. If progress is smooth, it should take no more than thirty years to fully scan this area!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then no matter where they hide, I’ll detect them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps one’s destiny line cannot be concealed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s eyes suddenly brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A divine art that sees destiny lines?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have one too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianwei Empress is right—someone’s destiny line may indeed be impossible to hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the cultivation world, He Pingsheng deliberately concealed his destiny line because he wore the [Jinlan Treasure Robe].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the arts he and Nian He used to see destiny lines were crude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why they couldn’t see his destiny line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, He Pingsheng is different—his [Tianmu Kan Yu Zhen Jie] is a Heaven-grade Jipin .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even if someone could conceal their destiny line with a treasure like the Jinlan Treasure Robe, not everyone could, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm... let’s try!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need!\" He Pingsheng looked at Tianwei. \"You’ve reminded me—I too possess a divine art that sees destiny lines, and mine has a greater range!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehehe...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng chuckled happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He activated the [Tianmu Kan Yu Zhen Jie] within his body, condensing metal-element power into his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint golden radiance erupted from his pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far off, countless destiny pillars appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a personal destiny pillar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Personal destiny pillars glowed golden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sects or factions had destiny pillars too—these glowed green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, He Pingsheng spotted a green destiny pillar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was interesting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only demon emperors had come from the Spirit Realm—no entire sects. So this green pillar meant a local sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng could only see the direction, not the exact distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Follow me... this way!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng turned into a streak of light and flew toward the pillar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two hours of flight, he felt the target was too far—he tore the Xukong  with a sharp sound, adjusting the distance to roughly half the world’s diameter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the two stepped out of the tear, He Pingsheng activated his spiritual sense again in the same direction—but the pillar was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned and looked the opposite way—there it was again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This way!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhhhh...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng tore the Xukong  a second time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several such leaps, He Pingsheng and Tianwei finally located the sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng activated the [Tianmu Kan Yu Zhen Jie] again, scanning the surroundings—he saw roughly ten more identical green pillars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did this mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant at least a dozen such factions existed in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, all of them were hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See that?\" He Pingsheng pointed to a vast valley ahead. \"This entire valley is an illusion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s a formation here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Correct!\" Tianwei Empress nodded. \"I’ve also noticed—it’s not just an illusion formation, but an eighth-rank illusion formation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Had you not reminded me, I wouldn’t have detected it even with my full spiritual sense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssss...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng sucked in a sharp breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An eighth-rank illusion formation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So high?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eighth rank!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Molin could barely even craft an eighth-rank formation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An eighth-rank formation master implies Mahayana Emperor cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This means there’s definitely a Mahayana Emperor here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And likely more than one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do we do?\" Tianwei Empress asked He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said, \"Since we came, we must meet them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attack directly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t fear—if they had beings beyond Mahayana Emperor, they wouldn’t have hidden themselves when we arrived!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll go first!\" He Pingsheng shot into the Xukong , and in the next instant, his Hongmeng Purple Gold Staff expanded to a thousand zhang, striking the valley with a thunderous boom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guoran !\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t a valley at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eighth-rank illusion formation outside shattered under He Pingsheng’s blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because his attack was exceptionally strong—but because illusion formations lack defensive power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the illusion shattered, the valley vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In its place stood a mountain peak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The valley had been pure illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummm...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, a golden hemispherical energy shield rose from the ground, enveloping the peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mountain Protecting Formation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was eighth-rank!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, He Pingsheng saw the lifeforms within the formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many lifeforms dwelled inside—mostly humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman in black robes flew into the sky, gazing at He Pingsheng across the distance. \"Why do you attack our sect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her language was identical to that of the Spirit Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng assessed her cultivation—Body Integration eighth layer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean no harm!\" He Pingsheng bowed to her. \"I only wish to speak with your Sect Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If your Sect Master comes out, I guarantee not a single hair of yours will be harmed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if you refuse, and this place’s location is revealed, others may come—and I cannot guarantee what will happen then!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",978,"2026-06-21T04:09:01.327Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6f8b58605c9e2c47da3de237395dd903ed35da10782d43f72ffbfbf4026c65da","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-924","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-922",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]