[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-948":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},2356131,4608,"Chapter 948: Poison Cage, Phoenix Egg","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-948",948,"\u003Cp>“What happens in the Immortal Realm, we’ll deal with when we get there!” He Pingsheng said coolly. “And by the way, do you think our human race can’t succeed even in the Immortal Realm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this question, the Phoenix Emperor immediately fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The human race is a peculiar species.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lower their cultivation, the weaker their combat power compared to others at the same realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as their cultivation advances, the human race’s combat power grows ever stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What about in the Immortal Realm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng didn’t know—but one thing he could confirm was that humans in the Immortal Realm could never live as poorly as they did in the Cultivation Realm or the Spirit Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s gaze settled on the Immortal Flame Mountain below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nine Witch Emperors each occupied a portion of the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any Phoenix disciple attempting to flee was immediately slain by them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After half a stick of incense passed, nearly all high-level Phoenix cultivators had been wiped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining cultivators below Void Refinement were too numerous to be slaughtered all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Phoenix disciples knew they were doomed today, so they banded together—some used their fellow disciples’ self-destructions to clear paths, hoping to break through the Witch clan’s encirclement; others charged en masse, tens of thousands of phoenixes surging toward a single direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, a few phoenixes managed to escape the encirclement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng watched those escaping phoenixes and smiled coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He extended his right hand and pressed it lightly into the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His surging spiritual power transformed entirely into wood spiritual energy, and around the Immortal Flame Mountain, a wooden prison spanning ten thousand li opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the void, vines spontaneously sprouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These ink-green vines instantly linked together, weaving densely into a spherical prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It covered an area of ten thousand li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless poison thorns and poison flowers extended from the prison’s surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s face turned pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maintaining such a massive prison consumed enormous energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gulp…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drank a large gulp of the [Seven-Colored Holy Lotus Tea].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brothers of the Witch Clan, hurry up! I can’t hold this prison much longer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it drained too much magic power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng had over seven hundred drops of Seven-Colored Holy Lotus Tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key was, this was a seventh-rank spiritual liquid—and now that He Pingsheng had reached Mahayana Emperor realm, one drop could no longer fully refill his dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To fill his dantian, he needed to drink a full gulp at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So those seven hundred drops would last only a few gulps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, let me assist you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Bingyao returned and burst into the prison with a thunderous crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she was also Mahayana Emperor Level One, she possessed a Void Spirit Root, granting her combat power far beyond ordinary cultivators, and her spiritual sense was immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Luo Bingyao’s killing power within the prison surpassed even that of the Witch Emperors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vast Phoenix clan, countless billions of lives, were being annihilated continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some who narrowly escaped the killing encirclement of the Witch Emperors and Luo Bingyao still encountered He Pingsheng’s prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prison’s surface carried deadly poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breaking through was not easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about half an hour, the entire Immortal Flame Mountain of the Phoenix clan became a ruined tomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng had already retracted the emerald prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nine Witch Emperors stood motionless in the void, gazing down at the ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the ruins, the massive phoenix bodies were ignited by the mountain’s volcanic flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashes, some as large as palms, rose into the void, scattered everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire sky, within ten thousand li, turned a gray haze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasional flashes of light shimmered; smoke and dust raged endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of death and destruction continuously spewed from the volcano’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh…” The Phoenix Emperor’s soul trembled as he cried out: “I hate it… I hate it…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I regret it…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I regret it…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiss…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flame shot from He Pingsheng’s body and instantly devoured the Phoenix Emperor’s soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for what he regretted, no one would ever know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, to He Pingsheng, it didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A colossal phoenix true body soared above the ruins, emitting mournful cries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Phoenix, and also He Pingsheng’s servant: Huo Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come here!” He Pingsheng softly called.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phoenix transformed into a streak of light and landed before He Pingsheng, revealing its true form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord!” Huo Ming was heartbroken, but bound by cosmic law, he had no choice but to submit to He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have a task for you!” He Pingsheng said. “Go collect all these space rings from below…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I trust you can accomplish it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!” Huo Ming flew down and began gathering the rings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Phoenix clan’s annihilation, the rings below numbered in the hundreds of millions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were high-grade, others low-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Phoenix Emperor-level cultivators died, their divine bodies and rings were taken by He Pingsheng; these lower-grade rings were left for Huo Ming to collect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within half an hour, Huo Ming gathered all the rings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distant void, specks of light flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless Mahayana Emperors arrived from all directions, eager to witness the outcome of this battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They dared not approach, only watching from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a distance, the black Immortal Flame Mountain sent streams of black smoke into the sky; countless phoenix corpses lay scattered across the ground, strewn haphazardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of the black Immortal Flame Mountain had been stained crimson with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from Huo Ming, not a single living phoenix remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssss…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emperors watching outside all drew sharp breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wanted to congratulate He Pingsheng, but seeing his stern expression, they feared offending him and remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some continued observing; others vanished immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve heard about Ting Tong… after her rebirth, she left behind a phoenix egg!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where is it?” He Pingsheng looked at Huo Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Ming said: “After every phoenix rebirth, its egg is placed deep within the lava of this mountain; the phoenix egg absorbs the mountain’s power to be reborn!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ting Tong was no exception.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If my lord requires it, I can dive into the lava’s depths and retrieve Ting Tong’s phoenix egg!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng asked: “Will the new phoenix possess memories from before rebirth?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No,” Huo Ming shook his head. “The phoenix born from a new egg is an entirely new life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It has no memories whatsoever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good,” He Pingsheng said. “From now on, you and Feng Wu shall be the ancestral elders of the Phoenix clan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guard this Immortal Flame Mountain. Whenever a new phoenix is born, you must tame it as a servant of the human race!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They may also serve as human mounts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!” Huo Ming’s heart ached, but he could not defy He Pingsheng’s command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord,” Huo Ming added, “deep within the Immortal Flame Mountain lies the Phoenix clan’s treasure vault!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, would you like to descend and take a look? There may still be great treasures inside.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1156,"2026-06-21T04:09:01.327Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","94f3a36157daa2416c577113c2a08d9d8d8309faa582e8198849b91cd07192ee","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-949","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-947",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]