[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-960":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},2356143,4608,"Chapter 960","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-960",960,"\u003Cp>The spirits of the Underworld actually rely on supreme yang energy to sustain their lifespan and life processes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was something He Pingsheng had never imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But regardless, it aligns with the fundamental principles of the Dao’s operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Zhao Xiangdu had just said: solitary yin does not grow, solitary yang does not give birth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’m taking Zhou Qingmei away right now!” He Pingsheng lifted Zhao Xiangdu’s soul, staring at him: “What’s the way?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way!” Zhao Xiangdu’s face twisted in anguish: “He Pingsheng, this benefits no one—neither you, nor me, nor Qingmei. I beg you, don’t do this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t it better for her to enter reincarnation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi ……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wisp of flame shot out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nine Heaven Mystic Fire instantly expanded to a dozen feet, fully engulfing Zhao Xiangdu’s entire soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh… aaaaaah…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It hurts so much…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He Pingsheng, stop!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng did not stop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He controlled the intensity of the flame, burning him for half a stick of incense until Zhao Xiangdu was half-dead, then he retracted the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huff… huff… it hurts so much…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xiangdu, weak and pale, pleaded: “Brother He, please, stop burning me—I’ll talk, I’ll tell you everything!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said nothing, just stared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xiangdu knew he had no time for nonsense: “There are two ways!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, sacrifice a portion of your own lifespan, bribe a few Underworld clerks and messengers—usually that’s enough!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Zhou Qingmei’s case is unusual, so they might still refuse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second… second… second…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother He, the second way depends on your own strength!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can capture them all, just like you captured me, then enter the Underworld Court and retrieve Zhou Qingmei’s soul directly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But… your current cultivation is only Mahayana Emperor Realm—you likely cannot carry away Zhou Qingmei’s soul!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng understood: his cultivation was too low to carry another’s soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, Zhou Qingmei had become a ghost, and during the process of removing her, she would still be drawn by the force of the Six Realms’ cycle of rebirth; if one’s spiritual perception was too weak to resist that force, she could not be taken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, He Pingsheng had a pseudo Earth Immortal beside him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lead the way!” He Pingsheng said. “Tell me where to go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Zhao Xiangdu, I’ll say this plainly—if I fail this time, I’ll grind your soul to dust!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Nine Heaven Mystic Fire has already burned you once—shouldn’t be a problem to do it again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I swear!” Zhao Xiangdu nearly wept: “I’ll get Zhou Qingmei out for you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother He, please conceal your own aura first, then gather some yin-evil energy around you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, yes, just like that!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One more thing I must tell you: the Underworld Court is vast, and Zhou Qingmei is held in a separate chamber—three clerks guard it, all with cultivation similar to mine!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not the point!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The point is, under normal circumstances, at least one messenger is always present!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And a messenger’s cultivation equals the lowest rank of Immortal or Scatter Immortal from the Immortal Realm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you handle them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might not defeat them, might even be evenly matched, but he certainly couldn’t subdue them quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t need to worry—he still had Jin Ku with him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s exactly why this old bastard mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just lead the way!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Zhao Xiangdu steered the small boat upstream again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the small stream they entered the Dahe, then from the Dahe into an even greater river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless springs flowing through countless small worlds finally converged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Huangquan surged, becoming a flood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, the two arrived at a place resembling a human town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But here there was no sun or moon—only countless starlights fell, casting their glow over the pitch-black Underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around the Underworld Court, countless wails echoed from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep male roars, shrill female screams, and countless infant wails filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Follow me—don’t speak to anyone!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And don’t look around!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xiangdu transmitted information via spiritual sense, guiding He Pingsheng into the Underworld Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Underworld Court resembled a vast black palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the palace were countless grand halls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xiangdu arrived before one such hall and entered through its gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the gate stood seventy or eighty black stone steles, each glowing with golden light, inscribed with engraved talismanic patterns and characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. 13, No. 19, No. 86…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The numbers varied wildly, with no discernible pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xiangdu opened one stele, revealing a swirling vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He led He Pingsheng into the vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, He Pingsheng saw countless cages, each holding a single ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These ghosts could not speak, but screamed and howled freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even stretched their hands through the bars, trying to grab He Pingsheng and Zhao Xiangdu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Zhao, what are you doing here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two clerks approached: “This isn’t your jurisdiction—you’ve taken a wrong path, leave at once!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh… who’s that behind you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xiangdu smiled cheerfully: “Brothers, he wants to take someone out—we’ve already arranged it, and we’ve got yang energy to offer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the two clerks’ faces lit up: “How much?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xiangdu asked: “Where’s Brother Long? Why are only you two here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s the messenger?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them said: “Alright, alright, wait a moment—I’ll go call the messenger and Brother Long!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, the messenger and the other clerk were already here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If He Pingsheng had launched an immediate attack, he would have alerted the nearby messenger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to lure them all here, then take them all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, two more messengers and one clerk arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clerk’s appearance was ordinary, but the two messengers were terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One had a massive ox head, the other a grotesque horse face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The legendary Niu Tou and Ma Mian!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Attack!” He Pingsheng gave no hesitation, commanding Jin Ku.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, three hooks flew from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three clerks were hooked in the blink of an eye, offering no resistance whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Niu Tou and Ma Mian were pinned down by Jin Ku’s overwhelming Emperor aura and spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it…” Ma Mian snarled: “There’s an Earth Immortal here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t resist!” He Pingsheng said calmly. “If you alarm the Magistrate or any other messengers, I’ll die—but I’ll take all of you with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just don’t resist—I’m only here to retrieve one soul.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, of course!” Niu Tou said. “Brother, calm down—it’s just one soul, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the big deal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To bring an Earth Immortal here, you’re no ordinary man!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell us—who do you want?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1074,"2026-06-21T04:09:01.327Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","feb0d35726104e617c43d3c0bb09c41c087e193b98d15b01bda723ec7b36eaae","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-961","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-959",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]