[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-97":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},2355280,4608,"Chapter 97: Enhance the Treasures","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-97",97,"\u003Cp>This…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How does this woman know I’m sticky and dirty?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s not right… why do I feel this way?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disgusting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng felt puzzled, but he quickly stopped caring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter why he was so dirty, he’d wash first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Qiao Huizhu’s directions, he walked about two or three li to the left along the valley, and indeed spotted a clear stream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain wilderness was empty and silent; He Pingsheng took off his clothes, bathed comfortably, then changed into a clean, pale moon-white robe and returned to the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing he did upon returning was to set up the array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The defensive array had been placed too far inside the cave, unable to block the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, He Pingsheng moved the array to the entrance; when the array’s light membrane expanded, it perfectly sealed the cave mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, no one outside could enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he piled stones inside the array to build a thick brick wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he no longer feared anyone or wild beasts accidentally stumbling into the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if someone somehow entered, they wouldn’t see his Treasure Basin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With everything done, He Pingsheng took out the Treasure Basin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he had three items needing enhancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First: the storage bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing belonged to Xiao Bufan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can’t openly carry it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, if you’re the only disciple among all sects carrying a storage bag, the elders would scan you with spiritual sense and expose you immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t it obvious you killed Xiao Bufan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What He Pingsheng needed to do was upgrade this storage bag into a top-grade one capable of invisibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plop…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The storage bag was placed into the Treasure Basin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second: three green 【Water Elemental Spirit Apricots】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether they could be enhanced into mature Water Elemental Spirit Apricots, He Pingsheng didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had to try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third: the talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The talisman left by Xiao Bufan was a first-rank talisman, yet it possessed attack power surpassing Qi Refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could inflict some damage on Foundation Establishment disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn’t enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To kill Yu De, this talisman needed to deliver a one-hit kill against Foundation Establishment cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only enhancement could achieve that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hopefully, its power would improve after enhancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng tossed the talisman into the Treasure Basin as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he sat cross-legged on the pink lotus cushion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the pink lotus cushion, He Pingsheng frowned again: Strange—my old cushion was fine. Why did they replace it with this pink one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t figure it out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Women are truly strange creatures!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng took a deep breath, drove all chaotic thoughts from his mind, and resumed cultivating the 【Mystic Gate Stillness True Scripture】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mystic Gate Stillness True Scripture enhances spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, for someone like He Pingsheng, whose spiritual sense suffered heavy damage, this scripture could slowly restore it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the speed was too slow—years of practice would be required.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To restore spiritual sense quickly, the best method was to brew a batch of 【Healing Spirit Pills】 and consume them; recovery would take only months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a top-grade Healing Spirit Pill, the damaged spiritual sense could be fully restored in just a few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng didn’t expect to heal his spiritual sense in these final few days—only hoped to repair a trace of it, enough to use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unaware, a day and night passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng opened his eyes, his gaze immediately turning to the Treasure Basin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d assumed the Treasure Basin could enhance all three items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he’d overestimated its current capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enhancement had occurred—yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only one item had been enhanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three green apricots had turned golden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now there were six.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng picked up one, a faint fragrance arose; the fruit’s skin bore a faint golden mark, mysterious and profound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Excellent!” He Pingsheng burst into joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The immature Water Elemental Spirit Apricots had truly been enhanced into mature ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Store them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All six apricots were placed into the storage bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, though there were many, such heavenly treasures followed the rule of “one-time encounter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is “one-time encounter”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It means consuming one yields benefit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consuming a second yields nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When He Pingsheng reached Qi Refining’s peak, he might face the three bottlenecks: tenth, eleventh, and twelfth levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eating one apricot would break one bottleneck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eating another wouldn’t break the next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s “one-time encounter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many heavenly treasures follow this rule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving aside the 【Water Elemental Spirit Apricots】, He Pingsheng’s gaze fell on the other two items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The talisman and the storage bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither had been enhanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But He Pingsheng wasn’t worried—he’d already enhanced the storage bag once before with the Treasure Basin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suspected this time it failed because the Treasure Basin hadn’t gathered enough moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Try again tonight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As He Pingsheng had guessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the second night, the storage bag was enhanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One ordinary storage bag became two invisible storage bags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each had a space ten zhang high, ten zhang wide, ten zhang long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each could hold vast quantities of items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Invisible…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The storage bag hummed and vanished into He Pingsheng’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike magic treasures with multiple seals, storage bags only required spiritual sense to activate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No refinement needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Invisible…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second storage bag was also concealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Treasure Basin, the 【talisman】 remained unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no worry—he believed another night would bring change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the third night, the talisman inside the Treasure Basin finally transformed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One talisman became two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One green, one golden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng eagerly grabbed both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held the green talisman to his forehead; its information appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Name: Ten Thousand Swords Talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rank: First-Rank Top-Grade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Effect: Instant activation—summons hundreds of sword shadows to slay enemies; one strike can kill a Foundation Establishment being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiss… hiss… hiss…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading this description, He Pingsheng was overjoyed, yet he also drew in a sharp breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Powerful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can truly slay a Foundation Establishment disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it’s instant-cast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hehe…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, if I ever cross paths with that old monk Yu De, I won’t fear him anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After putting away the green Ten Thousand Swords Dao Talisman, He Pingsheng stuck the golden talisman to his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Name: Golden Sword Dao Talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rank: Grade One, Supreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Effect: Instantly activates; upon activation, it condenses a ten-zhang golden sword shadow. When the shadow strikes the ground, it can slay any Foundation Establishment lifeform.\u003C\u002Fp>",1050,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2123ead3d5ef54e197d388ecfd6388b85b17edb3e7afb7c2e1035ea8d0e90855","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-98","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-96",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]