[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-98":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},2355281,4608,"Chapter 98","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-98",98,"\u003Cp>With these two Dao talismans, He Pingsheng now had new cards to play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His confidence in surviving after leaving grew considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the final day, Qiao Huizhu hurried back to the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He Shidi… look… what’s this?” Qiao Huizhu returned to the cave and immediately pulled out a red fruit for He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng took the fruit and said, “Is this… Zuyu fruit?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct!” Qiao Huizhu smiled. “I was lucky—I got two. Here, one for you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s heart warmed: “Thank you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need to thank me!” After giving him the Zuyu fruit, Qiao Huizhu pulled out a jade box. “Shidi, this box contains thirteen leaves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These are leaves from the Wu Dao tea tree!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Use them to brew tea while cultivating—this reduces internal Dan poison and clears your spiritual vision, illuminates your Dao heart, and makes your cultivation twice as effective!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a rare treasure. May you reach Foundation Establishment soon!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said, “Is this… appropriate?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Should I really accept something so precious?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl’s expression turned stern. She fixed him with a piercing gaze and ordered, “Take it… no excuses!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright,” He Pingsheng obediently accepted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl smiled happily. “Good. Now, I’ll help you disguise yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, look at this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Huizhu pulled out a female Daoist robe from her hundred-treasure pouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the robe I usually wear. After you disguise yourself, change into it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re about the same build—you should fit it well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Huizhu was tall, nearly the same height as He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng nodded and pulled out his enhanced [Disguise Talisman].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without giving Qiao Huizhu a chance to see, he slapped it onto his body with a snap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A miraculous sight occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the talisman stuck to his skin, the flesh—and even the bones—on his face softened and became malleable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, he could reshape his appearance at will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng channeled magic power across his face, and in the next instant, he became an exact replica of Qiao Huizhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ew!” Qiao Huizhu wrinkled her nose. “Don’t turn into my face—it’s unsettling to look at!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright,” He Pingsheng thought for a moment, then changed into the face of an ordinary woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ordinary face would draw less attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After changing his appearance, he put on Qiao Huizhu’s robe and looked every bit a woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perfect!” Qiao Huizhu said. “I can’t see through your disguise at all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good,” He Pingsheng nodded, then pulled out two [Teleport Jade Talismans]. “Qiao Shijie, shall we leave now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Teleport Jade Talismans had no sect distinctions—they were uniformly forged and distributed by the Dao Xuan Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of them had one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng dismantled the cave’s array, and both of them shattered their jade talismans at the same moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two glowing membranes expanded around each of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a few breaths, the membranes vanished, taking the two with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng felt the light before him darken, then brighten again—and when he looked up, he stood on the square outside the secret realm’s entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him stood Qiao Huizhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t speak!” Qiao Huizhu grabbed his hand and whispered, “Your voice hasn’t changed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And don’t look around.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Follow me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Huizhu pulled He Pingsheng straight toward the Tianfu Mountain camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummmmm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around them, disciples continuously teleported out of the secret realm, a dizzying flood of arrivals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng followed Qiao Huizhu and soon reached the Tianfu Mountain camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder sent by Tianfu Mountain to escort the disciples was a Daoist nun in her forties—He Pingsheng had heard from Qiao Huizhu that she was her aunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Auntie…” Qiao Huizhu stepped beside the Jin Dan Daoist nun and whispered a few words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Daoist nun gave He Pingsheng a deep look. “Fine. Sit behind me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll leave together once all Tianfu Mountain disciples have returned.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng bowed, said nothing, and sat behind the nun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tianfu Mountain disciples stared at He Pingsheng in confusion—they didn’t recognize him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No whispering. No talking!” The nun glanced back. “Anyone who dares ask questions will answer to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though puzzled, the disciples dared not speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once seated, He Pingsheng finally dared to look around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it was the final day, disciples kept teleporting out nonstop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away, on the Grand Void Gate’s territory, Xu Kunlun, Zhao Linger, and Tian Xiaoqing scanned the area. Beside them stood an old man in a yellow Daoist robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Yu De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Yu De’s face was filled with rage. He glared fiercely at every disciple emerging from the secret realm, his aura brimming with murderous intent, as if ready to devour anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng dared not stare. He glanced quickly and looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qiao shizhi…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, an old Daoist with white hair and beard, radiating an ethereal aura, stepped forward from afar and landed beside the Tianfu Mountain camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s pupils contracted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Qiao Huizhu stood calmly and bowed respectfully. “Master Wu Xiang. Your disciple greets you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need to rush.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Wu Xiang looked at Qiao Huizhu. “In the secret realm, did you see my disciple, Bu Fan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Huizhu nodded. “I saw him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?” Wu Xiang asked. “When?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Huizhu said, “By the Ice Lotus Lake—we searched for the Water Elemental Spirit Apricot together.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xiang asked, “Did you find any?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No,” Qiao Huizhu shook her head. “I didn’t find any. But Xiao Shixiong found three immature Water Elemental Spirit Apricots—though they’re useless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xiang fell silent. He stared at Qiao Huizhu for three full breaths, then said, “Do you know my disciple Xiao Bu Fan is now dead?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?” Qiao Huizhu’s face paled. “Xiao Shixiong is dead?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xiang said, “You didn’t know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Huizhu shook her head. “I didn’t know. When did it happen? How long ago?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I saw him at the Ice Lotus Lake four days ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xiang did not answer her question. He merely shook his head. “Very well. I understand now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he turned and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Wu Xiang departed, countless eyes turned to Qiao Huizhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew Xiao Bu Fan had been betrothed to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he was dead, that meant Qiao Shijie was free to choose again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doesn’t that mean we have a chance?\u003C\u002Fp>",1040,"2026-06-21T04:08:57.694Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5f4751adeedb3dacbe9bd80c1e63edab2f8769e0e55845d39554a5a7d6e86365","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-99","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-97",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]