[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-982":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},2356165,4608,"Chapter 982: Jin Ku Acts","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-982",982,"\u003Cp>This thing is crucial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bingyao, take them out and count how many there are.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng urged quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, there was no need to take them out—just a sweep of their spiritual senses, and the number would be accurate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master!” Luo Bingyao pulled all the immortal crystals into the void and said, “Forty-eight in total!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, how do we divide them?” She looked at He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng turned to Hong Luo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Luo smiled, “I don’t need any. You two divide them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m merely a projection—this lifetime, I’ll never have the chance to ascend to the Immortal Realm, so I have no use for currency from that realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if we ever find an immortal elixir that extends lifespan or replenishes the primordial spirit, be sure to give me a larger share!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said, “Fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their interests did not conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there were elixirs that replenished lifespan or primordial spirit, He Pingsheng wouldn’t take them either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they were useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, I don’t need any—take all the immortal crystals!” Luo Bingyao grinned, flipped her small hand, and placed all forty-eight crystals into her storage ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then something stunned everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The immortal crystals couldn’t be stored in the space ring at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can this even happen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Bingyao looked utterly astonished!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng, however, was unfazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many things from the Immortal Realm cannot be directly stored in magic treasure spaces—not even his own storage ring, nor the space within his Hongmeng Purple Gold Rod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But He Pingsheng could place them inside the Treasure Gathering Basin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Collect!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved his hand, first transferring the forty-eight immortal crystals into his dantian, then secretly shifting them into the Treasure Gathering Basin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can’t use this!” He Pingsheng said. “First, you have no storage space for it. Second, when you ascend to the Immortal Realm, everything you carry will be stripped away—immortal crystals won’t make it in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll hold onto them for now. If you ever want them, come find me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment of ascension, no matter what you carry, everything is stripped away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In ten thousand years, there has never been an exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even immortal treasures!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for whether the Treasure Gathering Basin would remain in this realm, He Pingsheng didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All possibilities exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, when He Pingsheng first obtained the Treasure Gathering Immortal Basin, he found it strange—how could such a thing exist in the Grand Void Gate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even suspected it might have fallen off some elder during their ascension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry and leave—the time is almost up!” Hong Luo reminded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three hurried away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly after leaving the array, its light membrane sealed shut again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After exiting the array, He Pingsheng scanned the area once more and said, “Let’s go—no need to look further.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s nothing here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unless you search the wild mountains for immortal materials.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To find treasures, you must go to the main peaks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed his hand directly at the two main peaks atop Piaomiao Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One in front, one behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary places had already been ransacked countless times by previous cultivators—nothing remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason we found over forty immortal crystals earlier was due to special circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably, some cautious cultivator, fearing his wealth would be discovered, buried them in the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it makes no sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This practice reminded He Pingsheng of himself when he first entered cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But such things are rare and unpredictable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone buried immortal crystals here—other places may have none.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, immortal crystals held no value for He Pingsheng now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they might not survive the ascension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three flew toward the main peaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In normal circumstances, tens of thousands of li would take only a few breaths to cross.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But here, on the Immortal Mountain, under the suppression of immortal laws, He Pingsheng and the others flew for two full hours before landing in the void near the front main peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, they saw many cultivators flying into the wilds, searching for immortal herbs and fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, some followed He Pingsheng and the others to the vicinity of the main peaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing in the void and gazing forward, the peaks held majestic palaces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wisps of misty light emanated from the palaces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the palaces lay a vast Immortal Spirit Garden, where all manner of immortal roots thrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the array’s light membrane, their levels could not be discerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, even if they stood before them, He Pingsheng might not recognize the immortal herbs of the Immortal Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This array is also ninth-rank…” He Pingsheng said. “Same level as the one we spent seven months breaking open.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct!” Hong Luo said. “Though same rank, this one is a protective mountain array.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s heart sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a great difference between a protective mountain array and an ordinary one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, in the Mortal Realm, a ninth-rank ordinary array could withstand a single strike from a Mahayana Emperor at the peak of the twelfth layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if two Mahayana Emperors attacked simultaneously or continuously, the ordinary array would collapse quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A protective mountain array was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its strength could block entry from cultivators of the same realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning, even Hong Luo, now an Immortal, could not break it by force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is troublesome,” Hong Luo frowned slightly. “In my time, I witnessed six hermits combine their strength to crack open just a sliver of this array, then enter and retrieve treasures.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s said each person may take only one item.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps there are still many immortal treasures inside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But… no need to worry… besides myself, there are seven hermits in this world—three you killed, four remain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ask the two dragon clan hermits to come. I’ll summon the other two. Add you, He Pingsheng—you’re equal to one hermit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With six of us, we can break this array.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng shook his head. “No need to summon them… Elder, step back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me try…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng shot into the sky with a thunderous rush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From above, he gazed down at the array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he possessed combat power rivaling a hermit—even capable of single-handedly killing one—he could not break this array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood this clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His only reliance was Jin Ku.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had already communicated with Jin Ku.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ready?” He Pingsheng asked Jin Ku.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Ku said, “Ready…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boy, are you ready?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he slammed a fist downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, a crimson spear coalesced and shot like a streak of light toward the array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This spear had once slain Shen Mang the Hermit and Feng Xian the Hermit in one strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng knew its power well.\u003C\u002Fp>",1098,"2026-06-21T04:09:01.327Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d27497a2ac3dd096218e841cc61dd0f01776a394aff95e482695b821bcceb563","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-983","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-981",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]