[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-987":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},2356170,4608,"Chapter 987: Underworld Trade, Immortal Script Secured","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-987",987,"\u003Cp>“Master, I’ve decided! I can handle double the heavenly tribulation without issue!” Luo Bingyao said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The human race is only just beginning to recover; it’s better to leave them more safeguards.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The human race’s protection this time is truly sufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out the blood-red turtle shell and handed it to Luo Bingyao: “If you can’t withstand the eighth wave of tribulation, activate this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, here is the eighth-rank defensive talisman I drew for you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All of them are top-grade.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At a critical moment, they can help you block the heavenly tribulation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh… and two ninth-rank ones too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng handed his disciple a pile of items all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t favoritism toward Luo Bingyao, nor was he being stingy with his son, He Tianya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dangers they faced were simply different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Tianya only faced the Seven-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, while Luo Bingyao faced the Eighth-Rank Heavenly Tribulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t be fooled by just one level difference—after doubling, the final level’s power can exceed ten times the force of the seventh wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waves of heavenly tribulation descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on the talismans and turtle shell He Pingsheng gave her, Luo Bingyao perfectly weathered the ascension tribulation and ascended to the Immortal Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, He Pingsheng felt profoundly alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Da Lun Mingwang and Su Zhen were both sealed within the Small Spirit World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His son had ascended!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His disciple had ascended too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh…” He Pingsheng exhaled deeply, gazing at the azure sky and murmuring: “Once I’ve handled what’s before me, I’ll ascend too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what am I supposed to do before you ascend?” Jin Ku asked, voice bitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bitter expression also surfaced on He Pingsheng’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was indeed a real problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have an idea!” He Pingsheng exhaled, saying: “But I won’t tell you yet—once we return from the Underworld, we’ll resolve it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll accept my solution too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, He Pingsheng instantly transformed into a streak of light and shot toward the Nine You Heavenly Abyss on the Tianhuo Continent, Tianpeng Emperor Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he plunged straight in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng and Jin Ku activated the [Six Paths Soul Seizing Art] simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A river of Huang Quan opened before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They flew along the Huang Quan, soon exiting the Spirit Realm into the Void; after a stick of incense’s time, they entered the Underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Familiar sensations and qi washed over them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the narrow river’s surface, faint heavenly light flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng floated slowly forward, wondering if he might encounter Zhao Xiangdu again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after traveling only a short distance, before encountering any river patrol ghosts, he looked up and saw Cui Jue in white robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently, Cui Jue had sensed He Pingsheng’s aura and arrived directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cui… Cui Senior…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng bowed respectfully to Cui Jue, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You sensed me the moment I entered?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That means you knew when I came last time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That time you deliberately let me enter the Yin Court to rescue someone—was that all just a trap laid for me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought I’d cleverly saved Zhou Qingmei, but I’d just walked straight into a pit they’d dug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He Pingsheng… we meet again!” Cui Jue smiled faintly: “Did you bring what was promised?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brought it!” He Pingsheng waved his hand, producing a golden large dou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the large dou, it was brimming with cosmic fortune energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe…” Cui Jue chuckled: “Good… very good… excellent… you’re a man of your word!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The large dou landed in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his other hand, Cui Jue now held a fly whisk; he gave it a slight shake and said: “He Pingsheng, our transaction is complete. Should we meet again in the Underworld, I’ll spare you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Farewell!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior, wait!” He Pingsheng quickly called out, bowing: “I have one more request!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Jue turned and asked: “What else?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “By chance, I acquired a celestial scripture from the Immortal Realm, but I cannot read its script. Could you please grant me some Immortal Script?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?” Cui Jue’s interest spiked: “What scripture?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng had prepared this—he pulled out a green jade slip and handed it to Cui Jue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Jue examined it intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two breaths, he sneered: “I thought it was something earth-shattering—turns out it’s just common Immortal Realm trash?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He Pingsheng… you don’t need to learn it; ignore the technique on this slip!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once you ascend, you’ll naturally understand its mysteries!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Cui Jue turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior!” He Pingsheng called out again, this time pulling a celestial peach from his storage space and offering it: “I’ll trade this celestial peach for a copy of Immortal Script!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew the peach’s rank wasn’t high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d previously strengthened it with the Treasure Basin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were higher, it couldn’t have been strengthened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after strengthening, this peach was now top-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Jue stared at the peach for two glances and said: “This is a Rank-One Immortal Fruit, called the [Zheng Immortal Peach].”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not particularly rare, but this one is top-grade.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm… I have no use for it myself, but I can give it to ghost officers and messengers as a reward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll give you the Immortal Script—but answer me one question.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where did you get these Immortal Realm items?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “In our True Spirit World, there is a hidden realm called Piaomiao Mountain—a fragment of the Immortal Realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This fragment normally hides in the Void, only appearing once every six hundred thousand years during the Jiazi Heavenly Blindness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“About two thousand seven hundred years ago, the Jiazi Heavenly Blindness came to our Spirit Realm—I entered that Immortal Fragment and obtained all these items from it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good!” Cui Jue said: “Immortal Script is forbidden to be passed to beings of lower realms. You may have it—but swear you will not spread it to your world!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Senior!” He Pingsheng didn’t hesitate—he immediately swore the Heavenly Oath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Cui Jue pulled out a speck of light, no bigger than a grain of rice, and tossed it to He Pingsheng: “After absorbing this speck, you’ll gain the ability to recognize Immortal Script and understand Immortal Tongues.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Has Zhou Qingmei been revived yet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng shook his head: “Not yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Jue said: “Are you secretly hoarding some fortune energy? Fine, I won’t ask. My share is already secured. But I’ll warn you—if you encounter obstacles reviving Zhou Qingmei later, use that fortune energy to shield her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was overjoyed, took the speck of light, and tucked it away: “Thank you, Senior.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bowed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he lifted his head, Cui Jue had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gone!” He Pingsheng turned and shot back along the Huang Quan at full speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within an hour, he had returned to the Spirit Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>",1117,"2026-06-21T04:09:01.327Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","96c95826fa9ed9f74d3d35f529863a6732024d92ee5b7bbb60ac703ef3f0c83d","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-988","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-986",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]