[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-995":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},2356178,4608,"Chapter 995: Can't Go Back","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-995",995,"\u003Cp>“Good!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zhen said: “What preparations do I need to make?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “I don’t know either. Logically, you should have a technique to absorb cosmic fortune energy, but I don’t have one either!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come… try it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhou Qingmei absorbed it on her own just now—you should be able to too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Zhou Qingmei didn’t have a technique to absorb cosmic fortune energy either!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng immediately retrieved a strand of cosmic fortune energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About one-tenth of a dou’s worth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he hurled it straight at Su Zhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummm… hummm… hummm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, golden light blinded the eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cosmic fortune energy enveloped Su Zhen’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zhen closed her eyes, her body entering a state unlike any she had ever known.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After roughly a stick of incense’s time, the golden light on her body slowly faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Husband…” Su Zhen opened her eyes again, thrilled: “It’s back—it’s back! Husband, my fortune has returned… after Juehui, I’ve had another awakening… wu wu wu…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She burst into tears, overcome with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng patted her shoulder and said: “It’s fine, no need to get so worked up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummm… hummm… hummm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, He Pingsheng activated his Tianmu Kan Yu Zhen Jie ability and checked—Su Zhen’s fortune had indeed increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even with the increase, it was only a seventh-rank fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing to be done; this woman’s base fortune was weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too bad!” Su Zhen looked up, apologetic: “It’s my fault—I’m too stupid… all that fortune energy should’ve been enough to lift me to ninety-nine fortune, but I couldn’t retain it—over ninety percent vanished into the void!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng nodded; he had felt it himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zhen had absorbed only a tiny fraction of that fortune energy, and in the final moments, she could barely absorb any at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But regardless, you can now cultivate!” He Pingsheng pulled out a Zhengxian Peach and said: “Take this. When you reach Mahayana Emperor Realm, swallow it—it will grant you one hundred thousand years of life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t say the next part: even if Su Zhen could never ascend, she would still have a long lifespan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm mm mm…” Su Zhen beamed with gratitude: “Husband, you’re so good to me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng asked: “How good?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zhen blushed, lowered her head, then knelt obediently before He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come here… quickly…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let your father see!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dalun Mingwang summoned all three of his children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His daughters: He Yuqing and He Tianyi, and his son: He Tianshi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the four children, He Tianshi was the youngest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three children entered Dalun Mingwang’s Dao Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng stood up from his chair with a smile: “Stand still—I’ll take a look…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummm… hummm… hummm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden light flashed in He Pingsheng’s eyes, revealing the fortune energy of the three children before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three children had seventh-rank fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well?” Dalun Mingwang asked. “Isn’t that right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “Their fortune is fine—no need to enhance it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After learning that He Pingsheng’s cosmic fortune energy could be used to enhance cultivators, Dalun Mingwang had strongly urged him to bestow it upon their children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was too wasteful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They already had seventh-rank fortune—why enhance it further?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Cui Jue in the Underworld had said that once they ascended to the Immortal Realm, cosmic fortune energy in this Spirit Realm would become useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Immortal Realm, what matters is bloodline and origin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you have fortune, it’s Immortal Realm fortune—and upon arrival, fortune is reset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, He Pingsheng moved two great arrays from the small world into the Gu Song Immortal Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was the Bai Ju Tian Guang Array; the other was the Xuyu Shiguang Array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then He Tianyi and He Tianshi entered the Xuyu Shiguang Array to begin cultivation, breakthrough, and enlightenment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no choice—they still had a long way to go before reaching Mahayana Emperor Realm Level Twelve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, He Pingsheng began setting up an array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great Array: Ri Yue Tong Jie Great Array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The array materials Liu Molin had collected had been strengthened by He Pingsheng into two identical sets, both of which he had taken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Identical arrays—both were Ri Yue Tong Jie Great Arrays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, He Pingsheng had to start from scratch—carving the array disc!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His goal, of course, was to return to the Spirit Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why return to the Spirit Realm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, to help Su Zhen find a true thunder, so she could ascend without obstruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, if possible, He Pingsheng wanted to ascend from the Spirit Realm himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the Ascension Platform there could be pinpointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to ascend directly to the spot where his son He Tianya had ascended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third: Qiao Xiaoqiao had achieved Juehui—use this cosmic fortune energy to restore her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, day after day, year after year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash, another forty-three years had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The array had been fully set up by He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next step: opening the passage to the small world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng invited Dalun Mingwang, his daughter He Yuqing, and several other Mahayana Emperors to jointly sustain the Ri Yue Tong Jie Great Array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom… boom… boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant the array activated, sunlight in the sky suddenly dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few breaths, daylight turned to night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The array absorbed the light of sun and moon, gathering immense energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiaojiao…” He Pingsheng looked at Dalun Mingwang: “Feel it—where is the energy of your Wu Wu Kai Talisman?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me which direction.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!” Dalun Mingwang didn’t hesitate, immediately tracing the energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There…” Dalun Mingwang pointed to a spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng directed the array, channeling all its power into a single blast and firing it at the spot pointed to by Kong Jiaojiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if the end of the world had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrier of this small world was shattered open, revealing a thousand-zhang-wide hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless chaotic energies surged in from beyond the black rift!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the two realms were not connected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one realm had been breached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could this happen?” Dalun Mingwang looked devastated—after so many years away from the Spirit Realm, she had wanted to return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that it hadn’t opened, Kong Jiaojiao was naturally disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng immediately released the array, frowned, and said: “We can’t go back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Jiaojiao asked: “What’s wrong? Why can’t we go back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng said: “The Ri Yue Tong Jie Great Array draws power from the sun and moon to break through the barriers between realms!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But here, the sun and moon’s power is too weak—it cannot support me in breaking the barrier between realms!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So… we may never be able to return.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This power depends solely on the sun and moon’s energy—not on the strength of the array’s user.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do we do now?” Kong Jiaojiao stamped her foot in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng shook his head: “Forget it. I’ve brought everything I needed. If we can’t go back, then we can’t.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can still ascend in this world, can’t we?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifth update delivered—ascension tomorrow!\u003C\u002Fp>",1165,"2026-06-21T04:09:01.327Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","af7375c8fc3f14e3135c5d0fc7383e1bb4bb60e87615da000ea3738baf58ccf3","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-996","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-994",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]