[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-treasure-immortal-basin":3,"chapter-the-treasure-immortal-basin-the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-996":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},2356179,4608,"Chapter 996","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-996",996,"\u003Cp>This matter is no longer negotiable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to dwell on it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prepare for ascension!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, He Pingsheng felt a sigh of relief: Is ascension finally coming?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good!” said Dalun Mingwang: “Husband, let’s go to my Dao Hall first!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two returned to Kong Jiaojiao’s Dao Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Jiaojiao said: “Ascension is fine, but I have two points to make!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng nodded, signaling her to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Jiaojiao said: “First, let all the children ascend first, then the two of us will ascend afterward!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This point posed no problem for He Pingsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, ensuring all the children could ascend was essential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If any one of them failed, we could still use the power of destiny to rescue them later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second, I’ve always had a wish,” Dalun Mingwang smiled: “After we ascend, we should leave something behind for our descendants and future cultivators!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For instance, couldn’t we create a secret realm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Husband, what do you think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng’s heart stirred: “That’s excellent!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were to create a secret realm, he now had all the conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he still possessed a small spiritual world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, he could now set up ninth-rank arrays—setting up the arrays within the secret realm would be no issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third, he had an enormous amount of resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, he had slain over a dozen Great Emperors of the Phoenix Clan; though most ordinary materials were given to Luo Bingyao to bolster the human race, what He Pingsheng kept was still substantial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention, at Piaomiao Mountain, he personally killed three Immortals: Feng Xian, Yuan Lu, and Shen Mang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave one of their rings to Gu Miaochen, but the other two Immortals’ rings contained countless treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, his own storage space held countless valuable items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various spiritual liquids, elixirs, magic treasures, Emperor weapons, and more…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creating a secret realm was no problem whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides resources, He Pingsheng also possessed numerous scriptures on cultivation techniques, divine arts, alchemy, artifact forging, talisman crafting, and array formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were all top-grade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any of them would be sufficient as rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, in the following period, He Pingsheng began crafting the secret realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He modeled it after the layout of the original Yinming Emperor’s Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The highest-tier reward was several [Heavenly and Earth Destiny Forces].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each one could reshape one’s destiny—wasn’t that defying heaven itself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, there were several [True Immortal Peaches].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second-tier rewards included various ninth-rank supreme elixirs and some Emperor-grade weapons!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third-tier rewards were various cultivation techniques and divine arts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fourth-tier rewards consisted of various spiritual herbs and supreme spirit stones!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came some items that seemed ordinary but were beyond the reach of most cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, he set up arrays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He determined which items would be released upon each opening of the secret realm, and how often it would open, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this required arrays to control!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting up the secret realm was a massive undertaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completing the entire secret realm, He Pingsheng finally placed another array at the entrance of this small world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This array blocked cultivators of Mahayana Emperor realm and above from entering, allowing only those of Body Integration realm and below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any Mahayana Emperor realm cultivator who entered would be killed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Altogether, this entire process took three hundred and twenty-two years before He Pingsheng finally completed the secret realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Satisfied?” He Pingsheng asked Kong Jiaojiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Jiaojiao took his hand and nodded with a smile: “Of course I’m satisfied…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But… what should we name this secret realm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng looked at Dalun Mingwang and joked: “You proposed this, so let’s call it [Jiaojiao’s Secret Realm]?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah…” Dalun Mingwang’s cheeks flushed crimson; she clenched her teeth and pinched He Ping’s arm with two fingers, hard: “You’re usually so serious, He Pingsheng—how dare you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng winced in pain: “Stop… I didn’t mean it that way!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m just being honest!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Jiaojiao said: “Let’s name it [Dalun Heaven Realm]. That’s settled!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh…” He Pingsheng said: “That’s quite a grand name!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Jiaojiao turned around: “What are your plans now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you intend to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng fell silent for a moment, then said: “The children have all ascended—I must prepare for ascension too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But before I ascend, I plan to enter seclusion once more to convert the true spirit energy within me into immortal spirit energy in advance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That way, when I reach the Immortal Realm, I won’t be scrambling around!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Transformation Technique had already been upgraded by He Pingsheng into a Heaven-grade [True Essence Gathering Immortal Art].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time to practice it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Husband!” Kong Jiaojiao suddenly wrapped her arms around He Pingsheng’s waist, pressing her body against his: “Do you think… when we ascend to the Immortal Realm, will we land in the same place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng shook his head: “I don’t know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Most likely, we won’t.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Jiaojiao’s eyes grew hazy: “Then… while we’re still together, spare me some time, please…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng entered seclusion again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he practiced the [True Essence Gathering Immortal Art] while studying the roughly a thousand jade slips he had brought from Piaomiao Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of these jade slips contained Immortal techniques!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others contained Immortal divine arts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others held wondrous Immortal spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some detailed methods for cultivating Immortal herbs, raising Immortal familiars, and refining Immortal elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immortal elixirs in the Immortal Realm were not ranked from first to ninth grade like those in the mortal realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Immortal Realm, Immortal elixirs were classified by [Transmutations]: First Transmutation, Second Transmutation… up to Ninth Transmutation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, He Pingsheng could only examine them for now—he could not yet practice these Immortal arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he had not yet converted his internal energy into Immortal energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Converting to Immortal energy was not difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to some scriptures, the duration of the conversion could roughly indicate one’s innate talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary Immortals using standard Immortal Transformation Techniques could fully convert their magic power in about three days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with top-grade Immortal Transformation Techniques, the speed was faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those with superior talent took longer—often ten days to half a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some extraordinary prodigies required over three months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng, using the supreme True Essence Gathering Immortal Art, took exactly half a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because his spiritual energy was too profound, or perhaps due to his innate talent?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This seclusion was brief!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He emerged in less than a year!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing He Pingsheng was about to ascend, Zhou Qingmei and several others came over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qingmei, Su Zhenzhen, and Dalun Mingwang were all present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng glanced at them: Su Zhenzhen’s cultivation had finally reached Mahayana Emperor realm, though only the early stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qingmei had reached the peak of Body Integration realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Pingsheng was not worried about Zhou Qingmei—after all, this girl already possessed eighth-rank destiny.\u003C\u002Fp>",1131,"2026-06-21T04:09:01.327Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7395a4cd9fc31c1f4943f59ecdfacfb8d23fe17c25ba6dcc8efbcab45cab50ec","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-997","the-treasure-immortal-basin-chapter-995",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-treasure-immortal-basin-cover.jpg"]