[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-this-honghuang-is-not-serious":3,"chapter-this-honghuang-is-not-serious-this-honghuang-is-not-serious-chapter-74":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","This Honghuang Is Not Serious!",{"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},2263389,4417,"Chapter 74: I Just Want to Borrow the Taiji Map—I Promise to Return It!","this-honghuang-is-not-serious-chapter-74",74,"\u003Cp>Xiang Xuanqing and others entered the First Qionglou, planning to join the [Dushi Immortal]’s guidance and play a few rounds of dushi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, this dushi was quite simple—basically equivalent to paying money to open a blind box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What you opened depended entirely on skill and luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Friend Xuputi, I’ll give it a try too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Dushi Immortal] glanced at Xiang Xuanqing, as if recognizing him, and gave a slight nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless radiance flashed, and a dazzling gemstone appeared before Xiang Xuanqing, sparkling like stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please proceed, friend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After handing over a generous amount of primordial spiritual materials, Xiang Xuanqing carefully selected one from the seven treasures offered by the guide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This one,” Xiang Xuanqing chose a lustrous jade-like gemstone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guide, expressionless, sliced open the gemstone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, colorful light streamed through the air, and strange phenomena erupted—a bamboo stalk, resembling emerald jade, floated out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint, sweet fragrance spread, as if lingering in the hearts of all the immortals, evoking a sense of purity and tranquility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this moment of calm was quickly shattered by the commotion of the immortals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Six Roots Pure Bamboo?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A primordial spiritual root was actually drawn! The Dushi Immortal really has something!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How come I cracked six hundred and forty-eight gemstones and didn’t get a single hair?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, these are all shills!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fixed! This is definitely rigged!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t believe it! Fake! All fake! This must be an illusion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sight of the Six Roots Pure Bamboo, many immortal gamblers possessed by misfortune lost their composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They preferred to believe it was an illusion rather than accept it as real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone powerful must be hiding among us, turning false into true and influencing the Dao Masters!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Friend, calm down, you don’t want to be hung up by the Turtle Shell Ropes, do you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the chaotic immortals, Xiang Xuanqing remained remarkably composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out and tucked the Six Roots Pure Bamboo into his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guide also maintained order with an equally calm expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if losing a primordial spiritual root meant nothing to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course it meant nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Six Roots Pure Bamboo was not the original supreme primordial spiritual root, but a branch cultivated into this form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was indeed primordial in origin and could be forged into a primordial spiritual treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to the guide, wasn’t it just a matter of snapping off a bamboo stalk?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What mattered was the friend’s joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s try too!” Jing Yao pulled Yuchen toward the dushi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It quickly sparked another uproar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Yao Shangzun drew a seed of Merit Golden Lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuchen Daojun drew a fish drum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former was a supreme primordial spiritual treasure—the seed of the Primordial Merit Golden Lotus, one of the Four Lotus Thrones, capable of growing a third-rank Merit Lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter was a genuine primordial spiritual treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe, friend, this is so embarrassing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Yao Shangzun spoke of embarrassment, yet had already tucked the Golden Lotus seed away—he planned to refine it into a fine pill back home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a Merit Golden Core, for instance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guide gave him a slight nod: “Friend, rest easy—I’ve received so many pills from you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Yuchen Daojun also took the fish drum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He considered that after the dushi assembly ended, he could commission a set of arrays from the [Dushi Immortal] at half price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mutual benefit, everyone happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Xiang Xuanqing’s trio finished touring the First Qionglou, the Ginseng Fruit Tree had already secured over a hundred orders with Zhen Wu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m good brothers with the Array Immortal, and you’re good brothers with the Array Immortal too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Round it off, we’re good brothers too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhen Wu was extremely warm toward Xiang Xuanqing and Jing Yao: “Come, come, let me gift you two brothers a Bound Immortal Rope.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t refuse yet—I’m giving you the real version. This one’s called the Golden Illusion Rope, this one’s the Bind Spirit Cord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take them, take them—don’t be polite, we’re brothers!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuchen Daojun stared at the unorthodox Zhen Wu, momentarily unable to adjust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in Biyou Heaven, he wasn’t like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhen Wu’s hospitality was too great to refuse; Xiang Xuanqing and Jing Yao had no choice but to accept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two then gifted Zhen Wu a spiritual treasure and a gourd of pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is called the Dragon-Snake Entwined Life Pill. The side effect is like this...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Yao Shangzun, rare in his seriousness, revealed the pill’s side effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xuanqing gifted an orthodox spiritual treasure and didn’t elaborate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, let’s keep exploring!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With two more guests, the Ginseng Fruit Tree was overjoyed. He led them to the Second Tiancheng, the Third Tiancheng...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had essentially toured the entire Baiyu Jing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xuanqing also met the Universe Immortal, the Inversion Immortal, and the Immortal of Immortality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he learned that the Immortal of Immortality was Xi Wangmu and that she was pretending to be a peach tree, Xiang Xuanqing truly didn’t know what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Honghuang is becoming increasingly unorthodox.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even bought several spiritual treasures from the Universe Immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Universe Cauldron is in his hands—so he’s the Universe Demon God?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xuanqing recalled the vision he had seen during his enlightenment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Universe Cauldron, a primordial supreme treasure, possessed the ability to reverse post-heaven and return to primordial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this, one could essentially function as a wholesale dealer of primordial spiritual treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, one couldn’t reverse primordial spiritual treasures without limit—the cost must be significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did you all enjoy yourselves? Did you have fun?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Xiang Xuanqing’s group finished touring Baiyu Jing, Hong Jun and Yang Mei appeared at the right moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Hong Jun, who kept staring at Xiang Xuanqing, as if afraid he’d slip away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not bad!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The only pity is that the few primordial spiritual treasures the Universe Immortal forged were all too orthodox.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xuanqing wore an expression of sorrow, as if lamenting the Universe Cauldron’s disgrace—clearly, it had the wrong master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Yang Mei nodded in strong agreement: “Indeed a pity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Jun stepped before Xiang Xuanqing and extended his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Friend, have you maintained my spiritual treasure?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually, it’s still a bit short...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Mianqiang  it’ll do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xuanqing pulled out the Pangu Banner from his sleeve and handed it to Hong Jun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Jun examined it carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No switch—genuine article!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xuanqing was displeased, feeling Hong Jun didn’t trust him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming it, Hong Jun finally smiled: “Friend, do you have any suggestions for our Baiyu Jing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, he was still pondering Xiang Xuanqing’s earlier words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Hong Jun had deduced something!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xuanqing’s lips curled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You fished for me with a straight hook—now it’s my turn to fish for you with one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I do have a suggestion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But first, I have a request.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Jun paused, then asked: “What request?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it’s not too difficult, I might be able to fulfill it for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Including the hundreds of primordial spiritual treasures you mentioned earlier!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Mei, the Universe Immortal, Yin Yang, and the Inversion Immortal were all profoundly shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you treat primordial spiritual treasures like weeds?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Give away hundreds at once?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Immortals of Heaven and Earth were slightly startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This old Taoist—could he be planning to target me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can the Qiankun Cauldron produce a few hundred Primordial Spiritual Treasures?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it will cost your life!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extremely life-threatening!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To reverse-refine a few hundred Primordial Spiritual Treasures, the Qiankun Immortal felt he should go ahead and visit Nan Hua, the [Grill Immortal], to pick a fengshui gem of a burial site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xuanqing smiled: “The requirement is simple—I don’t need you to give me hundreds of Spiritual Treasures.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I only wish to borrow one Spiritual Treasure from Bai Yu Jing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Jun frowned: “Which one?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Taiji Diagram!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yin-Yang Daoist appeared instantly, refusing with a grim expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t be stingy—I’m borrowing it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Xuanqing argued firmly: “Borrow and return, and I guarantee I’ll return it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t I just return the Pangu Flag?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Direct Express: [Recommendation Votes] [Monthly Votes]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Three chapters at 7 PM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1349,"2026-06-19T19:10:14.517Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e2b6819c92d3dd16d922e89e2a72dc7dccaf1e3c3ca7f979092abb46e5627cd0","this-honghuang-is-not-serious-chapter-75","this-honghuang-is-not-serious-chapter-73",413,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-honghuang-is-not-serious-cover.jpg"]