area51novel Chapter 134 The Emergence of the Void Heaven Cauldron heralds chaos.
Chapter 134 The Emergence of the Void Heaven Cauldron heralds chaos.
Chapter 134 The Emergence of the Void Heaven Cauldron heralds chaos.
Without delay, the group passed through the stone gate and entered the inner hall. After wandering through the maze for a long time, a ray of light finally appeared in front of them.
A magnificent platform, constructed entirely of obscure rocks, stood prominently. It was over a hundred feet long and wide, and about thirty feet high, towering like a mountain and exuding an imposing aura. Hundreds of steps led up to the top of the platform, where a smaller, square altar stood, simple and unadorned.
In the center of the altar, a blue light flickered continuously, sometimes bright and sometimes dim, like a heartbeat. In the eight directions outside the blue light, a golden light pulsated slightly, echoing each other.
Russell and the others stared intently and saw that within each cluster of golden light was a giant, emerald-green silkworm several feet long, spitting out golden threads as thick as a thumb, stretching straight into the cave. The giant silkworms swayed and desperately tore backward, and with each sway, the blue light in the cave flashed wildly.
Beside the altar, three figures stood straight. Wan Tianming stood at the front with his hands behind his back, followed by Tian Wuzi and Mu Tengzi. The three of them stared intently at the giant silkworms and the blue light in the cave, their expressions a mixture of anticipation and anxiety.
Clearly, they have already begun trying to seize the tripod.
"Damn it! How can they move so fast!" The bearded man was furious. His eyes, which were like copper bells, were wide open. His beard and hair stood on end. Without saying a word, golden light burst forth from his body, and he was about to soar into the sky.
"You barbarian, you are truly foolish!" Wan Tianming shouted without turning his head, his words like a thunderclap in everyone's ears.
He slowly turned around, his gaze coldly fixed on the bearded man: "Without the Golden Silkworm, do you really think you could have retrieved the Void Heaven Cauldron while encased in the Azure Ice Flame, relying solely on those two mutated fire pythons in Ji Yin's hands?"
The bearded man paused, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.
Wan Tianming was actually quite helpless. They had previously used the Creation Instrument of the Heavenly Mystery Sect to avoid many traps in the maze, which allowed them to arrive at the altar before Russell and the others. They thought that with the Golden Silkworm, a rare species that could restrain the coldest things in the world, they could quickly finish the battle and take away the Void Heaven Cauldron as soon as possible.
However, they did not expect that the Azure Ice Flame was far more troublesome than they had imagined. Even though the Golden Silkworm had been given the Azure Flower in advance, it was still not enough. Although the Golden Silkworm could barely restrain the Ice Flame, it could not completely suppress it, which caused the process of taking the cauldron to be repeatedly hindered.
Now that Barbarian Beard and his men have arrived, the situation has suddenly become complicated.
The bearded man snorted coldly, the golden light around him slowly receding, but his tone remained unfriendly: "Am I just going to watch you take the cauldron like this?"
Wan Tianming remained unmoved and said calmly, "Heh, do you think that just because the three of us have taken the cauldron, you will sit idly by and not try to seize it?"
The bearded man was taken aback for a moment, then threw his head back and burst into laughter, a laugh so loud it made the platform tremble slightly: "That's true!"
After laughing, his expression calmed down a bit. He exchanged a glance with Ji Yin and Qing Yi, and the three of them stepped aside, standing with their hands behind their backs, watching from the sidelines.
Since someone is willing to do this hard work, they are happy to reap the benefits without lifting a finger.
Wan Tianming felt somewhat relieved. If this barbarian insisted on launching an attack, he was afraid that he would definitely not succeed this time. At least there was still room for maneuver in the current situation.
His gaze shifted and landed on Russell.
"What does Fellow Daoist Luo think?"
To be honest, of all the people present, the one in front of him was the one he feared the most.
There is no other reason.
First, there was that incredibly powerful divine sense technique. On that day in the garden, Russell single-handedly intimidated all the heroes. That boundless divine sense power is still fresh in his memory.
Furthermore, he knew nothing about the person in front of him before this.
The Carefree Heavenly Palace? Never heard of it.
Russell? Never seen him before.
The unknown is always the most terrifying.
Upon hearing this, Russell smiled slightly and did not rush to answer. Instead, he took out several futons from his storage ring and invited Han Li, Xiao Yan, Xu Qi'an, and the others to sit down. After they were seated, he slowly said, "Sect Leader Wan, just take the cauldron. Before the Void Heaven Cauldron appears, I, Russell, will never resort to underhanded tricks."
"Of course, as for what happens after we enter this world, that will depend on our own abilities."
Wan Tianming gave him a deep look, cupped his hands and said "thank you" before looking away.
He looked at Tengoko and Mutōko beside him and said in a deep voice, "Now that things have come to this, there's no need to wait any longer. Show us what you've got."
The two nodded in unison.
Wan Tianming flipped his hand and took out an antique bronze mirror.
The mirror was hazy, with runes flowing within it. The back of the mirror was engraved with mountains, rivers, the sun and moon, dragons, phoenixes, and unicorns. It was the Xuanhuang Mirror, the treasure of the Wanfa Sect!
Wan Tianming made a hand seal, and the Xuanhuang Mirror rose into the air, expanding with the wind. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a three-foot square, suspended in mid-air. The mirror surface shone brightly, and a hazy yellow beam of light directly enveloped the Void Heaven Cauldron, which was already hooked by the silkworm silk.
Wherever the beam of light passed, the air trembled slightly, as if it could not withstand the heavy pressure!
At the same time, Tian Wuzi spread his sleeves, and eight golden talismans flew out, each as large as a cartwheel, its entire body radiating golden light, the runes on the talismans jumping as if alive, leaving golden trails in the void.
Eight golden talismans formed an octagonal talisman array in the air, enveloping the entire Hanli Terrace. The array slowly rotated, and with each rotation, countless golden runes fell like snowflakes, blessing the golden silkworm.
With a flick of his wrists, Mu Tengzi unleashed dozens of beams of azure light. The seeds took root and sprouted instantly, growing into a towering ancient tree in just a few breaths. Its branches twisted and turned like dragons and snakes, and its roots dug deep into the rocks, enclosing the entire Hanli Terrace in a green cage!
"rise--!"
The three of them exerted their strength together!
The Void Cauldron trembled slightly and actually rose three inches upwards!
Tengoko's face was already filled with ecstatic joy, while Mutōko was so excited that he was trembling all over, even his beard was shaking slightly.
"Give it your all!" Wan Tianming's eyes gleamed, and the spiritual power within his body surged into the Xuanhuang Mirror like a river bursting its banks.
However, at that very moment, a giant emerald silkworm in a golden ball of light suddenly trembled. Immediately afterward, the golden light around it quickly dimmed, and its originally crystal-clear emerald body turned gray at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Almost simultaneously, the golden thread in its mouth snapped off with a snap, as if due to a sudden tremor.
The ecstasy on Tianwuzi's face froze instantly.
But that wasn't the end of it. The other golden silkworms also experienced the same thing, one after another, their golden light diminished and their golden threads broke.
With a whoosh, the golden threads in the mouths of the last three golden silkworms were pulled taut by a tremendous force, then snapped with a crash. The three golden silkworms, along with the broken threads, were dragged into the deep abyss of the icy cave.
A loud crash, like a heavy object falling to the ground, came from inside the cave, shaking the entire stone platform violently! The blue light at the cave entrance dimmed instantly, and the chilling aura receded like a tide, leaving only wisps of cold mist swirling around the entrance.
"Haha, it's collapsed!" The bearded man burst into laughter, his laughter booming like thunder, echoing endlessly in the inner hall, causing shards of stone to fall from the walls.
Wan Tianming paused, slowly turned around, his face ashen.
That once refined and gentle face was now expressionless, except for his eyes, which were as deep as an ancient pool. He spoke slowly and deliberately, his voice so calm it was almost frightening: "Then let me see Fellow Daoist Man's impressive skills."
After saying that, he ignored everything else and immediately led Tian Wuzi and Mu Tengzi back to the ground. They sat down cross-legged, each took out a pill and swallowed it, then closed their eyes to regulate their breathing.
The bearded man suppressed his laughter and looked at Ji Yin: "It's our turn."
Ji Yin nodded, his figure soaring into the air. He patted his spirit beast pouch, and two giant pythons, each four or five zhang long, shot out.
These two giant pythons were entirely crimson, their scales like burning charcoal, and black flames swirled around them. As soon as they appeared, the temperature in the entire inner hall rose several degrees, and a scorching atmosphere filled the air.
The bearded man didn't just stand by and watch.
He formed hand seals and chanted incantations; two beams of blood-red light shot from his fingertips and entered the bodies of the two fire pythons.
Berserk Technique!
The fire python raised its head and hissed, its aura growing even stronger. The black flames on its body surged several times over, its pupils flashed with a mad light, and all the scales on its body stood up!
"go!"
At Ji Yin's command, the two fire pythons twisted their bodies like two crimson lightning bolts, rushing straight towards the cold cave. They opened their blood-red mouths and fiercely bit the two handles of the Void Heaven Cauldron, their muscles bulging as they dragged it with all their might.
For a moment, the Void Heaven Cauldron actually shook.
Immediately afterwards, with the two fire pythons pulling desperately, the ancient cauldron was slowly dragged up!
"Good!" Ji Yin's face lit up with ecstasy, his eyes gleaming with greed.
The bearded man also smiled, his fists clenched, ready to snatch it at any moment.
However, the next moment, the azure ice flames surrounding the cauldron seemed to be enraged and suddenly surged.
The originally thin, almost invisible blue flames instantly transformed into a raging inferno. The blue flames shot into the sky, illuminating the entire altar. Within the flames, countless tiny ice crystals condensed and then exploded, emitting a piercing shriek.
With a flash of blue light, the azure ice flames surged upwards along the fire python's body. Wherever they passed, the black flames on the fire python's body were instantly extinguished, its scales shattered inch by inch, and its flesh turned into ice crystals.
Before the two fire pythons could even let out a scream, they were frozen into two ice sculptures, frozen in mid-air in the posture of struggling to drag each other!
Qingyi Jushi sighed and shook his head.
Wan Tianming and the other two opened their eyes, glanced at it, sneered, and then closed their eyes again to continue regulating their breathing.
"Useless trash!" Ji Yin's face turned ashen as he cursed loudly.
He raised his hand and waved it, a streak of grayish-white corpse fire shooting out from his palm. The ice sculpture shattered instantly, turning into countless ice shards that scattered throughout the frigid cave. The bearded man watched the gradually subsiding azure ice flame, then looked at the empty cave, remaining silent for a long time before suddenly letting out a sneer, whether in admiration or cursing, it was unclear: "The golden silkworm is no good, the fire python is no good either, damn it, this broken cauldron is truly damn strange!"
"Since things have come to this, we should not linger here any longer, lest we only add to our sorrow."
Qingyi Jushi sighed softly, his tone tinged with regret. He had originally hoped to witness a remarkable event firsthand, to see the Void Heaven Cauldron emerge, but he hadn't expected—
"Let's go." The bearded man waved his hand and turned around first, showing little disappointment on his face.
He came to the Void Heaven Palace specifically for the Longevity Fruit. As for the Void Heaven Cauldron, it would be best if he could retrieve it, but it wouldn't matter if he couldn't. Having lived for so many years, he had long since come to terms with it; some things cannot be forced.
Wan Tianming and the other two also finished their meditation and slowly got up.
Their faces were calm, revealing neither joy nor anger. Today's failure was indeed a regrettable event, but the fact that the demonic path also failed offered them some consolation. At least the Void Heaven Cauldron was still there, and no one had gotten their hands on it.
Tian Wuzi brushed his Taoist robe and was about to take a step when he caught a glimpse of several figures walking towards the altar.
Qingyi Jushi noticed this as well, and paused in his tracks, turning around to ask, "Fellow Daoist Luo, aren't you leaving together?"
Russell strode forward, followed by Han Li and the others, their goal clear: to walk straight toward the cold pool shrouded in azure ice flames.
Russell didn't turn his head, his voice coming calmly: "Gentlemen, please go ahead, I will be there shortly."
Upon hearing this, everyone present was taken aback.
Then you arrive? Then what? What else could you be doing heading towards that cold pool?
Ji Yin paused, a meaningful sneer appearing on his face. His gaze was fixed on Russell's retreating figure, and he said in a sarcastic tone, "It seems our fellow Daoist Luo also intends to seize the cauldron. I wonder what method he plans to use?"
The Golden Silkworm of the Myriad Laws Sect was destroyed, and his mutated fire python was also destroyed. In front of Qian Lan Ice Flame, all his methods were a joke. He wanted to see what kind of heaven-reaching and earth-shattering abilities this guy had.
Russell ignored Ji Yin's sarcasm and nodded slightly to Han Li.
Han Li understood.
He pressed one hand on the spirit beast pouch at his waist, and two beams of white light shot out from the pouch opening!
The white light circled once in the air before falling steadily before everyone's eyes. The light faded, revealing two spiders, each two stories tall.
The spider was pure white, with eight long, powerful legs and faint blood-red patterns on its abdomen and back, interwoven into eerie rune designs.
Upon seeing so many strangers, the two blood jade spiders ground their fangs rapidly, making a grinding sound, their eyes filled with vigilance and hostility, as if ready to pounce and tear them apart at any moment.
Ji Yin's pupils constricted sharply, and his voice was shrill and piercing: "It's a Blood Jade Spider! How did you get such a thing!?"
He stared intently at the two pure white alien creatures, his face filled with disbelief. Why hadn't he brought out such spirit beasts earlier?
The bearded man was also stunned. He stroked his yellow beard and after a long while, he clicked his tongue in amazement: "Amazing! With such a large size, it must be at least a level five demonic beast, right?"
His gaze was fixed intently on the two blood jade spiders, then he suddenly grinned, "It seems that retrieving the cauldron is indeed quite possible!"
Wan Tianming and his two companions, who were already preparing to leave, stopped in their tracks.
Wan Tianming turned around, stood with his hands behind his back, staring intently at the two blood jade spiders, then looked at Luo Su and Han Li, his expression changing several times.
With everyone watching, Han Li felt a mix of emotions.
There was a time when he dreamed of standing beside a group of Nascent Soul cultivators, attracting everyone's attention.
He raised his hand and flipped it over, revealing two jade bottles in his palm. He tossed the bottles to Xiaobai and said, "Eat them."
The two blood jade spiders smelled the fragrance of the medicine and became excited. They devoured the medicine in the bottle in no time.
Han Li closed his eyes and sensed for a moment, confirming that both spiders were at their peak condition, before opening his eyes with a glint of light in them.
"go!"
The two blood jade spiders bent their eight legs slightly, raised their rear ends, and aimed at the Void Heaven Cauldron in the center of the cold pool.
puff!puff!
Two streaks of pure white spider silk shot out from their tails, growing more and more numerous and denser, layer upon layer, until in no time they had woven a dense, impenetrable white spider web that tightly enveloped the entire Void Heaven Cauldron.
The two blood jade spiders moved their eight legs together and struggled to climb outwards. The Void Heaven Cauldron swayed slightly, and then, to everyone's astonishment, it was lifted up little by little at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Become!
It's really going to happen!
Not long after, the Void Cauldron at the cave entrance emitted a loud, explosive sound, followed by a piercing, grinding noise.
In an instant, everyone present focused their attention on the location of the Void Cauldron; something was about to emerge!