If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1284 The End
Grand Master Yu calmly asked, "Could a Golden Immortal who is about to attain the Great Luo realm break through the Great Yu Divine Cauldron with a desperate attack using his Yang Spirit?"

Lu Dingxian was stunned for a moment, and the shock and disbelief on his face gradually disappeared.

"The Nine Tripods of Yu the Great were originally forged from human materials such as gold, silver, iron, copper, and tin."

Back then, the forging techniques available to humanity were not even sufficient to extract 'refined gold' on a large scale.

"Refined gold only began to become widespread among the common people during the reign of the Human Emperor."

Refined gold refers to spiritual materials such as refined iron, refined gold, refined silver, and refined copper.

They have the same molecules and atoms as ordinary metals, but possess special spirituality, making them high-grade materials for refining artifacts.

It is similar to the Blood Path Demon Art, which extracts blood essence from the blood of mortals.

Take copper extract as an example. After ordinary metallic copper is extracted to obtain copper extract, the metallic copper does not lose its physical and chemical properties; only its "magical properties" are greatly reduced.

In short, ordinary metals in Pangu's world possess a special spirituality. They have the same molecules and atoms as the metals on Earth in Xiaoyu's previous life, but possess fantastical characteristics.

Extracting its fantastical qualities yields various types of refined gold.

Even in the realm of immortals, this technology only became widespread during the medieval period.

If even the path of immortals is like this, then the path of humanity is even more so. To put it this way, the Xuanyuan Sword of the Yellow Emperor is a renowned sacred artifact of humanity in the Three Realms, but it was only forged from copper essence and was not some innate spiritual treasure.

In modern times, Emperor Qin Shi Huang used tens of thousands of tons of refined copper to create a thousand-foot-tall copper pillar as the load-bearing pillar of the "Tongtian Pavilion".

In the martial arts world of China, weapons made of refined gold are considered divine weapons, coveted by every martial artist. However, there are at least hundreds of thousands, if not a million, of refined gold weapons in the entire world.

Any legendary weapon from the martial arts world that travels through time and arrives in ancient times can rival the Xuanyuan Sword and even be as famous as it is in the world.

Once the Yellow Emperor became one of the three sages of the human race, the Xuanyuan Sword underwent a complete transformation. Even if ten thousand "modern divine weapons" were to clash with it, they wouldn't be able to break a single notch in it.

If Grand Tutor Yu had possessed the Xuanyuan Sword instead of the Nine Provinces Cauldron, he could have easily chopped these quasi-Daluo cultivators to death.

Unfortunately, the Nine Cauldrons were not weapons.

The material used to forge it was quite ordinary. Later, it was baptized by the dragon energy of humanity and blessed with the fortune of the human race. However, this only gave it the special effect of suppressing fortune, rather than making it indestructible.

Of course, even though it is not a weapon and hardness is not its specialty, its sturdiness far surpasses that of most defensive magical artifacts.

“Yin Yinzi must hate you to the extreme.” Lu Dingxian said with a complicated expression, “Every Golden Immortal who can attain the Great Luo Dao has mastered their own Dao.”

Yin Yinzi is about to attain the Great Dao of Shadows.

He must have used his innate supernatural power of suppressing the box.

The crack in the divine cauldron resembles a sword mark; could it be the Xuan Yin Soul Devouring Sword?
It activates at an extremely fast speed, leaving you no time to react; its power is exceptionally strong, even capable of tearing apart the walls of the universe.

Once he attains the Great Luo Realm, he may even be able to use the 'Mysterious Yin Soul Devouring Sword' to slice through the Great Thousand Worlds.

The Great Yu Divine Cauldron is ultimately just a treasure of destiny, not a weapon or a defensive magic item.

"But Grand Tutor, isn't it going too far to use the Divine Cauldron to block such a powerful divine ability? This is a treasure of the human race!" He was somewhat agitated, but also filled with apprehension.

Grand Tutor Yu said, “You know perfectly well that I possess the most precious treasure of the human race and am the current leader of the human race, yet you still use the great divine power that tears the world apart to attack me. Who is going too far?”
Let me be frank with you!
If you really want to play dirty, four against one, and fight me.

As I said before, I will use the formation to cripple two of you, at least destroy your immortal bodies and defile your pure yang essence.

The remaining two won't be able to rest easy either. You will face me, the one who commands the Nine Cauldrons and controls the Dragon.

If you dare, smash two more divine cauldrons. I'd be happy to see you exhaust your life force and destiny.

Even though you're all in a sorry state, I'm still alive and kicking, carefree and happy.

Lu Dingxian asked, "Could I please meet Fellow Daoist Yin Yinzi?"

Zu Long Xiao Yu held the golden bucket in his arms, with the opening of the bucket facing Lu Ding Xian.

"Whoosh!" A burst of golden light shot out from the mouth of the bucket.

A mocking glint flashed in Zu Long's eyes. He gently patted the bottom of the bucket, and a violent force of absorption and suppression formed a colorful vortex at the opening of the bucket.

The golden boulders were like shooting stars that had fallen into a black hole, unable to break free.

"Fellow Daoist, Fellow Daoist Lu Ding, save me, save me!"

Lu Dingxian hurriedly said, "Fellow Daoist Yin Yinzi, do not be anxious, I will save you from this predicament!"

"Don't just focus on reminiscing. Open your eyes and take a good look at the three flowers on his head and the five qi in his chest," Grand Tutor Yu reminded him with a smile from the side.

—The Three Flowers on the Top of the Head and the Five Qi in the Chest are now all hidden within the Immortal Golden Elixir. How do you see this?
As soon as Lu Dingxian had this question, he suddenly realized something was wrong: the Yin Yinzi Yang Shen, which was being tightly sucked into the mouth of the fighting vessel, only had spiritual fluctuations left, without any fluctuations of immortal essence or vital essence.

The three flowers on the top of the head represent the three "Tao Fruits" formed when the cultivation of essence, qi, and spirit reaches its limit: the fruit of essence, the fruit of spirit, and the fruit of qi.

Essence is the physical essence, spirit is the soul and will, and qi is the pure yang internal energy of a golden immortal.

If all three flowers are present, even if one loses their immortal body, even if the pure yang immortal source in their dantian is polluted.

The Yang God went directly to the reincarnation channel and immediately regained all his memories upon reincarnation.

Reactivating the three flowers on top and cultivating the five elements in the chest can restore magical power and immortal body in the shortest time.

But once the Three Flowers are destroyed, one must start cultivating from scratch again, just like the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect back then.

The fact that Lu Dingxian can no longer sense any fluctuations of essence or immortal energy in Yin Yinzi suggests that his "Fruit of Essence" and "Fruit of Qi" have been removed?
"You've already stripped him of his vital essence?" Lu Dingxian asked in a hoarse voice.

Grand Tutor Yu said calmly, "If you waste another four or five days, all three flowers of his body will wither, all five elements will be expelled, and his Yang spirit will turn into a dead soul."

“But you only have a replica of the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron,” said Lu Dingxian.

"Where there's a will, there's a way," said Grand Tutor Yu.

"It's only been a few days, how could it have been polished to this extent? Besides, your Hunyuan Golden Cauldron doesn't even have any innate pure light."

Even if you were to grind it for decades, theoretically it would be impossible to wear down the Three Flowers. "Lu Dingxian didn't believe it.

"It's the Ancestral Dragon's Fiend Fire!" Yin Yinzi gave up struggling and cried out with all his might, "She has a terrible reputation and used to torture immortals with fiend fire in the past."

This time it's the Ancestral Dragon Earthly Fiend, which is even more powerful in its destructive effect on the primordial spirit.

Even if it's not innate pure light, it can still slowly burn away my golden core.

Grand Master Yu laughed and said, "It's more than just the Ancestral Dragon's Fiery Flame. With you providing the Three Flowers, you can help me verify the Daoist techniques."

An immortal named Lu Dingxian told me that the innate pure light and the innate impure energy are yin and yang to each other.

I have already integrated the Ancestral Dragon's Fiery Flame into the Primordial Golden Cauldron.

By using the fire element as yang and the turbid energy as yin, the power of the Golden Bucket is increased dozens of times!

Dealing with near-Great Luo cultivators like you would be extremely troublesome if you were to completely refine the Five Elements and Three Flowers.

If it were replaced by an ordinary Golden Immortal, it would extinguish the Three Flowers and Five Qi within a few hours.

If they are celestial immortals or mystical immortals... well, they don't possess the Three Flowers and Five Qi.

In short, thank you all for your help. Now my Hunyuan Golden Cauldron has become a powerful weapon, and it will surely shine brightly and display its ferocity in this great calamity.

"Ordinary immortals, kill them one by one; a hundred come, kill them all! Hahaha!"

"Yu Fengxian, Yu Fengxian, you actually used my Three Flowers on the Top to research the Primordial Golden Cauldron! Ahhh~~~" Yin Yinzi wailed pitifully, "I'm so angry, so full of hatred!!"

Lu Dingxian was also frustrated and depressed.

"Hehe, don't get excited. I saw everyone had such serious faces, so I just made a joke to lighten the mood."

In truth, Jin Dou is utterly useless, incapable of becoming a powerful weapon. The reason Senior Yin Yinzi had two flowers removed was not due to my actions, but rather retribution.

Grand Tutor Yu pointed to the crack on the cauldron, "You have ruined the fortune of humanity. Yin Yinzi, your fate is sealed."

"You strayed from the right path and perished; Heaven, through my hand, sent down this calamity to destroy your spiritual attainment."

Lu Dingxian could no longer bear it. He waved his hand and said weakly, "Alright, Grand Tutor Yu, you win. I don't want to be humiliated by you again and again."

"Just as you said before, release Fellow Daoist Yin Yinzi, and we'll leave immediately."

Grand Tutor Yu laughed and said, "Senior, you have really misunderstood me. I consider you a friend, which is why I spoke and laughed without restraint."

If I truly harbored ill intentions, my seniors are well aware of my reputation for interrogating immortals.

Did I ever press you about any magical techniques or supernatural abilities today?
If you really want to talk about humiliation, go ask those of you who have been tortured by me.

That's a real humiliation!

The seniors feel humiliated now, simply because since becoming great immortals, everyone treats you with utmost respect, and even when you fart, the immortals say it smells sweet.

He lived his entire life in a state of being praised and had the ability to manipulate the fate of all living beings at will.

This time, I couldn't even handle a few 'friendly' jokes.

Lu Dingxian closed his eyes, his expression calm, his heart free of desire and thought.

Grand Tutor Yu, finding the situation uninteresting, stopped teasing him.

Although the battle formation competition had been going on for several days, the surrounding onlookers not only did not disperse, but their numbers increased by more than 100,000.

Previously, only ordinary people and high-ranking officials from the Xianyang area watched the spectacle.

Now, many martial artists and cultivators have come to Guanzhong and other parts of China.

They watched with great interest and enjoyment, even more so than during the Lunar New Year.

The "saints" inside the reed hut were already extremely anxious.

In the world of cultivation, it's normal for battle formations to last for several days, or even ten days or months.

During the great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods, the Ten Heavenly Kings set up the Ten Deadly Formations, which lasted for several months!
The Three Immortal Maidens spent more than half a month just training the soldiers to set up the Yellow River Formation.

The problem is that as time goes by, Grand Master Yu's Nine-Element Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation shows no signs of weakening; on the contrary, it becomes more and more mysterious and unpredictable.

They watched from the outside, and some of them couldn't understand it.

This is not a good sign.

—Will Fuqiu Gong, Luding Xian, and the other two all fall? If they do, what should we do?
"Whoosh~~" Without any warning, the fluctuations of energy and laws above the immortal array suddenly stopped.

Without the operation of the primordial energy of heaven and earth and the laws of the Great Dao, all sound and light effects, as well as changes in celestial phenomena, will naturally disappear.

In just two or three breaths, the immortal array reverted to its original appearance as a sandstorm.

Then, Grand Tutor Yu's slightly weak and tired voice echoed throughout the surrounding area, "Thanks to your guidance, senior, I have gained a great deal from this battle of immortal formations."

No one responded to her; instead, four figures floated out from four directions.

It was Fuqiu Gong and his group.

They stepped out of the thatched hut, expressionless, and said, "Fellow Daoist Yin Yinzi has returned; it's time to go!"

"What's going on?" Bai Lushan asked, puzzled.

"Gone, gone."

The immortals in the reed hut were very curious, but they knew this was not the place to talk, so they pulled the White Deer Mountain Man away.

As they stepped out of the thatched hut, they bowed to the Imperial Astronomical Bureau Master who had hosted them, expressing their gratitude.

Finally, just as they had arrived, they gathered together, a seven-colored celestial cloud rising beneath their feet, making them appear exceptionally otherworldly and refined.

Outside, many mortals knelt on the ground, their cries shaking the heavens: "Great Immortal, Great Immortal, your disciple is devout in the path of immortality, please save me! I beg you, please save your disciple!"

"Great Immortal, don't go! I've been a follower of the Daoist sect since childhood, reciting thousands of Daoist scriptures, but I lack only a destined connection to immortality. Great Immortal, please guide me, please guide me~~~"

Their cries were even more humble and desperate than those of Yue Yunpeng, who chased after the "Swallow" taxi.

If it weren't for the yamen runners forming a line to stop them, they would have rushed into the thatched hut long ago.

It is indeed easier to encounter immortals in Xianyang. But now everyone is saying that the immortals in the reed hut are all "Great Golden Immortals".

A Great Immortal, this is probably a once-in-a-lifetime event.

Even Miss Li from the West disregarded the dust on the ground, and knelt down in her white gauze dress, which was as white as lotus petals, kowtowing and calling out devoutly.

Although she rationally knew that shouting and pleading like this would have no effect, what she was asking for was just a "what if".

The "what if" scenario ultimately did not occur.

Xianyun led the immortals slowly into the sky, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

From the immortal formation outside the city, squads of fierce Qin soldiers with their hair tied in a right-hand bun began to emerge.

Although they hadn't eaten for days, they were now beaming and smug, because as participants, they could directly sense the state of the immortal formation: the formation was getting stronger and stronger, the Grand Tutor had won, and they had won!

Having won against four Great Luo Golden Immortals in the gamble of the Immortal Array, how could he not be radiant with pride?
The Heavenly Realm, the Realm of Separation from Hatred, the Tushita Palace.

"Uncle-Master, Yu Fengxian is acting very strangely!"

The Antarctic Immortal withdrew his gaze from the mortal realm and looked at Laozi, who was sitting on a futon chanting scriptures with his eyes lowered. He tentatively asked, "Does she possess special innate supernatural powers, or has she mastered some unknown 'Primordial Treasure'?"

Lao Jun had originally intended to ignore him, but upon hearing the words "Hongmeng," he raised his white eyebrows, opened his eyes, and looked at him with a gentle and calm gaze, asking, "Which other Hongmeng treasures have not yet appeared in the world?"

The Antarctic Immortal shook his head and said, "This disciple does not know. This disciple only feels that the Feathered Phoenix Immortal is too unusual."

Despite her ordinary comprehension and natural talent, she always manages to do incredible things.

It seems that only a treasure born from chaos can break the rules like this.

For example, she fought against Fuqiuzi and his group with magic.

Logically speaking, she had no chance of winning.

The truth is, she won very easily.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Either she herself is 'demon,' or there's a 'demon' surrounding her."

No immortal is a fool; even the Antarctic Immortal is no ordinary deity.

He not only attained the Great Luo, but also received the divine office of "Great Emperor," and succeeded Randeng as the "Executive Vice Leader" of the Chan Sect, a position that was nominal but not officially recognized.

Lao Jun smiled and said, "You just came from the Mi Luo Palace?"

The Antarctic Immortal rose again and bowed respectfully, saying, "Disciple has been instructed by Master to come to the Tushita Palace to ask my senior uncle for a favor."

The 'glass lamp flame wick' of Dipankara Buddha is a good-for-nothing, who usually doesn't know the rules.

I have offended my senior master this time, but I have no great malice.

He only asked that his master give him a minor punishment as a warning, and a chance to reform himself.

(End of this chapter)