I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 139 The Cauldron of Creation and Longevity (Bonus Chapter 2 for Monthly Tickets)

Qin Yunze had no choice but to retreat to the Heavenly Timing Instrument and signaled everyone to remain calm and wait for the scattered spirit words to return.

Taking advantage of this break, the group explored their surroundings.

Qin Yunze's eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly walked to Jiang Yi's side, smiling warmly as he began to speak.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, do you know that this cauldron is the core of the Azure Emperor's Palace? It can seize the creation of heaven and earth and suppress the fortune of a region. The Azure Emperor's lifelong learning is all stored in the cauldron. It is said that by relying on this cauldron, one can steal the lifespan of heaven and attain immortality."

"Aren't you afraid of divine retribution?" Jiang Yi suddenly interrupted, leaving Qin Yunze speechless.

She raised an eyebrow and said, "You even dare to steal the lifespan of the Heavenly Dao. A single bolt of heavenly lightning will teach you a lesson."

Qin Yunze coughed lightly and forced the conversation to continue, "When this cauldron was at its peak, it had reached the level of a celestial artifact, containing a spiritual herb cave. The Azure Emperor used the Heavenly Time Instrument to accelerate the time within the cauldron, and the spiritual herbs could be made in an instant."

He pointed to the three azure phoenixes standing on the tripod, "The cauldron spirit refines the elixir, and the azure phoenixes stir the wind..."

“I know about blowers.” Jiang Yi nodded seriously.

Qin Yunze's lips twitched. "The Azure Phoenix is ​​a divine bird, not a chicken."

Jiang Yi chuckled, "Don't worry about me, just keep talking."

Qin Yunze took a deep breath. "The Azure Phoenix's spiritual transformation can assist in alchemy, and it can also travel thousands of miles to find spiritual herbs to bring back to the cauldron. Withered herbs can regain their vitality when put into the cauldron, and it can automatically remove impurities during alchemy, increasing the success rate of alchemy by more than 50%."

After a pause, Qin Yunze lowered his voice, "There are even legends that this cauldron can refine all things, including living beings, poisons, inanimate objects, and even the laws of the Great Dao, all of which can be turned into 'medicine'."

Upon hearing this, Hongli's eyes lit up even more.

Jiang Yi nodded, "That's indeed impressive, but how can the few of us retrieve the cauldron? And the cauldron is so dilapidated, how can we guarantee it's still usable?"

Mentioning this, Hongli leaned closer, pricked up her ears to listen, and rolled her eyes around.

Qin Yunze's gaze was deep and unfathomable. "To obtain this cauldron, one must cultivate the 'Azure Emperor's Longevity Scripture' to the Foundation Establishment stage, and then use true essence to refine the Cauldron Control Token. In ancient times, Foundation Establishment was the beginning of the Dao. Whether it can be reused will also need to be verified after obtaining the cauldron."

嘤~
Hongli let out a soft moan, her expression shifting between worry and joy.

The worry lies in the fact that I cannot control the cauldron, but the joy lies in the fact that if the master obtains the cauldron, he will still have to rely on its alchemical techniques.

Judging from the cauldron's charred and dilapidated state, the cauldron spirit must have died long ago; we can't compete with it for it.

Hong Li couldn't help but jump for joy. My master has both the Cauldron Control Token and the cultivation technique. I'm so proud!

Jiang Yi nodded calmly, "So what does Fellow Daoist Qin want to do?"

Qin Yunze glanced at the three people who had already begun searching for the Control Cauldron Tokens in the surrounding ruins and whispered, "I have both water and wood spiritual roots, and Fellow Daoist Jiang also has a wood spiritual root. Among the three of them, only that brute Zhang Jincheng can cultivate wood-attribute techniques."

"Why don't we form an alliance, fellow Daoist? Together we can search for the Cauldron Token, find a way to retrieve the escaped spirit, and each of us can cultivate the Foundation Establishment chapter of the Azure Emperor's Longevity Scripture. We can compete fairly for the cauldron. If you ultimately obtain the Longevity Cauldron, I will not cause any trouble. I only hope that you, fellow Daoist Jiang, can consider becoming a guest elder of my Qin family. My Qin family will certainly treat you as the most honored guest."

"Of course, if I am unworthy and fortunate enough to obtain the cauldron, I am willing to compensate Fellow Daoist Jiang in a way that will surely satisfy him. The invitation from the guest elder still stands. As long as Fellow Daoist Jiang is willing, we will be family from now on, and I will treat you with utmost sincerity."

Jiang Yi smiled. If Qin Yunze wasn't a bad person, he was actually quite kind.

"Alright, let's each look for it first."

Qin Yunze cupped his hands in a smile and immediately went to search the ruins of the western pavilion, while Zhang Jinling and the other two searched the eastern side.

Jiang Yi wandered around casually, but what she was more curious about was what had happened here. Why were all the places showing signs of demonization, yet there wasn't a strong demonic aura?

The Qingdi Palace on this mountain looks magnificent, but in terms of scale, it is not as large as the buildings on Liuyue Peak. This square and the palaces and pavilions on the east and west sides are the main building complex.

There was a corridor path behind that led to a peach grove in the mountains. As soon as Jiang Yi saw the peach grove, he thought of the peach wood sword puppets at the foot of the mountain.

With the ability to conceal his presence, Jiang Yi became bolder. He released the eager Flower Maiden and used the ability to hide her presence, allowing her to follow the path to the back mountain.

If it weren't for the concern that losing these few "tools" would prevent the exit from opening, this would be the perfect spot to reap the rewards. "What are you looking at, Fellow Daoist Jiang?"

Zhang Jinling's voice came from behind. Jiang Yi had already noticed her coming over, but she was too lazy to turn around and pay attention.

Zhang Jinling opened her mouth, wanting to say something to ease the tension, but thinking of her previous targeting of Jiang Yi and Qin Yunze's smiling gesture towards Jiang Yi, she ultimately gave up.

Noticing Jiang Yi staring at the path leading to the back mountain, Zhang Jinling was worried and told Qin Yunyan that she would also go and explore the back mountain.

Jiang Yi found a relatively clean place to sit down, and used her divine sense to connect with Hua Gu, letting Hong Li search through the ruins herself.

Hua Gu can fly, and has a clear view of the peach grove behind the mountain.

At the edge of the peach grove, on a precipice, stands a jade palace overlooking the sea of ​​clouds.

Hua Gu rushed into the palace at lightning speed.

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This table and chair set is nice. Let's take it and use it to furnish the owner's study!
This curtain looks like the legendary silk brocade. It's beautiful. Take it and hang it on the master's bed!
This jade bed... I can't move it!

Come again!

click!
)*︵┻━┻Go!

Hua Gu swarmed like locusts, collecting everything that could be moved or pried away into her storage ring. If she could pry up the entire palace, she would have dug it up entirely.

Moreover, Hua Gu was exceptionally meticulous, leaving no dust marks, and quickly crushing any broken items into dust and cleaning them up.

Jiang Yi was both amused and exasperated, reminding Hua Gu to hurry up, as Zhang Jinling would be there soon.

Hua Gu rushed to the last room of the palace, and without even looking at what was on the bookshelves and antique shelves, she took everything away.

Several brocade scrolls rolled to the ground, startling Hua Gu, who hurriedly went to pick them up.

and many more!

Jiang Yi used his divine sense to communicate with Hua Gu and saw that one of the scrolls depicted the array diagram of the Five Elements Restriction Array, as well as the appearance of the five restriction plaques.

Keep it safe and bring it to me later.

Jiang Yi silently instructed Hua Gu, who carefully picked up the scroll and put it away separately. Noticing footsteps outside, Hua Gu quickly rolled up the rest of the scroll, swept away the dust, and quietly escaped through the window.

It had just seen a row of palaces on the other side of the peach grove, which looked like the residences of other cultivators, and it looted them!
When Zhang Jinling walked through the peach grove and saw the jade palace, she was overjoyed.

She went in full of anticipation, but after a short while, she came out with a furrowed brow and a puzzled expression.

"How could such a large palace be empty? There isn't even a piece of furniture? But it is a celestial palace after all these years, and there isn't a speck of dust on it. It's so clean!"

Still worried, Zhang Jinling checked again carefully, circling the palace, but still found nothing. Shaking her head in frustration, she quickly returned to the front square, afraid that Qin Yunze would cause trouble while she was away.

Zhang Jinling was right; Qin Yunze really was up to something.

While Qin Yunze searched the west, his Xuan Shui Snake transformed into a transparent, water-like form, using the ruins as cover to stealthily make its way to the east.

Qin Yunyan was having her Flame-Tailed Fox crawl through the gaps in the ruins to check on the corpses when a jade pillar beside her suddenly collapsed.

Fortunately, Zhang Jincheng was nearby and blasted the jade pillar apart with a single punch, but the commotion alerted the surrounding vines.

The green vines quickly wrapped around the corpses in the ruins, weaving themselves into armor. Three mummified corpses with vine armor crawled out of the rubble, and fine roots emerged from their empty eye sockets. The bronze halberd was slammed into the ground, and a cage of thorns instantly sprang up beneath Qin Yunyan and Zhang Jincheng's feet.

Just as Qin Yunyan's Crimson Silk blazed, the laughter of children echoed behind her.

hee hee~
Seven crimson imps leaped out from the surrounding cauldrons, flames hovering above their heads and shoulders, holding fire tongs and pestles, staring fiercely at her and Zhang Jincheng.

　I've been writing three chapters in one go, and I'll continue writing after lunch!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)