Infinite transcendence began with Covering the Sky.

Chapter 173 Trouble
The stone pool was only nine feet square and as tall as a person, and it was filled with a lot of dust, just like the dust scattered in the main hall.

"Chaotic Thunder Pool".

After hearing Yao Xi's words, Qi Zhe walked to the edge of the pool and stared at the many patterns and characters around it, pondering silently.

There are inscriptions on the edge of this pool, which describe its function and origin, and that it was a place where important figures from the ancient Heavenly Court refined precious treasures.

It contains the grand design of the Emperor, which once confined an entire chaotic sea of ​​thunder within the pool, making it an unparalleled treasure land for forging divine weapons.

Many divine weapons of the ancient Heavenly Court were forged from this Chaotic Thunder Pool, including many Great Saint Weapons and Quasi-Emperor Artifacts.

Unfortunately, the vast chaotic sea of ​​lightning in the pool has long since dried up, and countless dust has accumulated, with countless divine materials decaying in the pool.

Yao Xi had already arrived at the pool. Looking down at the thick layer of dust, she said with a grave expression, "I see boundless bloodlust buried beneath the dust."

She possessed extraordinary divine powers that allowed her to see through illusions, and at this moment she believed there was something beneath the dust, perhaps an ancient celestial treasure.

As she spoke, she began to brush away the dust to retrieve what was underneath.

The thick layer of dust covered the entire pool, but by gently clearing away the dust, one could see the remaining patterns on the stone wall, and sense its extraordinary nature.

"chichichi"

But just as Yao Xi reached out to brush away the dust, a large amount of dust was suddenly kicked up, and an astonishing aura emanated from beneath the dust.

The crimson light swept away the dust, turning the entire ancient hall blood-red, instantly causing the two men's expressions to change drastically.

"What is this?" Yao Xi exclaimed.

Only then did the two see what was under the dust: a crimson stone figure with nine orifices and eight openings emitting endless blood light.

It is seven feet tall, with four limbs and a torso, and even five facial features on its head. It does not resemble a nascent stone, but rather a stone embryo that has been formed for a long time.

This left the two speechless. The fact that such a stone embryo was lying in the pool, buried by endless dust, was beyond their previous calculations.

A moment later, Yao Xi suddenly realized what was happening and exclaimed, "Is this the Holy Spirit? I've only ever seen it in ancient books; I never imagined I'd actually see it today!"

Legends of the Holy Spirit have existed since ancient times, but they can often only be glimpsed in ancient books, and very few people have actually seen them with their own eyes.

Now that such a stone embryo is placed in front of her, Yao Xi can't help but be amazed and can't help but walk forward to examine it carefully.

At this moment, Qi Zhe sensed something was wrong and immediately pulled Yao Xi, who was leaning forward, shaking his head and saying, "This thing is not right!"

As we all know, the Holy Spirit is born of nature and is often buried deep in sacred mountains and blessed lands, taking millions of years to be born.

The Holy Spirit that appears in artificial environments is often unearthed, and the Holy Spirit is encased in stone, having nine orifices and eight openings but not necessarily in human form.

This stone embryo lies in the ruins of the ancient Heavenly Court, and being born in human form radiating blood-red light, it is definitely not a benevolent object.

Upon hearing Qi Zhe's words, Yao Xi could only stop and begin to carefully examine the stone embryo, trying to find something unusual about it.

And sure enough, their search yielded a discovery: the two of them found a piece of green copper next to the stone body, with inscriptions on the bottom of the pool.

"There's a piece of green copper here too?" Qi Zhe exclaimed in surprise, reaching out to grab the green copper in his hand and examining it closely.

The piece of green bronze in Qi Zhe's hand was not very large, only about the size of a cup rim. It had a pattern that was mostly missing, and it looked like a fragment of an object.

However, Qi Zhe only touched it briefly before discovering that it was a fragment of the Immortal Ascension Cauldron, probably a piece from the cauldron's wall, on which was engraved half of a divine bird's head.

Yao Xi was very curious at this moment. Looking at the green copper in Qi Zhe's hand, which seemed a bit strange, she couldn't help but say, "It looks rather ordinary."

This piece of green copper was made of an indiscernible material, covered with layers of intricate patterns, but otherwise showed no special characteristics. "Ordinary? Not at all!" Qi Zhe exclaimed.

He was well aware of the extraordinary nature of this piece of green bronze. The Immortal Cauldron had been shattered repeatedly in the ancient times, and its fragments were scattered throughout the universe, never to be reproduced in their entirety.

Two or three hundred thousand years ago, the Feathered God Dynasty, which aimed to dominate the entire Central Plains, only managed to collect one-third of the artifacts after several generations of effort, failing to collect the complete set.

Moreover, most of them were collected by the Feathered Emperor. After his departure, people continued to collect fragments of the Immortal Cauldron, hoping to cultivate the hope of becoming an immortal.

Although this fragment is only a small piece, it is still a fragment of a celestial artifact. If one can comprehend even a fraction of it, one can definitely benefit from it for a lifetime.

However, at this moment, Qi Zhe began to have doubts about the stone embryo. He lightly leaped up and examined the text next to the stone embryo in mid-air.

Those characters were not ancient divine script. Qi Zhe recognized every single one of them, but just one glance was enough to make him uneasy.

"The Divine Dynasty was destroyed, and I was fortunate enough to survive."

In the past, the Feathered Divine Dynasty ruled the entire Central Plains, its power reaching across the starry sky. However, in the ancient history of the Big Dipper, it was destroyed overnight at its peak.

That day, the entire Central Continent was in turmoil. The Qinling Mountains, the ancestral vein of the Central Continent, were almost severed, and countless cultivators perished.

The predecessor of this stone embryo was a person from the Feathered Divine Dynasty. Before he turned into a stone embryo, he was a peerless cultivator. On that day, he was in the Eastern Wilderness and escaped a calamity.

He claimed to be the fourth-generation descendant of the Feathered Emperor, and that he was nearing the end of his life and had no choice but to go to the Eastern Wilderness to find a divine medicine to prolong his life.

But after that day, he was so frightened that he never returned to Zhongzhou and hid in this celestial palace to prepare for the rest of his life.

However, he was ultimately unwilling to accept his fate and, before his death, tried the method left behind by the Feathered Emperor, hoping to reverse the transformation of the Holy Spirit and live another life.

He left these inscriptions to tell future generations that he didn't think he could succeed and hoped that posterity would know who he was.

"This method defies fate; if it fails, calamity will surely follow. My body will rot and transform into boundless killing intent; anyone who stirs it up will die."

Yao Xi also stared at it for a while, and as she read the last part of the inscription, her expression suddenly became strange.

She hadn't expected that this stone embryo would have such an origin, being transformed from an ancient, unparalleled powerhouse, which inevitably sparked her imagination.

"Is this how all the Holy Spirits in the world come to be?" Yao Xi asked, turning her head in confusion.

Qi Zhe was also surprised at this moment, but upon hearing this, he could only shake his head and say, "No, less than one in a hundred people can successfully reverse the Holy Spirit."

"Moreover, those who possess such abilities are all unparalleled powerhouses, far surpassing even sages."

Yao Xi was speechless upon hearing this. Looking at Qi Zhe's strange expression, she felt that Qi Zhe seemed to know everything.

"What a pity," Qi Zhe stood aside, looking at the stone embryo in a daze.

The Holy Spirit is born of nature and cannot be reversed by ordinary people. It is something that even the strongest person should not even think about, because it is tantamount to competing with the heavens for longevity.

The devastation of defeat is not easily imagined, just like Qi Zhe's earlier experience at Snake Mountain, where even the strongest beings among the ancient royal families failed.

It may have successfully revived, but it's hard to say if it's the same person from back then, and there might be even more unknown aftereffects.

The stone body before them was entirely crimson, with its nine orifices and eight openings filled with red mist. Its interior might be teeming with murderous intent, and if released, it would be a catastrophe.

"If it truly harbors boundless killing intent, we can actually take it away." As Qi Zhe spoke, he had already summoned the Great Dao Treasure Bottle to put away the stone embryo.

(End of this chapter)