Infinite transcendence began with Covering the Sky.

Chapter 174 The Origin of All Things

The stone embryo had been lying at the bottom of the pool for tens of thousands of years, buried by dust for countless ages, and has only now been able to emerge.

Although it looked incredibly red, with boundless crimson clouds emanating from it, and its interior might be fraught with danger, Qi Zhe still wanted to put it away.

This thing can be used as a trump card; you never know when it might come in handy, and it could definitely kill a lot of people.

"Rumble"

The Great Dao Treasure Bottle, suspended high above, emitted a series of booming sounds, showering down endless dark light, and its astonishing suction force was constantly drawing in the stone embryo.

Seeing this, Yao Xi couldn't help but stare at the treasure bottle, her thoughts were very complicated. She was amazed by Qi Zhe's current level of cultivation and also impressed by his great courage.

"If the killing intent inside the stone core is allowed to overflow, the consequences would be unimaginable," Yao Xi warned after a moment.

"Of course I understand," Qi Zhe nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. He knew it was dangerous and was being extremely careful.

Under the suction of the Great Dao Treasure Bottle, the stone embryo slowly rose without the slightest tremor, and was steadily stored away.

Upon hearing this, Yao Xi nodded, looked down at the pool, and her expression changed drastically at just one glance. She exclaimed, "There's something else! It's divine bronze!"

At the bottom of the pool was a flat copper block, which had been pressed down by a stone core, and its aura was also suppressed by the stone core, preventing the two from discovering it.

At this moment, the stone core was removed, and the copper block was naturally revealed. It shone with golden light and had the remnants of immortal divinity, making it impossible to look away at a glance.

"It's not divine bronze. It's an unknown type of copper."

Qi Zhe was surprised to see this. This magical material was extraordinary and did not belong to any type of copper in the world. Its origin was completely unknown.

"Get it first, then we'll talk!"

Upon hearing this, Yao Xi immediately took the copper coin into her hand and began to examine it using various methods to try and figure out what it was.

While Qi Zhe was collecting the stone embryo into the Great Dao Treasure Bottle, Yao Xi still couldn't figure out what level of divine object this piece of bronze was, and was extremely conflicted for a moment.

This copper coin is a foot long and wide, and more than an inch thick. It is incredibly heavy in the hand, but not very sturdy.

“Perhaps it is a priceless treasure!” Qi Zhe examined it carefully for a long time, then took out the piece of green copper that had been put away and began to compare the two.

That was all he could guess, since the copper coin had appeared in the ruins of the ancient Heavenly Court, and it might have been a treasure left behind by the Emperor.

It is known that the Emperor's Ascension Cauldron was cast from an unknown copper material, and its origin remains a mystery.

Upon comparison, Qi Zhe discovered that the two were different, with a significant difference in weight, suggesting that they might not be the same treasure.

However, he also felt that the presence of grooves inside the copper block made the comparison unusual, and he did not rule out the possibility that it might be made of a different type of copper.

After thinking for a moment, Qi Zhe spoke up: "The cauldron of the ancient Heavenly Court was made of a kind of bronze, and ancient books record that it was called the Cauldron of the Origin of All Things."

"Later, that cauldron became a celestial artifact and was also known as the Immortal Ascension Cauldron. The bronze material used in this cauldron may be the same as the bronze material used by the Emperor to cast the cauldron."

Qi Zhe's voice wasn't loud, but it made Yao Xi lose her composure and freeze in place, her hand holding the copper coin, her face dazed.

After a moment, she exclaimed in shock, "Isn't that comparable to celestial gold?"

It is well known that the materials needed to forge imperial weapons are extremely rare, and immortal gold is the easiest type of material to forge imperial weapons.

If ancient emperors could not find celestial gold, they would resort to other materials to forge imperial weapons, just as the Amitabha Emperor forged the Demon-Subduing Pestle from divine iron.

Besides these, the true form of an emperor can also be forged into imperial weapons, such as the Devouring Demon Jar and the Chaos Green Lotus, both of which were formed from the emperor's own body. In addition to these, there are other materials in the world that surpass immortal gold, such as the celestial treasures within the Chaos Stone, the source of all things' primordial energy.

These are all rare and precious materials used to refine ultimate weapons. Each one is extremely precious and ordinary people have never even seen them.

However, in the mythological era, which was an even earlier period, there were other materials that could be used to forge imperial weapons, such as the Emperor who forged the Immortal Cauldron from copper.

If this copper coin is the same as the one used by the Emperor to forge weapons, then it is absolutely a treasure comparable to immortal gold, extremely rare in the world.

"Now I understand why that person left a note saying not to touch it; it turns out there's such a treasure hidden underneath," Yao Xi suddenly said.

At this moment, she realized that the powerful figure from the Feathered Divine Dynasty had many ulterior motives, and that leaving a message not to disturb his stone embryo had another purpose.

If Qi Zhe hadn't wanted to keep the stone core he left behind, the two of them might have missed out on this copper coin.

“He is not destined for this.” Qi Zhe shook his head upon hearing this, knowing that the man may have been trying to gamble on his future, but unfortunately he failed.

As the two men sighed, they discovered that there were also several lines of inscriptions on the bottom of the pool where the copper coins had been laid, all left by that person.

"If you remove the stone embryo, then I have failed. It's a pity that I am not fortunate enough to enjoy this opportunity; I have left it to you."

This man anticipated the scene of removing the stone core and knew he might be dead; the inscription he made carried his sighs.

He then explained the origin of the copper coin, saying that when he arrived, the coin was at the bottom of the pool, floating in a small patch of chaotic thunder.

At that time, the pool was filled with endless Dao patterns, and its interior space was comparable to a galaxy, with countless divine materials and ashes floating in it.

He believed that this copper coin could absorb the essence of many divine materials, becoming a rare and precious treasure with endless potential.

But for some reason, all the divine materials were destroyed, and the copper material was not completed; it was only a semi-finished product, far less impressive than the material used by the Emperor to forge the Immortal Cauldron.

Upon seeing this, he lay down in the chaotic sea of ​​lightning, intending to use the Emperor's methods to nurture his own stone embryo, but it seems that he has failed.

He guessed that everything here was arranged by later generations, perhaps someone wanted to replicate the refining of the Immortal Cauldron, so they used the methods left behind by the Emperor.

Unfortunately, that person was no match for the Emperor, and only completed half of it. All the materials were destroyed, and only the half-finished piece of copper remained.

"It's only half-formed, not comparable to the true All-Encompassing Bronze, but it's still extremely amazing. If I were alive, I could use it to look down upon the heavens and the earth."

It must be said that this man was very regretful. He had pressed this copper coin under his body and engraved large characters on it to prevent others from finding it, all for the purpose of forging a divine weapon when he was born in the future.

But he was dead by then, and all his ambitions had vanished like smoke. Qi Zhe stood there speechless for a long time, finally only able to say, "At least the treasure hasn't been covered in dust."

Such a copper coin is truly amazing; it has survived for so many millennia without being destroyed, while so many precious materials have turned to dust, yet it still endures.

Qi Zhe felt that there might have been millions of years in between, and he clearly remembered that the Immortal Cauldron had broken twice in the ancient times.

It was recast by many supreme beings of forbidden zones during the reign of the Sun Emperor, and the layout of this palace may be an attempt by the supreme beings of forbidden zones.

After all, someone who knows the Emperor's method of forging weapons must be an old fellow from the mythological era, perhaps one of the few surviving Heavenly Venerables.

And the fact that such a lavish display of resources, followed by a complete abandonment of the project after a failure, is something only a supreme being with an astonishing collection of forbidden materials could do.

Qi Zhe's expression changed, and he muttered to himself, "Even the water bottle that the Carefree Celestial Venerable drinks from is made of celestial gold."

(End of this chapter)