I'm in Yellow Maple Valley, and I have one equipment slot!

(Sorry, I've been hospitalized for the past few days. I'll be able to be discharged on Saturday morning, and updates will be more consistent then!)

"Ji Yin, we have no past grievances or present enemies. I, Mu Tengzi, will no longer participate in this matter. I leave now, never to return!"

Mu Tengzi flew down the steps at an astonishing speed, rushing headlong towards the teleportation array leading to the fourth floor, shouting at the top of her lungs.

In that instant, he truly experienced the taste of death.

That invisible black blade of light pierced his heart with pinpoint accuracy.

If his heart hadn't been born on the right side, he would already be a cold corpse!

This feeling of escaping death completely robbed him of the courage to fight for the treasure.

Forget about the Heaven-Mending Pill or the Void Heaven Cauldron; nothing is more important than my own life!

"Then get lost!"

Zhou Yuan hovered in the air, coldly watching Mu Tengzi's disheveled escape, without giving chase.

Since this person is willing to withdraw from the competition for the treasure, then spare his life.

The less trouble, the better.

He waited outside for about ten breaths, estimating that Mu Tengzi had already teleported away, before turning around, raising his hand to clear away the white light barrier, and stepping back onto the platform.

As soon as he entered, he witnessed a dramatic scene—

Wan Tianming's nascent soul has actually left his body!

The tiny purple nascent soul, barely an inch tall, hovered in the air, its small face filled with urgency and resentment, desperately flying in a certain direction.

In its hand, it tightly gripped a fist-sized ball of five-colored light—the Heaven-Mending Pill!

Wan Tianming's physical body was being lifted high by the barbarian!

With one hand holding Wan Tianming's body, the bearded man pressed his other hand, which shone brightly with golden light, onto the head of the body, his face full of a sinister grin.

"Impossible! How did you get out?!"

Wan Tianming's nascent soul was terrified and suddenly turned its head to look in a certain direction.

There should have been a magnificent purple thundercloud there, but now it has vanished without a trace, and there isn't a single bolt of lightning left!

"Hehe! Master Wan, I can only say that your luck is really not that good."

The bearded man, beaming with pride, flicked his hand, and a shimmering purple crystal appeared in his palm. After a gentle shake, it vanished without a trace.

"I happened to have killed a rare Thunder Whale demon beast before, and I obtained the Thunder Absorbing Pearl inside its body intact. Although your Heavenly Net True Thunder is powerful, after most of its power has been absorbed by this pearl, do you still think it can do anything to me?"

Lightning Absorbing Bead!

Zhou Yuan's expression changed slightly when he saw that thing.

Back in the open sea, it was because of this lightning-absorbing pearl that he was chased and nearly killed by the barbarian.

That time, he was just a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator, like an ant in front of the barbarian.

And now...

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the killing intent surging in his heart.

Now is not the time.

Outside, three Nascent Soul cultivators—Wan Tianming, Tian Wuzi, and Qingyi Jushi—were also watching with predatory eyes.

Although Wan Tianming's nascent soul left his body, Tian Wuzi and Qingyi Jushi were still there.

He alone was not confident he could handle four Nascent Soul cultivators, including two mid-Nascent Soul cultivators.

Especially the bearded man, who is not an ordinary mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. His Heaven-Supporting Demon Art not only defends his physical body but also provides strong defense against his divine sense. It is difficult to predict how effective the Twelve Divine Thorns will be against the bearded man.

The previous plan had to be cancelled.

"Now I'll count to three!"

The bearded man gave Wan Tianming no room to bargain. He held Wan Tianming's body in one hand and placed the other hand on his head, counting without hesitation.

"If you don't throw the Heaven-Mending Pill over here, I'll destroy your physical body right now. You should know very well what the consequences of losing your body are!"

"one……"

"two……"

"for you!"

Wan Tianming gritted his teeth, and after weighing the options for a moment, he finally threw the Heaven-Mending Pill in his hand at the barbarian bearded man!

The bearded man snatched the Heaven-Mending Pill, laughed loudly, casually threw Wan Tianming's body to the ground, tore open the light barrier without looking back, and fled!

"Chase!"

Tianwuzi roared and was the first to chase after him!

Qingyi Jushi followed closely behind!

Wan Tianming's nascent soul instantly flew back into his physical body, scrambled to his feet, and chased after them with a livid face!

A barrage of attacks rained down on the bearded man!

Zhou Yuan also chased after him.

However, after everyone left the fifth floor through the teleportation array, Zhou Yuan stopped.

Without saying a word, he took out a set of array equipment from his storage bag—it was the very same mysterious killing array!

He quickly embedded sixteen high-grade spirit stones into the array plate, and inserted array flags into key positions around the array.

In a short while, a powerful array was set up, firmly sealing off the teleportation array!

Even if several Nascent Soul cultivators joined forces, it would still take them a considerable amount of time to break this grand formation!

Just then—

Zhou Yuan's gaze sharpened as he saw a figure emerge from the white light barrier.

It was Han Li!

As soon as Han Li came out, he saw "Extreme Yin" guarding the teleportation array and was immediately startled.

"Damn it, why hasn't that old monster left?!"

He cursed inwardly, but dared not show it on his face. He quickly stepped forward respectfully and bowed.

"Damn it, why hasn't that old monster left?!"

He cursed inwardly, but dared not show it on his face. He quickly stepped forward respectfully and bowed.

"I have met...Master."

Zhou Yuan smiled as he looked at his cautious demeanor.

"Junior Brother Han, now that everyone else has left, quickly release your Blood Jade Spider and come with me to pull out the Void Heaven Cauldron."

He regained his original voice.

Han Li suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with disbelief!

That voice... it's Senior Brother Zhou!

Ji Yin is really dead! The Ji Yin before us is Zhou Yuan in disguise!

"Senior Brother Zhou!" He was overjoyed, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was finally at ease.

Without further delay, the two stepped back into the light barrier and returned to the high platform.

Han Li patted the spirit beast pouch, and the second Blood Jade Spider he had been raising was released.

This Blood Jade Spider is also at the peak of level four, exactly the same as the previous one.

As soon as it came out, it obediently spun out spider silk and went deep into the cave.

Zhou Yuan's two fire pythons also exerted their power once again.

Three spirit beasts pulled at the same time!

"Boom!"

The dull rumble sounded again!

This time, without external interference, the three spirit beasts worked together and finally managed to pull the Void Cauldron up little by little!

The opening was finally revealed at the top of the blue flame!

The giant blue flower bloomed again, transforming the entire platform back into a world of blue ice!

The Void Heaven Cauldron was flat and round, with two handles and three legs. It was about four feet tall and about ten feet in diameter, not very large.

The top has a slightly convex round cover, and the surrounding area is carved with various scenes such as insects, fish, animals, and numerous mountains, rivers, trees, etc. Although it looks simple and rough, it is lifelike.

It even gave Zhou Yuan a sense of a wild and ancient aura rushing towards him.

As soon as the cauldron was revealed at the opening, it began to hum slightly, and the sound grew louder and louder.

At the same time, the blue ice flames surrounding the cauldron also surged and grew larger with a few "whoosh" sounds.

In such a situation, any spiritual energy that gets close will be frozen by the Azure Ice Flame, making it naturally difficult to collect.