Divine Tang Era

Chapter 164 Changes in the Hidden Mystery Cauldron

Since the hot pot restaurant hadn't opened yet and there was nothing to do for the time being, Xu Dan closed the door after Chi Lei'er returned, letting Yun Niang and Rui Wu Ni go about their own business, while he went back to his room.

Upon seeing this, the black bear immediately followed after it, wagging its tail.

Since acquiring her new pet eagle, the black bear has become less important to the little magpie.

That gyrfalcon named Little Eagle, despite its silly appearance and hopping gait, is a master of flattery. Every day when Little Magpie comes home from school, it's always the first to rush up to her, rubbing against her feet and making a coquettish sound, or it usually just lets out a fierce "ha!"

At night, it also likes to sleep with the magpie.

During the day, as long as the magpie is around, it will follow closely behind her, and sometimes it will even help with small tasks, showing great cleverness.

So much so that the little magpie grew to like her more and more, often holding her and playing with her, which caused the black bear to fall out of favor and turn to its owner's embrace.

The black bear is getting bigger and bigger. I don't know if it's because it's fed too well or because Xu Dan often feeds it insect pills. It's about the size of an adult Tibetan Mastiff. When it walks on the street, even the timid people will give it a wide berth.

Xu Dan felt that this guy was super smart. He didn't know if it was because he had been fed the Enlightenment Fruit, but he could understand everything and would do what was said.

Sometimes, when bullied by magpies, it would look helplessly and seek help from others.

Back in his room, Xu Dan closed the door and went straight into the Hidden Mystic Cauldron.

The black bear glanced at Xu Dan, who had disappeared from the bed, then turned and walked to the door, lying down and quietly guarding him.

Having absorbed a large amount of spiritual energy in Kunlun Immortal Mountain, the internal space of the Hidden Mystery Cauldron has undergone great changes. The originally barren land has gradually become green, and springs have even emerged in some places. Herbs buried deep underground have also sprouted new buds and grown.

A faint medicinal fragrance filled the air.

The Hidden Mystic Cauldron was originally a treasure used by disciples of major immortal sects to cultivate spiritual herbs and tame spirit beasts. Later, for some unknown reason, when the disciples of major immortal sects left, they only took the spirit beasts, spiritual herbs, and puppets inside, but left the cauldron behind.

As time goes by, the world changes, and spiritual energy shifts.

The spiritual energy within the Hidden Mystic Cauldron weakened and eventually disappeared. Without the nourishment of spiritual energy, the spiritual objects within degenerated into ordinary things, decaying and turning to dust. To this day, the space where countless spiritual herbs were planted is now just empty, lifeless land.

Previously, on Jinshan Mountain, Xu Dan cultivated the Liding Sealing Furnace Technique, using the immense blood and energy of ten ancient furnaces to condense a primitive and ancient cauldron.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Hidden Mystery Cauldron absorbed a bit of spiritual energy from the treasure hunter. Taking advantage of the opening of the cave, it escaped and followed the mysterious aura of the cauldron to find him, thus securing a chance for its own survival and bringing new opportunities to Xu Dan.

After that, in order to restore itself, the Hidden Mystery Cauldron had to temper Xu Dan's blood and qi, and absorb impurities to nourish its body.

But that was merely a stopgap measure; at best, it could only barely keep the cauldron from burning, and it could not bring about any substantial change.

It was only after absorbing a large amount of spiritual energy in Kunlun Immortal Mountain that the Hidden Mystic Cauldron underwent this change.

In the future, as the medicinal herbs grow, the Hidden Profound Cauldron will absorb their medicinal energy to nourish itself. If it can be supplemented with some spiritual energy, it can maintain the balance of the space inside the cauldron and prevent the soil inside from drying out. If it can be infused with spiritual energy or spiritual stones and marrow, the Hidden Profound Cauldron may be able to return to its peak, allowing Xu Dan to grow spiritual herbs, refine pills, and even tame spiritual beasts—anything is possible.

These are the messages that the Hidden Mystery Cauldron transmitted to Xu Dan after absorbing spiritual energy.

Xu Dan could only say, "Wow, wow, even a furnace cauldron knows how to 'draw a pie in the sky,' he's almost as good as those company bosses."

In modern society, a boss who can't make empty promises isn't a good boss, and an employee who's never been rewarded with empty promises isn't a good workhorse.

Xu Dan needs spirit stones now, so he has to go out and hunt monsters or dig up medicinal herbs to exchange for them. How could he possibly fill the bottomless pit of the Hidden Profound Cauldron with the things he has worked so hard to obtain? Do you think he is a sucker or a stupid cat? Has he gone mad?

Upon entering the Hidden Mystery Cauldron space, the little girl who had been naked earlier rode over on a strange-looking ferocious beast.

Once she reached Xu Dan's side, she jumped off the ferocious beast and nestled into his arms, nuzzling him like a kitten.

Of course, the little girl is now dressed in clothes, which Xu Dan specially ordered from the owner of the clothing shop and transformed into clothes. The male spirit child from before also had clothes. To make them easier to call out, Xu Dan even gave them names: the male is called "Xu Chong" and the female is called "Xu Jin," sharing the same surname as him.

Two more ferocious beasts followed behind Xu Jin's riding beast, which were transformed from the giant cauldron beasts that had been stored in his spatial storage earlier.

Xu Dan had felt that the beast feet on the giant cauldron were strange before, but he never expected that they would turn into a three-headed ferocious beast. It was really very strange.

According to his speculation, the three-legged beasts must have absorbed the shattered souls of the people who performed the sacrifices inside the giant cauldron, or perhaps they were formed because of the incense offerings. These three-legged beasts were soul beasts without physical forms, making them perfect mounts for the spirit child. To facilitate command, Xu Dan also implanted soul imprints within the three ferocious beasts.

"Eee-yah-yah..."

After being affectionate with Xu Dan for a while, Xiao Jin'er started gesturing and calling out to him with a proud look on her face.

For some reason, both children lost the ability to speak. Well, that's not quite right. They lost the ability to speak human language. The two little ones can still communicate by babbling, but it's a different language that Xu Dan can't understand at all.

Although he couldn't understand what she was saying, Xu Dan was still able to sense what she was saying because of the Soul Imprint.

Following her words, we arrived at the vegetable garden, where we saw Xiao Chong'er diligently piling up the picked vegetables.

Seeing this pile of fresh vegetables, Xu Dan felt that letting them grow vegetables was the right thing to do.

To be honest, growing vegetables is only a temporary measure; we still need to let them cultivate. Once they grow up, they can become protectors, safeguarding our safety. Later, when we gather five spirit children, we can even use the Five Children Transporting Technique to move ourselves from one place to another.

In other words, it refers to short-distance teleportation. The higher the cultivation level of Ling Tong and Xu Dan, the wider the distance they can teleport, such as through the void.

Of course, that's just wishful thinking.

If Xu Dan can really gather five spirit children, then we should really thank the heavens and the earth. You know, spirit children like Xiao Chong'er and Xiao Jin'er who are not afraid of the sun are extremely rare. Having one is already remarkable, let alone five.

But you should always have dreams, what if they come true?

He set his standards too high, making it impossible to lower them. Otherwise, those Taoist practitioners who cultivate the Five Elements Transporting Technique all use summoned spirits; only he, a spiritual child, is living a life of luxury.

After playing with the two little ones for a while, Xu Dan packed up the freshly picked vegetables and left the space.

As soon as he appeared in the room, the black bear turned its head alertly. Upon seeing that it was its owner, it went over and nuzzled him affectionately.

Xu Dan patted its head, gave it a small insect pill, and told it to digest it. He then sat cross-legged on the bed, took off his clothes, applied the Longevity Divine Cauldron Jade Liquid Ointment, and put a Saintly Ten-Complete Pill in his mouth to begin cultivating the Nine Revolutions of the Primordial Embryo.

In an instant, waves of blood surged, and streams of nameless power seeped into the muscles.

Pieces of blood-red muscle are refined with essence, impurities are washed away, and gradually they reveal a reddish-brown color like jade paste.

The Longevity Cauldron Jade Liquid Cream applied to the body surface evaporated rapidly, turning into dried medicinal residue that fell off the skin. Streams of medicinal power penetrated the body, entering the muscles through the pores, skin membranes, and blood, replenishing the energy consumed by cleansing impurities.

Even so, Xu Dan still felt his body gradually weakening, so he quickly swallowed the Sacred Perfection Pill.

The pill entered the mouth, and its surging medicinal power dissolved, quickly replenishing the previous losses. The feeling of weakness gradually diminished until it disappeared.

After feeling his strength return, Xu Dan continued his cultivation.

He practiced all night long, only waking up when he heard Xiao Que'er's footsteps at the door. Only then did Xu Dan realize that he had unknowingly cultivated all night. Although his cultivation progressed rapidly, he was still young and needed sufficient sleep; what if he didn't grow taller?

Therefore, Xu Dan secretly told himself: I need to restrain myself and get some sleep.

Don't think of yourself as a child now. If you stay a child forever, what fun will life have?