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Upon realizing this, Ling Xiu immediately connected his thoughts to the Qiankun Xuan Gourd.

Instantly, the Qiankun Xuan Gourd trembled and became scorching hot again. Then, it actually detached itself from him, hovered in front of him, and then spun rapidly.

And with his mind's control, the gourd suddenly grew several times larger.

The gourd, which was originally only the size of an earring, grew to more than a meter tall in an instant, more than twice the size of the alchemy furnace next to it.

Immediately afterwards, the gourd was aimed at the alchemy furnace, releasing a halo of light containing chaotic energy.

"receive!"

Ling Xiu gave a soft shout, fully activating the power of the Xuan Gourd.

The next instant, a massive suction force surged from the mouth of the Qiankun Xuan Gourd, and the halo completely enveloped the entire alchemy furnace.

The alchemy furnace trembled violently. Enveloped in chaotic energy, it struggled to resist, but could not withstand the powerful devouring force of the Xuan Gourd.

Swish!

In the blink of an eye, the alchemy furnace lifted off the ground and rapidly shrank in size, transforming into a beam of dark light, which was then directly absorbed into the Qiankun Xuanhu.

"It really works!"

Ling Xiu was overjoyed. He knew that the Qiankun Xuanhu would never disappoint him.

His emotions were in turmoil, and the Mysterious Gourd of Heaven and Earth once again gave him a great surprise.

This item can not only purify and refine all things and upgrade the grade of items, but it can also directly collect this alchemy furnace that is connected to the lifeblood of the Nine Heavens Mystic Palace.

He quickly retrieved the Qiankun Xuan Gourd into his palm, letting it shrink, and then probed its interior with his divine sense.

The alchemy furnace floated steadily within the Xuanhu space, the aroma of the elixirs inside remaining rich and undiminished.

"Truly worthy of being my family's heirloom!"

Ling Xiu stroked the dark, rough pottery gourd, his heart filled with excitement.

Having just acquired several valuable treasures, he immediately set off to leave this place.

Following the guidance of the Qiankun Xuanhu, Ling Xiu ventured deeper into the side hall.

Along the way, he passed several small, dilapidated quiet rooms that had been eroded by time, and collected all the jade slips containing residual spiritual energy within them.

At the end of the path lies the main hall, the core of the entire side hall.

The atmosphere here is completely different from the previous one, with a profound and solemn ambiance, and the air is filled with a heavy and ancient atmosphere. The space of the main hall is also more open.

Inside the hall stood rows of memorial tablets, clearly the spirit tablets of the past elders of the Nine Heavens Profound Sun Sect.

"Judging from this, this should be the ancestral hall of the sect."

Ling Xiu's gaze fell on the very top of the array of memorial tablets, where several tablets, weathered by time and with ancient, worn characters, still had their inscriptions faintly discernible.

The spirit tablet of the patriarch of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Sect

Old offerings were placed in front of the memorial tablet, and one item in particular immediately caught Ling Xiu's eye.

It was a gourd surrounded by a gilded halo, the golden light flowing, the body of the vessel warm and smooth, its Daoist charm unfathomable, and it carried an ancient and mysterious aura.

Meanwhile, the Qiankun Xuan Gourd in Ling Xiu's hand suddenly resonated with the gilded gourd, its entire body trembling as if summoned by its origin.

"Found it! This is the primordial treasure that has been drawing upon the Qiankun Xuanhu!"

Ling Xiu's eyes burned, and his heart began to race.

The gilded gourd on the offering table is no less precious than the Qiankun Xuan Gourd, and may even be far more valuable than the Earth-rank alchemy furnace from before.

This is very likely the most precious treasure that the Nine Heavens Profound Sun Sect kept hidden away back then.

Ling Xiu suppressed his surging excitement and quickly took a few steps forward.

But when he was still six or seven meters away from the gilded gourd, an indestructible light barrier suddenly appeared, blocking him out.

The barrier was covered with intricate and mysterious runes, and the energy it emitted was violent and fierce. Just getting close enough to it caused Ling Xiu's soul and body to tremble violently.

Even after tens of thousands of years, this restriction still possesses such terrifying power. The person who set up this restriction must have a cultivation level of at least the Profound Realm or even the Spirit Sea Realm.

Ling Xiu summoned the Blood Shadow Sword and thrust it towards the barrier.

hum!

The protective aura suddenly trembled violently, and the Blood Shadow Sword was immediately flung away. A terrifying recoil force traveled back along the sword, causing Ling Xiu to stagger back several steps.

"The strength of this restriction is terrifyingly high!"

Ling Xiu's expression was solemn, his heart filled with both anxiety and inevitable disappointment.

The precious treasure is right before my eyes, yet I cannot obtain it.

He tried several different methods to break through the barrier, whether it was using talismans to attack or searching for weaknesses in the restriction array, but none of them could shake this light barrier that was as solid as an iron wall.

"Since the Qiankun Xuanhu can take away an unrestricted alchemy furnace without hindrance, can it bypass this restriction and directly extract the gilded gourd inside?"

Previously, the alchemy furnace had no protective restrictions, but the current situation is completely different. Logically speaking, the hope is slim, but he has always trusted the mysteries of the Qiankun Xuanhu and will not give up until he has tried it.

With a thought, he summoned the Mysterious Gourd of Heaven and Earth, and this time the gourd's phenomena were completely different.

The Mysterious Gourd of Heaven and Earth slowly rippled with a hazy, chaotic light, no longer releasing its devouring and sucking force.

Instead, it condensed a wisp of runic light resembling a spirit snake, carefully probing towards the barrier's light screen, as if searching for a gap in the barrier to open a path for passage.

A moment later, Ling Xiu witnessed with his own eyes that the seemingly unbreakable barrier of light actually cracked open, creating a narrow passage.

The faint light pierced into the passage and became firmly connected with the gilded gourd inside.

The gilded gourd on the offering table trembled violently, drawn by the source of the Qiankun Xuanhu, constantly shrinking in size, and being pulled outward little by little along the passage opened by the barrier.

The pulling speed increased, eventually transforming into a dazzling stream of light. It did not disappear into thin air, but instead plunged straight into the Qiankun Xuanhu (Mysterious Gourd of Heaven and Earth).

"It's done! It's really out!"

Overwhelmed with excitement at acquiring these treasures, Ling Xiu dared not cheer loudly due to his perilous situation.

The Mysterious Gourd of Heaven and Earth is unpredictable and has repeatedly exceeded his expectations.

He was eager to find out what kind of treasure this gilded gourd was and what kind of supernatural powers it possessed.

But just as the gilded gourd was put into the black gourd, the entire hall suddenly shook violently.

All the ancestral tablets in the ancestral hall seemed to be controlled by some unknown force, and one after another they collapsed. The ancestral tablet in the very center suddenly burst out with a blinding light, and then broke in two.

It was clearly unable to withstand the sudden loss of suppressive power.

"Could it be that the ancient nexus power guarding this great hall has collapsed?"

Before Ling Xiu could figure out the reason, the entire ancestral hall and even the entire Nine Heavens Mysterious Palace connected to it began to shake violently.

Centered on the broken ancestral tablet, countless huge cracks appeared in the wall, and grotesque spatial fissures materialized out of thin air.

A violent and boundless power surged forth from the crack, like a volcano overturning, an endless and overwhelming demonic aura!

This demonic energy was extremely destructive and murderous, disrupting the spatial order and causing the demonic energy to surge wildly, sweeping through every corner of the hall.

The demonic energy burst through the roof of the ancestral hall and spread throughout the entire Nine Heavens Mysterious Palace, like a giant demonic claw that blots out the sky.

Deep, suppressed roars and gasps could be faintly heard from inside the hall, as if countless demons had been released.

The demonic energy condensed into countless ferocious demonic shadows, roaring and howling madly. The pure demonic energy also condensed into several giant demonic claws, which scratched and tore at space and walls indiscriminately, wantonly destroying everything around them.

The remaining memorial tablets were smashed to pieces by a giant claw, turning into ashes, and deep claw marks were imprinted on the thick walls of the hall.

"What's going on? Could this gilded gourd be a powerful artifact used to suppress a terrifying demon?"

For the first time, Ling Xiu felt a genuine fear. The raging and violent demonic shadow before him was too terrifying, and the oppressive feeling was overwhelming.