Knife splashing

Chapter 609: Nine Cauldrons Appear, Earth Pulses Vibrate

The water was swaying, and the vision was a little blurry.

Young Master Wuxiang was in a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness, as if he was at the bottom of a dark lake, drifting with the current. Many things could only be seen clearly when he got closer.

He saw huge stone-built, bronze-cast palaces, covered with layers of moss and coral, with blue light flowing through the cracks...

He saw stalactites hanging upside down from the dome, seemingly wrapping the spine of some giant beast and turning it into beams and pillars, with some ancient Shu characters engraved on them...

Is this the Dragon Palace?
When Master Wuxiang saw this, he felt inexplicably disappointed.

In many strange stories and legends, the Dragon Palace is full of treasures and is magnificent. If you grab a handful, you will enjoy endless wealth when you get out.

But this one is similar to a monster's lair...

Young Master Wuxiang wanted to search around, but he was already in a dream and was wrapped in the water flow, so he had no control over himself.

Suddenly, there was a light ahead.

As the water flow pushed them closer, they discovered that it was actually a cave with winding corridors. The stone walls on both sides were embedded with clam shells, and round mermaid pearls were rolling in the half-open shells.

The pearls radiate preciousness, reflecting the relief on the wall:
It was a huge dragon, stirring up storms. People around it knelt down and burned incense, and threw young boys and girls into the river...

It’s Lord Jiangshen!
Young Master Wuxiang immediately became excited.

Could it be that this is his treasure house?

What made him even happier was that the water seemed to understand his thoughts and pushed him slowly towards the cave.

"Ka Ma, Dosanla..."

As soon as he entered the corridor, he heard a strange whispering sound in his ears.

The sound made his head spin and his body tingle.

What he didn't know was that his real body, which was hiding in the attic of the East Palace, had vertical eye-shaped burn marks on his chest and back.

This is the voice of the possessed ancient Shu witch.

The other party absorbed the evil spirit and had already turned into an evil creature. Although it was broken up by the Qingcheng Sword Formation, the curse still remained.

The witch's mumbling and whispering made Young Master Wuxiang's soul ache. His eyes went dark and it seemed as if he was about to wake up from the dream at any time.

"No, I'm not leaving!"

Young Master Wuxiang screamed in his heart and gritted his teeth to persevere.

At this moment, many past events came to my mind.

His family fell into poverty when he was young. Although he is now the leader of the Chengdu underworld and has made a career, he is not even a respectable figure in the entire underworld and the Xuanmen.

Now his only thought is to keep climbing up.

He is also not young.

The Nine Cauldrons is the only chance.

How could I leave so easily?

With his strong willpower, Master Wuxiang tried his best to hold on, barely maintaining a trace of wakefulness and not escaping from the dream.

But he didn't know that his real body was covered with vertical eye-shaped scars, black blood was flowing from all seven orifices, and his facial features were constantly distorted...

Finally, we passed through the cave.

The scene in front of him suddenly became clear, but what appeared was not a treasure, but a small coffin tied with chains, shaking, and the strange crying of a boy and a girl could be heard.

Young Master Wuxiang felt his scalp tingling and wanted to retreat.

He had no idea what it was.

But one thing is for sure, it’s definitely not a good thing!
But he couldn't help himself and moved closer to the coffins.

Never mind, God doesn't give me a chance...

Young Master Wuxiang sighed in his heart and prepared to wake up from the dream.

Buzz!
At this moment, the surrounding space suddenly vibrated.

Those small coffins seemed to have encountered something terrible. They were shaking wildly, emitting shrill cries, and the chains were about to be broken free.

However, as the shaking became more and more violent, all the coffins shattered, revealing tiny skeletons.

These were the boys and girls that Lord Jiangshen devoured in the past. He refined their souls and placed them in the cave as a defense.

After the coffin was shattered, the bones turned into powder.

Young Master Wuxiang felt his scalp tingling as he watched.

He wanted to leave, but his eyes suddenly blurred, and then a dazzling golden light appeared, making people dizzy.

It looked like a blazing sun, with a tripod-shaped black shadow inside.

It’s the Nine Cauldrons!
To be more precise, it is one of the Nine Cauldrons.

After Dayu divided the country into nine provinces, he ordered each province to contribute bronze to cast nine tripods. Each tripod was named after the corresponding province, namely Jizhou Ding, Yanzhou Ding, Qingzhou Ding, Xuzhou Ding, Yangzhou Ding, Jingzhou Ding, Yuzhou Ding, Liangzhou Ding and Yongzhou Ding.

The Nine Cauldrons travel through the earth's veins, and no one knows which one it is.

But just one is enough to change your destiny!

At this moment, Master Wuxiang went completely crazy. He didn't care about his soul which was about to collapse, and stretched out his hand desperately, trying to touch the Nine Cauldrons.

His vision became increasingly blurry.

The intention became more determined.

Finally, when I was about to faint, I touched the Nine Cauldrons...

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Outside in the square, the fighting became more intense.

puff~
Accompanied by a puff of green smoke, Lu Sheng's "Edict of the Earth God to Pardon Crimes" burned up by itself in the strong wind, and the ashes were blown away.

When he saw it, he felt heartbroken again.

This thing is not a piece of cabbage. I don’t know how much planning went into it. Even he only has two volumes.

Fortunately, with the destruction of "The Earth God's Precious Edict of Pardon", Li Yan and others also reached their limit and could no longer support the Jingyang Altar.

Burning footprints, meteor showers, shadows of flaming spears...

Everything gradually went out.

Even though Wen Lingguan was invited to come, he was still unable to drive out the Dragon Palace and the Water Palace.

The 108 legal flags on the roof of the Zhuangyuan Building also could not hold up and instantly caught fire.

puff!
Some Qingcheng disciples had crimson faces and blood spurting from their mouths.

Some had their robes burnt yellow and had blisters on their bodies that were only caused by burns, and they fainted directly.

Whenever the orthodox Xuanmen sect summoned soldiers, they would gather hundreds of them, each of whom would perform their duties. After several days of preparation, they would share the burden and avoid getting hurt.

It is still a bit difficult to summon Wen Lingguan with such a small number of people.

It is rare to be able to hold on for so long.

Li Yan's condition was also not good.

As the host of the altar, he had borne the most. At this moment, his eyes were bloodshot, his internal organs felt like they were being refined by fire, his throat was dry and bleeding, and he could not even speak.

As soon as he opened his mouth, a puff of green smoke came out.

Mingshanzi was the most accomplished, but he was also exhausted. Seeing Li Yan trying to get up, he sighed and advised, "Young Master Li, you have tried your best. There is no need to force yourself. Be careful not to ruin your foundation."

"Don't worry, the demon Zhao Jie is dead, and it will be difficult for them to succeed..."

As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes widened.

Suddenly, clouds and fog rolled up in the sky above the Prince of Shu's Palace, and strong winds blew around, with sand and rocks flying everywhere.

In the square in front of Chengyun Palace, white fog gathered madly, forming a huge vortex. There was a flash of golden light inside, and it seemed that something had popped out.

Rumble!
The ground suddenly shook violently.

Connecting many shops, bricks, stones and tiles fell down.

This is a case of earth dragon turning over. Some houses that were built carelessly and have unstable foundations may even collapse directly in the wind and snow.

"The ground energy is moving strangely, it's the Nine Cauldrons!"

A Qingcheng disciple gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot.

"impossible!"

Ming Shanzi was also dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.

They went to so much trouble, even killing Zhao Jie who tried to steal the tripods, but how come the Nine Tripods were still fished out?

"You stay here!"

There was a loud shout from the front, and a figure rushed out. When I looked at the area where Li Yan was, there was no one there.

Ming Shanzi gritted his teeth and tried to struggle to get up, but the sharp pain from his internal organs made him spit out blood and fall to the ground.

Everyone in Qingcheng has lost their fighting power.

On the other side, Li Yan ran as fast as he could. Before he landed, his Daluo Dharma body started to operate rapidly, repairing all the injuries on his body.

Click!

The Dharma body suddenly shattered and a soul fire was extinguished.

However, after he entered Shu, in order to enter the Dan Jin state as quickly as possible, he had been practicing to the extreme, and his Daluo Dharma body had already accumulated a lot of hidden injuries.

This time, presiding over the Dharma altar has far exceeded the limit.

His internal organs had already been singed by the heat, and his heart and blood vessels were broken in countless places. These were serious injuries that were enough to destroy his foundation.

Naturally, this repair cost a life.

However, Li Yan was just stunned for a moment and ignored it.

The hidden power under his feet exploded, and at the same time he used the Northern Emperor's Divine Movement Technique. The roof under his feet exploded with a loud bang, and he flew out like an arrow from a bow, as if he was riding the wind.

With just two leaps, he passed through the broken wall.

At this time, the Chengyun Gate was already engulfed in flames.

The Black Feather Guards of the King of Shu all use powerful magic fire spears and have persisted until now by relying on the advantage of terrain.

But they are also at the end of their strength.

The gun barrels in his hands turned red, and many of them exploded directly. Even the prepared magazines were almost empty.

What’s even more troublesome is that there were quite a few evil cultivators defending the top of the city wall, using magic to prevent the soldiers from climbing the wall.

Just now, Erlang's golden pills hit them so hard that they dared not show their heads. Then Wen Lingguan came and burned a few of them to death. The rest saw that the situation was not good and fled frantically.

The soldiers immediately avoided the most dangerous city gate. Some set up ladders to climb up the city wall, while others used their weapons to insert into the cracks between the bricks and climb over the surrounding city walls.

Looking down from the sky, it was like a dam bursting.

Zhulin Liuxian and other masters who came to help have crossed the city wall and are ready to stop the monster from taking the tripod.

Whoosh!
Li Yan leaped forward and jumped high onto the city wall.

Wu Ba was also on the city wall, cooperating with Sharifei to reload the Tiger Cannon, preparing to use heavy weapons to deal with the enemy.

Seeing Li Yan crossing the city wall, Wu Ba had a telepathic idea and simply raised his arms and exerted force with his feet.

When Li Yan fell, he stepped on his arm.

"Roar!"

Wu Ba roared, and Li Yan flew into the air again, leaping nearly a hundred meters in the air and falling towards the ball of golden light.

But before he got close, he realized something was wrong. His face changed and he flipped over in the air and landed in a cyclone of white mist.

Not only him, but even Lu Sheng and Li Wenyuan did not come closer. They stared at the golden light in the center with solemn expressions.

In the center of the cyclone, a golden light shone and a huge tripod stood. The outer wall was engraved with the sun, the moon, mountains and rivers, the terrain of the Nine Continents, and many mythical beasts from the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", such as Ju Mang and Xiangliu Snake...

At this distance, Li Yan could see clearly.

The relief map above is exactly the ancient map of Kyushu, and the mythical beasts engraved on it are also large and small and scattered in different areas.

Among them, the Chu area is Jingzhou, and a nine-headed bird is prominently engraved on it.

Seeing this, Li Yan suddenly realized something.

Wang Daoxuan once said that there is a saying among geomancers that in the ancient wilderness, the innate evil energy was strong. There were not only dragon veins, but also various excellent spiritual veins, all of which were metaphors for mythical beasts.

Such as the nine-headed bird in Chu and the Bashe in Shu.

Could it be that what is engraved on it is the original terrain?

The Nine Cauldrons are too mysterious and most people have never seen them. There are records of them in history books, but they are all speculations based on the records left by previous generations.

There is no clear definition of what it is like.

Of course, these are not the reasons why Li Yan stopped.

He could feel that the Nine Cauldrons condensed extremely powerful innate evil energy, which even turned into golden light, far surpassing any blessed land.

It’s like the spiritual energy of the entire famous mountain is all concentrated in one tripod.

There was a figure hanging on the wall of the tripod, it was Master Wuxiang.

His entire body was twisted, with only half of his body left. He grabbed the tripod's ears and laughed crazily, "Mine, it's mine!"

He was completely unaware that his body was collapsing bit by bit, like a scattered sand tower, gradually disappearing.

In the end, the whole person turned into ashes.

There is still an unwilling voice in the air:
"be mine…"

Seeing this situation, Li Yan had some vague guesses in his mind.

The Nine Cauldrons are extremely important artifacts of China, far superior to all the sacred artifacts used for national sacrifices. They have traveled through the dragon veins for thousands of years, and it is unknown how much dragon energy they have gathered.

With the heaven and earth as the house, the land of China as the furnace, and the energy of the dragon veins as the firewood, it has long been re-refined and turned into an incomprehensible treasure.

Ordinary means can't even get close.

Just like Young Master Wuxiang, if you touch it forcefully, it will turn into ashes.

This bastard!
Li Yan's eyes were gloomy, and he roughly guessed the reason.

Master Wuxiang obtained the treasures that flowed out of the Dragon Palace and the Water Palace. Although Zhao Jie was dead, this guy slipped in and took out the Nine Cauldrons.

The Nine Cauldrons were flickering, and only half of them should have come out.

Even so, it has caused a significant impact.

The entire Chengdu Prefecture's geomantic omen was in disorder, the ground was shaking, and rumbling sounds continued to be heard from below, as if a giant beast was roaring.

In this situation, Li Yan didn't know what to do.

The Nine Cauldrons turned into a mysterious magical weapon that no one could even get close to.

He was in the middle of a white cyclone, with strong winds howling around him, blowing his hair and making his clothes flutter.

Perhaps it was because of his profound Taoism and kung fu that the evil energy outside the white cyclone was disturbed, making it difficult for other sorcerers to get close.

He is not the only one in the white cyclone.

Including Lu Sheng and Li Wenyuan, they had all entered and were talking to each other with their heads down, and took out a large piece of animal skin from their arms.

These two people are obviously preparing to take the tripod.

Seeing these two people appear, Li Yan did not hesitate and immediately took out the certificate from his arms and held it in his hand.

These two people, one is a hidden criminal, and the other is a fugitive from heaven.

Even if they carry magical weapons to conceal their aura, as long as they are seen, they can summon the soldiers of the underworld and the thunder department of heaven to arrest them.

However, something surprising happened again.

Gou Die actually lost his sensitivity.

"Hahaha…"

Lu Sheng on the opposite side smiled casually, "Boy, do you really think those guys in the sky are omnipotent?"

"As long as this thing is here, they can't even descend!"

Li Yan gritted his teeth, picked up the Dust-Breaking Knife, and was about to go around to the other side to force the two men out of the cyclone.

Clang!
At this moment, a flash of blood came.

It was the bloody Nuo master Badeza.

When the Nine Cauldrons appeared, the old monster was so happy that his face was beaming with joy.

"Boy, suffer death!"

The evil energy in the cyclone was raging, making it difficult to perform magic, so Badeza used simple Qiang swordsmanship mixed with some Xuanmen swordsmanship.

A flash of blood stabbed towards Li Yan's chest.

Clang!
Li Yan raised the Dust-Breaking Sword to resist.

The two swords collided, and sparks flew immediately.

The martial arts skills of both of them have reached the peak of Hua Jin. The magic weapons in their hands are, one is a Qiang people treasure, and the other is a dragon-slaying sword. They can be said to be evenly matched.

What made Li Yan even more angry was that Badeza tried to stop him, but Lu Sheng and Li Wenyuan had already unfolded their skins and were carefully approaching the Nine Cauldrons...

(End of this chapter)