Divine Tang Era

The climate on the plateau is unpredictable.

The sky was clear and blue in the morning, but it was covered by clouds in the blink of an eye.

A ray of sunlight pierced through the thick clouds, landing on the mountaintop, making the golden mountain shine with countless golden rays. Xu Dan's youthful yet resolute face, illuminated by the golden light, appeared divine and sacred.

The Golden Jade Double Lock True Elixir had a powerful aftereffect, with waves of immense blood and energy continuously surging into the primitive and ancient cauldron phantom.

The cauldron slowly solidified, and the vital energy within the nine vortexes was exhausted and disappeared one by one.

"Boom boom boom boom"

As the ancient and primitive cauldron was about to solidify, sounds like the beating of giant drums emanated from it, reverberating through his internal organs, flesh, bones, and skin. With each sound and each vibration, Xu Dan's body was strengthened, his physical form transforming to an incredibly terrifying level of power.

A tiny, almost invisible speck of dirt emerged from his pores, and instead of growing larger, his body shrank slightly.

"boom"

A tremendous sound, like thunder from the heavens and earth, resounded.

The primitive and ancient cauldron was finally formed. At that moment, a red light leaped out of the void in front of him and disappeared into the nameless void behind the Tanzhong acupoint in the middle dantian of Xu Dan's body.

In the center of the nameless void, where qi and blood converge, there once stood a primitive and ancient cauldron that had just taken shape.

At this moment, however, it was occupied by red light, and the Qi and Blood Cauldron was also submerged in the red light.

Visible to the naked eye, the red light fluctuated violently like a raging storm. Within, there was no calm; bursts of energy roared, like the howling of a giant beast, causing mountains to crumble and thunder to rumble.

The fluctuations continued for a while, then gradually disappeared. The red light slowly dissipated, revealing an ancient and imposing cauldron that had witnessed countless years and exuded an ancient aura.

The ancient and massive cauldron is naturally covered with mysterious patterns, each exuding an incomparably powerful aura. The patterns resemble birds and beasts, flowers and grass, people and immortals, gods and saints, as if they were the creatures of heaven and earth, or all things in the universe, containing infinite mysteries.

A poem is engraved in the center of the tripod:

"Mountains and rivers remain still, concealing the mysterious cauldron; the sun and moon move, revealing a small heaven."

"With the change of Yang, heaven and earth stir; the nine heavenly stars revere the Purple Palace, the supreme ruler."

Xu Dan looked at the poem, seemingly understanding something, yet also seemingly understanding nothing at all. What on earth was this?! With his intelligence surpassing that of countless geniuses, he still couldn't understand what was written on it. This certainly wasn't his fault, but rather the fault of the broken cauldron.

Unlike the cauldrons and furnaces we had imagined before, this enormous ancient cauldron had a lid.

Xu Dan had a sudden thought and wanted to lift the lid to see what was inside.

The moment their thoughts touched the enormous ancient cauldron, a message arrived. It turned out that this massive cauldron was called the Hidden Profound Cauldron, and within it lay a space called the Small Heavenly Pot. Originally, it was used by disciples of major immortal sects to cultivate spiritual herbs and tame spirit beasts. However, when the major immortal sects left, for some unknown reason, they only took the spirit beasts and puppets inside, leaving the cauldron itself behind.

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

The spiritual energy in the cave where the Hidden Mystic Cauldron was placed weakened and eventually disappeared. Without the nourishment of spiritual energy, the spiritual objects inside gradually degenerated into mortals, decaying and turning to dust. Now, the space where countless spiritual herbs were planted is just an empty expanse of land, devoid of any spiritual energy.

Xu Dan was not disappointed. He figured it was a lucky break anyway, so he accepted it as a matter of fate and didn't need to force it.

Moreover, having a piece of land is great; you can grow many things there.

Originally, the Hidden Mystic Cauldron might have drifted with the years, eventually decaying and turning to dust like the spiritual herbs within. Unexpectedly, someone injected spiritual energy and opened the cave. It seized the opportunity to absorb some spiritual energy, using the opening of the cave as a pretext to escape, following the mysterious aura of the cauldron to find its way here.

The Hidden Mystery Cauldron dominates the nameless void, devouring the ancient furnace of qi and blood.

Because Qi and blood are transformed from Xu Dan's essence, in a sense, the Hidden Mystery Cauldron has been refined by Xu Dan's blood, actively recognizing it as its master and becoming Xu Dan's natal object. All of this information comes from the Hidden Mystery Cauldron.

Um...

Xu Dan suddenly thought of something.

The ancient and primitive cauldrons formed from the immense blood and energy of the ten ancient furnaces were devoured by the Hidden Profound Cauldron. Would he still have that much strength? Ten thousand jin of force! He couldn't just lose it like that. He wanted to try it out right then and there, but then he remembered that he was on a mountaintop. If he struck it, rocks might collapse and kill someone, or he might fall into the imperial mines and be found out. That would be terrible.

So, I'll put aside my restless heart for now.

Xu Dan's main purpose for climbing the mountain today was to cultivate the "Establishing the Cauldron and Sealing the Furnace Technique." Although his goal was not perfect, he still achieved it.

Looking at the sky, it seemed like it was going to rain, so I started walking down the mountain. I had just reached halfway up the mountain when small hailstones mixed with rain began to fall, so I quickly found a cave to take shelter.

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Inside the cave, Gong Yusu sat dejectedly on a dusty stone bench, muttering to himself listlessly, "If only I had stopped that red light earlier, it would have been a treasure."

"Baby, baby, all you ever think about is baby, I think you've gone crazy." Mo Yunhou said without any politeness.

"I think you're the one who's gone crazy. If you hadn't dragged me here, would I have come? This is the tenth time, and I haven't gotten anything at all. All I've done is exhaust myself. The craftsman is the unluckiest. Not only did he get nothing, but he also lost a piece of high-grade spiritual marrow for nothing."

"These are minor matters. Let's hurry up and leave! Someone must have seen that light just now, and it will be troublesome if they come over."

"The engineer is absolutely right, let's go." Mo Yunhou took the lead and walked out.

Helpless, Gong Yusu could only follow.

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Perhaps because of the rain, the sky darkened.

The cave that Xu Dan found was about ten feet long and wide. It was estimated that someone had stayed there before. There was a pile of simple stone stoves that had been burned black and a few pieces of firewood in the corner.

He went outside and picked some leaves, cleaned the cave, and then took out an iron stove, put in charcoal, and lit it. This was all prepared in case he couldn't build a stove or find firewood outside, and it proved to be very wise of him.

Soon, fiery red flames ignited, illuminating the cave and dispelling the chill.

Xu Dan took out a soft animal hide, spread it on the ground, and lay down to rest.

Suddenly feeling hungry, he took out the large meat bun he had brought and started eating. He usually carried large meat buns with him when he went out, as they were easy to carry. As he ate, he suddenly felt that the food was tasteless. Remembering the Yunxiu Leopard he had just killed, he took it out, cut off its skin, cut off a large piece of meat, divided it into small pieces, skewered them with iron skewers, and put them on the iron stove to roast.

The iron skewers were specially made for him, and they came in handy this time.

Soon, the flames roasted the leopard meat until it glistened with oil. The fat condensed underneath, dripping from the meat and falling into the embers with a sizzling sound. A delicious aroma wafted out, instantly filling the entire cave with a mouthwatering fragrance.

"roar"

A beast's roar came from the distant woods, the sound growing louder as it approached, seemingly heading towards the cave.

Curious, Xu Dan peered into the cave. It was pitch black; he couldn't see anything. Suddenly, a dark shadow flew towards the cave, and he quickly dodged it.

With a loud "bang," something flew into the cave, crashed heavily against the stone wall, and fell to the ground. Looking down, they found it was a large rock. Curious about what had been thrown in, they looked out.

"call out"

A shadow flew past, crashed into the cave wall, and fell to the ground.

It's still a stone.

Xu Sheng was furious when he nearly hit himself. He immediately activated his double pupils and looked outside. A dark figure in the forest was holding a rock and staring at the cave, as if about to smash it. Judging from its appearance, it looked like a monkey or a baboon, and it was quite large. It was unclear why it was using a rock to smash the cave.

In a moment of impulse, another stone was thrown in.

You're amazing.

Xu Dan was truly angry now. He had almost been injured earlier, and now this happened again. Did they not take him seriously at all? Did they think he was dead? Annoyed, Xu Dan took out the Crescent Moon Bow from his storage ring, nocked an arrow, and shot it at the monster outside.