With a deafening boom, as if a meteorite had crashed into the basement, a deep and awe-inspiring roar resounded, momentarily stunning Lin Yao. When he recovered, he stared at the cauldron in astonishment, discovering an astonishing change.
The grass used the principle of filling the spirit stones with the nearest ones, and the three round holes that were closest and directly visible to Lin Yao disappeared. Those areas became flat and smooth, and even faintly emitted a light.
The cauldron was still vibrating, but not as violently as the initial tremor. The humming sound it emitted was deep and continuous, making it seem even more mysterious.
Lin Yao extended his senses and felt a violent energy reaction in the cauldron and the space inside it. It was as if the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was somewhat disordered, yet it also seemed to be rapidly churning in a very regular manner. A feeling of mental connection surprised Lin Yao greatly. Some meaningless characters and images from the previous two times flashed quickly in his mind, making those images seem to be connected.
"Little Grass, this giant cauldron can be stored inside a person's body!"
Lin Yao exclaimed in surprise. The image that had just flashed by was a blurry figure taking the cauldron into its body. Moreover, during this process, the cauldron automatically shrank, just like the magical artifacts of Taoist cultivators in legends. He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise and share his joy with Xiao Cao.
"Ah~~~, I see..."
Xiao Cao's first reaction was joy, and her second reaction was excitement. With this ability, she could carry the cauldron with her and refine many "Creation Pills" or even better pills. Then, she could use the pills to replenish Lin Yao's medical true energy and refine the "Tai Sui King" on the summit of Mount Heng in one fell swoop.
Although Xiaocao couldn't be sure of the specific effects of the pills refined by the "Grand Duke Jupiter" and the other "Grand Duke Jupiters" of super years, she imagined they must be extraordinary. With the assistance of these super pills, there would be more protection when facing "Morning Mist" in the future, and she could even be unafraid of the original toxins of "Morning Mist" that she had encountered last time, and kill this sinful guy in one fell swoop.
The strange phenomenon of the cauldron lasted for seven minutes. Afterwards, it returned to calm, as if nothing had happened, except that three exposed round holes were gone, and the remaining four round holes were distributed on one side of the cauldron, which looked very asymmetrical. Other than that, there were no changes.
"Yaoyao, hurry up and try refining the pill, see if there are any changes. Try to put it into your body, I wonder if it will stay with me, hehe."
Xiao Cao's cheerful voice rang out. Thinking of the joyful things, she smiled to herself. She was in a very good mood, which could be said to be the most comfortable time in recent times.
"But... I don't know how."
Lin Yao wore a mournful face, his heart filled with both anticipation and regret. The scene was only fragmented; he knew the cauldron could shrink and then enter his stomach through his mouth, but he had no clue how to collect it. Although the blurry figure made a few hand seals and mumbled something incoherently, Lin Yao couldn't understand or see it clearly. He was completely clueless about both the hand seals and the incantations.
Collect the giant cauldron? Are you kidding me! Are you suggesting I pounce on it and bite it with my mouth?
“Oh…” Little Grass said with extreme disappointment, “Then let’s use ‘blood kinship test’, oh no, I mean ‘blood master test’, just like the old bat made a contract with the cauldron, that’s how it’s written in novels.”
Without waiting for Lin Yao's reply, the little grass immediately extended its tentacles, slashing Lin Yao's skin. Blood gushed out like a broken water pipe, being held up by the small pouch formed by the tentacles, and then poured into the cauldron.
The mouth of the tripod. No, that's not right!
The tripod shape is also incorrect!
Even after pouring it into the cauldron, there was still no reaction!
The tripod legs, the handles, and the bottom part of the tripod—circling the entire body—remained completely unresponsive. Even when the little grass smeared Lin Yao's blood on the three missing round holes and the remaining round hole, there was still no reaction; it simply left the dark blue tripod stained crimson, giving it a somewhat sinister appearance.
"It's no use..." the little grass cried out, "Yaoyao, it's no use..."
Lin Yao didn't reply. He immediately activated his medical true qi to stop the bleeding and repair the wound. Xiao Cao had actually cut the artery in her wrist. If the bleeding wasn't stopped, she might lose too much blood and fall into a coma. It was clear how worried Xiao Cao was about the cauldron.
"Ah! Yao Yao, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." Xiao Cao then realized that she had caused Lin Yao to lose too much blood.
Without blaming Xiaocao, Lin Yao sighed after finishing the work. Looking at the large cauldron, his expression was uncertain. He thought to himself that it would have been better if there hadn't been any lightning. With the ordinary pseudo-alchemy fire he used before, he could have succeeded with a lower-grade small alchemy furnace. Maybe he could have even sliced up the "Tai Sui King" and slowly refined it. Now he was stuck in this limbo, and the domestic and international situation had reached a critical point. Changes should not happen now, even if there might be more benefits in the future. Losing his alchemy ability now would have too great an impact. Who knew if he could survive the duel with "Chen Ai"?
"Yaoyao, let's refine pills! Let's refine pills!" Xiaocao exclaimed in surprise, losing her usual elegance and composure. "Maybe it will work."
"All right."
Lin Yao didn't waste any words, nor did he bother to close the basement door. He immediately formed a hand seal, releasing the electric light within his body. He began the initial steps of alchemy.
"Is it ready yet? I'm starting to add the ingredients."
The little grass eagerly observed the changes in the cauldron. It could vaguely see the lightning inside surging rapidly, and it felt much more active than when it was refining pills before. It immediately prepared to throw the raw materials that it had already rolled up into the cauldron.
"no!"
Lin Yao gritted his teeth and forced out the last hand seal for controlling the fire and gathering the essence. A bright, tiny ray of lightning instantly shot from the cauldron back to his finger. He then sat down abruptly on the ground. "That scared me to death! My true energy almost went haywire just now. I felt like I had a stitch in my side."
"What's the matter?"
"There's a strange energy inside the cauldron that's interfering with the flow of electricity. It almost absorbed all the electricity, but luckily I noticed it early and skipped the alchemy and fire control technique, using the pill-collecting and fire-collecting technique instead. Otherwise, the electricity might not even be mine anymore. It seems like this cauldron can absorb electricity!"
Lin Yao was still a little scared. Sweat beaded on his forehead in a short moment. He took a breath to calm down. "Xiao Cao, we might have to go get some spirit stones. It seems that the array or something inside the cauldron is working, but it's very unstable. I feel like I'm in a maze, and it's the kind of maze that keeps changing direction, like the eye of a storm. My mind is a little confused."
"Oh..." Little Grass sighed and threw the rolled-up herbs next to the cauldron, scattering them all over the ground. "Maybe so. Your cultivation level is a bit too low. Let's not try. If your divine sense is devoured, we're doomed. Let's go find some spirit stones!"
The two left the basement with little interest, not even bothering to wipe the bloodstains off the cauldron. After returning to the surface, they greeted Elder Yi Potian and asked him to stay in Beijing while they themselves took a plane to Xinjiang in their true forms.
There are still two areas of Tianchi Lake in Tianshan that the Grand Elder discovered had abnormal spiritual energy, but he didn't manage to get any spirit stones there. That would naturally be the first destination. In addition, there are the 97 volcanoes in the Tengchong Volcanic Geopark in Yunnan, which are also areas where spiritual energy of heaven and earth frequently gathers. However, the Grand Elder Yi Potian is even more at a loss because he cannot explore the underground hot springs and volcanoes at all. It would be good to let Xiaocao, whose abilities have been enhanced, try to explore them. Maybe he can get some spirit stones.
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