"Take this with you; you'll need it soon."
Han Li instinctively caught the jade bottle, but before he could react, he heard a commotion outside. Without a doubt, the old monsters who were fighting had already decided their victor.
"Senior..." Han Li turned around to look for Lu Xuan, but found that Lu Xuan was nowhere to be seen in the main hall.
It was only then that Han Laomo realized what Lu Xuan meant by saying that they would use the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk soon.
During his previous adventures, Han Li obtained a map of the Void Heaven Palace. Although it wasn't comprehensive, it did point out some other routes.
Without hesitation, he broke through the restrictions and disappeared from the main hall. But unfortunately, the first person to rush in, the Yin Ancestor, saw his back.
After teleporting, Han Laomo immediately destroyed the other teleportation array. Then, without looking back, he fled the Void Heaven Palace, leaving behind only a group of powerless and furious old men from both the righteous and demonic paths.
He had the Void Heaven Cauldron and the Heaven-Mending Pill, and even obtained a top-grade treasure like the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Milk. Naturally, Old Demon Han was in high spirits.
However, Lu Xuan's presence always made him somewhat uneasy. The other party seemed to vaguely know his biggest secret. Fortunately, for some reason, the man didn't force himself on him. But ultimately, this matter lingered in Han Laomo's mind, refusing to dissipate.
As for the spiritual herbs the other party requested, that was also a problem. Although he could manually adjust the age of the herbs, he had never even heard of them before. Naturally, he had no way of cultivating them.
Fortunately, the other party made a very peculiar request. They would only come to ask for it when he reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
Han Laomo had little confidence in his aptitude. Even with the Palm Heaven Bottle, he didn't think he could advance to the Nascent Soul stage, so he quickly buried the idea deep in his heart.
However, Han Laomo's carefree days didn't last long. A shocking piece of news spread through the Chaotic Star Sea: the righteous and demonic factions were joining forces to hunt him down.
This was utterly absurd to Han Laomo. He had clearly escaped beforehand, so how did the blame end up falling entirely on him?
Unlike the original story, Hoshimiya didn't issue a warrant for his arrest this time. However, it's not very meaningful, because theoretically, being hit by an atomic bomb and being hit by a hydrogen bomb should feel about the same.
From that day on, Han Li officially changed his name to Han Paopao (Han the Runner). Lu Xuan, upon hearing the news, burst into wild laughter.
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Chapter 511 The Appearance of the Void Heaven Cauldron
Having acquired three extraordinary treasures in a row, Lu Xuan was naturally in a good mood.
Meanwhile, inside the Lingbao Pavilion in the inner hall, a great battle had already begun.
The Void Heaven Cauldron still hadn't been pulled out. That old devil Han had concealed the fact that he possessed two Blood Jade Spiders. He only released one to help Ancestor Jiyin and the others pull the Void Heaven Cauldron. Ultimately, it failed. However, it wasn't entirely without reward.
Because when he pried open the Void Heaven Cauldron, its lid was opened. More than one spiritual light flew out from it. Clearly, it was a spiritual elixir or treasure from inside the Void Heaven Cauldron.
Aside from the Void Heaven Cauldron, these were the most valuable items here. The old men, seeing this, naturally couldn't stand it. Whether it was elixirs or spiritual treasures, they absolutely wouldn't let anyone else have them. Therefore, a fight broke out immediately.
A battle between Nascent Soul cultivators was naturally beyond the capabilities of Han Li and his few Golden Core cultivators. After exchanging blows with several of the opposing disciples, they noticed that the Nascent Soul cultivators had moved their fighting elsewhere. A fierce glint flashed across Han Li's face, and he instantly transformed into the Demonic Old Man Han.
Without a word, the Evil-Repelling Divine Lightning blasted Xuan Gu Shangren into dust. After the battle, only Han Li remained in the entire Spirit Treasure Pavilion. However, he couldn't leave directly, because if he went out through the entrance, he would inevitably be blocked by that group of old monsters. He couldn't defeat any of them.
However, Han Laomo was Han Laomo after all; he didn't just want to leave. He also wanted to take the Void Heaven Cauldron with him. So, he directly released a second Blood Jade Spider.
For some reason, compared to the last time, Han Li felt that this time the treasure retrieval would take an extremely long time. Every inch of the spider silk seemed to take a considerable amount of time to pull.
This made Han Li anxious. What if those old devils returned from their meal early? That would be terrible.
However, after waiting and waiting, he didn't see the other old demons. Instead, he encountered an unfamiliar figure. A quick scan with his divine sense revealed that the person was the Core Formation stage cultivator he felt somewhat familiar with, but was certain he had never seen before.
"Tsk tsk tsk! A second Blood Jade Spider. What do you think will happen if those old guys outside find out you have a second Blood Jade Spider?"
Old Demon Han wanted to abandon the Void Heaven Cauldron and use the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder to kill this person. However, the Void Heaven Cauldron had already been shaken, and he was reluctant to give it up. Crucially, he didn't sense any malice from this person.
"What exactly are you plotting, fellow Daoist?"
"Hehe." Lu Xuan didn't speak, but instead released two ice silkworms, which, together with Han Li's blood jade spider, pulled the Void Heaven Cauldron.
Han Li was overjoyed upon seeing him, but he was also secretly on guard. He believed that he was no less capable in combat than any cultivator below the Nascent Soul stage. However, for some reason, he felt uneasy facing this Core Formation stage cultivator.
With their combined efforts, the two successfully retrieved the Void Heaven Cauldron.
The top of the blue flames finally revealed the entrance to the cave, and a huge blue flower bloomed again, transforming the entire tower back into a world of blue ice.
The Void Heaven Cauldron is flat and round, with two handles and three legs. It is about four feet tall and about ten feet in diameter, which is not very large.
The top has a slightly convex circular lid, and the surrounding area is carved with various scenes such as insects, fish, beasts, and numerous mountains, rivers, trees, etc. Although it looks simple and rough, it is lifelike and even gives Han Li a sense of the wild and ancient atmosphere.
As soon as the cauldron appeared at the cave entrance, it began to hum slightly, and the sound grew louder and louder. At the same time, the blue ice flames surrounding the cauldron also surged and grew several times larger with a few "whoosh" sounds.
Lu Xuan and Han Li, who were originally standing near the cave entrance, almost simultaneously changed their expressions and hurriedly flew backward.
Even Lu Xuan had to admit that the Azure Ice Flame, which had been nurtured for countless years, was indeed a powerful divine ability that could pose a threat to him. Therefore, he and Han Li took cover for a while.
The entire area of the altar, spanning more than ten zhang in radius, was completely frozen under the pale blue light.
Apart from the slowly flickering flame at the cave entrance, only the Blood Jade Spider and the two Ice Silkworms not far from the entrance were still moving freely. Everything else was completely frozen. If Lu Xuan and Han Li had flown away even a little later, they would have been frozen inside as well.
At this moment, the altar seemed to be encased within a giant blue crystal.
"How are we supposed to retrieve this treasure?" Old Demon Han stood there dumbfounded. He hadn't expected such a grand spectacle after the Void Heaven Cauldron appeared.
"Treasure? Fellow Daoist, you still don't understand. This Azure Ice Flame is an extraordinary treasure in itself." Lu Xuan said, taking out an ice box that emitted an extremely cold power. He used his strength to forcibly capture a ball of Azure Ice Flame and sealed it in the ice box.
Han Li watched with envy. After all, he had noticed before that even those Nascent Soul stage monsters dared not easily touch this blue flame. But unfortunately, this thing clearly required a container made of special materials to preserve it. He had not prepared such a container.
But then, something surprising happened. Lu Xuan suddenly tossed him a jade box that emanated a chilling aura.
"Everyone who sees it gets a share, so you should take some too. If you can master this supernatural power, it will be enough to crush those old monsters once you advance to the Nascent Soul stage."
"...Thank you, fellow Daoist." After hesitating for a long time, Old Demon Han accepted the ice box. Then, he tried to collect a ball of Azure Ice Flame, just like Lu Xuan had done. But embarrassingly, Lu Xuan could forcibly imprison the Azure Ice Flame with a wave of his right hand. Old Demon Han thought it would be simple, but he found it impossible when he tried it himself.