Chapter 93: The Ten Directions Cauldron

  Lishan, a beautiful mountain.

  At the top of the mountain, the fragrance of cinnabar wafted out, a perfectly round elixir fell to the ground and then transformed into a pool of cinnabar water, seeping into the earth.

  In the midst of a burst-open mountain body, a transparent small tripod emitted a hazy light.

  The body of the tripod is transparent, like crystal, and the power of the five elements of heaven and earth converges inside.

  No one manipulates, no one injects the vital energy to refine it, and the power of heaven and earth will naturally condense.

  At the foot of the mountain, several figures rushed over quickly.

  "Hurry, hurry, the treasure is born! Zhao Xu, hurry up."

  "Yes, Master."

  Zhao Xu gritted his teeth and desperately accelerated his speed.

  He held a stone statue in his hand, half a meter high, with the head of a dragon, the body of a tiger, the tail of a leopard, fish scales, and its eyes tightly closed, with a ferocious face.

  An old man at the forefront, with a fierce glow in his eyes. He was Zhao Xu's master, known as Bamboo Old Ghost, a Qi Refining Master within the Martial Academy.

  Everyone thought that this time's three-colored Dan Lei was caused by the old bamboo ghost refining the elixir, but no one thought that it actually had nothing to do with the old bamboo ghost.

  With his own disciples in tow, Bamboo Old Ghost charged towards the top of Mount Li like a madman.

  At last, Zhū Lǎo Guǐ arrived at the mountain top. The scattered rocks and the exploded mountain body could not stop his footsteps.

  "Where, where! I've been stuck in this dump for over a decade just waiting for this day, don't you dare tell me my judgment is off."

  His gaze swept back and forth, and the several disciples following behind Zhu Lao Gui also desperately searched.

  Including Zhao Xu, the light in their eyes was all green, just like a starving wolf searching for its own food.

  Suddenly, a small crystal tripod appeared in the line of sight of Bamboo Old Ghost.

  In an instant, Zhū Lǎo Guǐ's eyes widened.

  His face was distorted and every inch of his muscles was trembling all over his body.

  "Ten Directions Cauldron!"

  Bamboo Old Ghost walked towards the small cauldron like a lost soul, and with his cultivation as a Qi Refiner, he was actually tripped by a stubborn rock under his feet, stumbling and almost falling to the ground.

  Several of his disciples saw their master find something and hurried over.

  Five masters stood before the small tripod, while the surrounding mountains slowly recovered, covering the entire Wudang Academy's array to help Rui Mountain return to its original state.

  Zhu Lao Gui waved his hand, and a stream of yuanqi containing the five elements of heaven and earth burst into the air, causing the heavenly powers around him to solidify for a moment.

  His actions directly slowed down the recovery speed of the Great Array.

  Zhao Xu stepped forward, took a deep breath, and controlled his emotions before saying: "Master, is this the Ten Sides Cauldron you were talking about?"

  "Good, it's the one. Gathering the power of heaven and earth from all directions, seizing the five elements to condense the elixir. A truly authentic alchemical furnace. No need for human control, it can refine elixirs on its own with the power of heaven and earth. If it falls into the hands of a powerful alchemist, nothing in heaven or earth cannot be refined. Ordinary medicinal materials go in, one spiritual elixir comes out. Possessing strong refining abilities, after refinement, it can be absorbed into the body, also becoming a magical artifact, condensing and practicing the primordial energy, offense and defense as one."

  The light in Zhū Lǎo Guǐ's eyes grew more and more intense, almost as if his eyes were about to spew fire.

  The disciples standing behind him were constantly inhaling cold air. Such a rare cauldron, who wouldn't want to get it? As long as one is a Qi Refining Master, seeing it would make them admire and go crazy for it.

  "Let me take it out then."

  Zhao Xu put down the puppet and stepped forward with big strides, stretching out his hand to touch the Ding of Ten Directions.

  But in the next moment, the power of the five elements of heaven and earth flowing inside the Ten Sides Cauldron suddenly transformed into five rays of light, striking Zhao Xu's palm.

  Zhao Xu's whole body was like being struck by thunder, flying backwards for three feet, his arm dislocated, and letting out a miserable howl.

  The rest of the disciples stared in shock, only to see Zhao Xu's arm bones shatter inch by inch, with blood and water gushing out from his pores.

  Zhao Xu, who was on the verge of fainting from the pain, hastily pulled out a bottle of dan medicine from his bosom and poured it into his mouth as if he were eating sugar beans.

  "Foolish!"

  The old bamboo ghost spoke up.

  "The Ten Directions Cauldron was left behind by the Ten Directions Immortal three hundred years ago, how could it be so easy for you to take away. If I'm not mistaken, this Ten Directions Cauldron should be an object of the Ten Directions Immortal's Feather Transformation Mansion, as long as I recover this cauldron, I can also obtain various relics left behind by the Ten Directions Immortal."

  Saying so, Zhu Lao Gui called out behind him: "Dan Kui come."

  The five-colored yuanqi was released and injected into the stone statue's body.

  The stone statue, which had been stagnant for a long time, suddenly burst into radiance in its eyes and came back to life in an instant.

  With a flick of its tail, it pounced forward with a loud tiger's roar. Zhu Lao Gui pointed at the Ten Directions Cauldron. The Four-Non-Image stone statue directly pounced over and bit down on the Ten Directions Cauldron.

  The transparent Ten Sides Cauldron continuously releases the power of the five elements of heaven and earth to impact the stone statue. However, as a stone statue composed of stones, it has no meridians and no pain perception, so the destructive power of the five elements on it is not great. Little by little, the stone statue pulls the Ten Sides Cauldron outwards, while its body continuously bursts with falling rocks.

  The old bamboo ghost stood behind the stone statue, constantly pouring in powerful repairs to restore the stone statue.

  "All disciples, come and assist."

  A loud shout, and several disciples behind him hastily stepped forward, releasing their yuanqi.

  The light of the Five Elements swirled around the mountain top, surging and flowing. Even Zhao Xu, who was injured in his arm, stood up to help release his own power.

  This is a war of attrition, whoever loosens their grip first will be the loser.

  At this time, in the sky above, Xiangshan Yuan's Shentu Shizun had already arrived.

  Gazing down through the clouds, furrowing his brow, Shentu Shizun looked at Zhao Xu and others who were busy, muttering: "What are these people up to?"

  The whole spirit of Zhū Lǎo Guǐ was concentrated and did not notice Shēn Tǔ's arrival. But at this moment, Shēn Tǔ's voice sounded in Zhū Lǎo Guǐ's ear.

  "Bamboo old ghost, what are you doing?"

  Bamboo Old Ghost was startled and his hand shook, causing a surge of yuanqi to flow out, instantly adding another wound to Shi Kui's body.

  Gritting his teeth, Zhu Lao Gui said: "I'm in the middle of refining a Ding tripod. Shentu, is that you? Can you lend me a hand?"

  Shen Tu spoke out: "Was it you who brought about the three-colored Dan Lei just now? If you give me that spiritual dan, I can help you a bit."

  "Zhu Lao Gui gritted his teeth and said: 'The Ling Dan is gone, but you can choose any of the nine-grade elixirs.'"

  Shen Tu shook his head in disappointment and flew away. He had no interest in the things that the Alchemist had to offer, since he didn't have the Spirit Dan he wanted. He might as well go back and continue cultivating instead.

  The old bamboo ghost's eyes flashed with light. As a Qi refining master, it was false to say that the spiritual elixir didn't exist. He had several spiritual elixirs in his hand, but they were all very useful and couldn't be given to Shen Tu.

  Looking up at Shen Tui leaving, Zhu Lao Gui smiled slightly.

  He's gone, anyway, he didn't expect these warriors from the Martial Arts Academy to help him.

  He dares to come and seize the treasure directly with his own disciples, mainly because in the Martial Arts Academy, only he and his disciples are cultivators of internal energy, while others are martial artists. Even if they see the Ten Sides Cauldron, they won't dare to take an interest, otherwise the Ten Sides Cauldron wouldn't have been hidden here for hundreds of years without being taken away.

  No one competes, no need to worry about ownership of treasures, it's undoubtedly the best thing.

  If it were in a place with more Qi Refiners, he probably wouldn't have been the one to take this Ten Directions Cauldron.

  With a smile at the corner of his mouth, Zhū Lǎo Guǐ gathered his mind and increased the output of his yuanqi. Suddenly, the speed at which Shí Kuì pulled out the Ten Directions Cauldron accelerated by several degrees.

  。。。。。

  After a while, at the foot of the mountain, Lu Fan and others also barely arrived.

  It was still thanks to Lu Fan's guidance that they didn't go astray. Han Feng kept saying all the way that Lu Fan had a dog nose and couldn't smell the fragrance of Dan Xiang, but Lu Fan led them forward with determination. Not one step did they stray.

  Their speed was not slow, and the four of them had good cultivation. With their full strength, they could be described as swift and fierce. However, as the saying goes, "a horse dies on a distant mountain", although the distance didn't seem far, they still ran for quite a while.

  Standing at the foot of the mountain, Han Feng looked up.

  "What's going on up there, are they still refining elixirs? The five-colored light is so dense. I've heard that Qi Refiners all have great treasures with them and piles of elixirs in their hands. Lu Fan, my junior brother, do you think we can ask him to lend us some elixirs first, preferably spiritual elixirs? After a few years, or even ten years, when we become successful, we'll return it to him several times over."

  Han Feng rubbed his hands together, with a look of eager anticipation on his face.

  Chu Xing bluntly interrupted his fantasy, saying: "Borrow dan medicine? Never heard of such a thing from ancient times to the present. Do you think all Qi Refiners are easy to talk to? I knew a Qi Refiner in my family before, and that temper was something else."

  It seemed as if they had thought of something unpleasant in the past, and both Chu Xing and Chu Tian's faces changed slightly.

  "Han Fen sighed and said, 'If all the Qi-refining masters were as easy to talk to as Lu Fan, I'd be able to get a few bottles of Dan medicine with just a casual request.'"

  Lu Fan smiled and didn't say much.

  Chu Xing and Chu Tian heard that Lu Fan had actually thrown a few bottles of elixir to Han Feng, and their faces suddenly turned strange.

  Chu Xing said in a low voice, "Lu Fan, are you from some wealthy family or something? Are they short of hands? Otherwise, wait until I graduate and I'll go with you to mix."

  Lu Fan awkwardly said: "Everyone, brothers, haven't we gone off track. Let's first go to the top of the mountain and take a look."

  Chu Tian nodded and said, "Indeed. I've heard that when the elixir reaches a certain level, even if it's just a whiff from a distance away, it can be greatly beneficial to people. Let's see if we'll have this kind of luck this time."

  The four of them rushed quickly towards the top of the mountain. The closer they got, the clearer they could see the flow of Heaven and Earth's power at the summit.

  Lu Fan was slightly puzzled in his heart, generally speaking, once a dan medicine is successfully refined, it should be time to stop working and conserve energy.

  Moreover, the power of heaven and earth on the mountain top does not seem to be alchemy, but rather like a battle.

  What's going on? Just finished practicing and started fighting already?

  With all sorts of doubts, Lu Fan and others rushed to the top of the mountain.

  At a glance, Lu Fan saw from afar the people who were fighting against the Ten Sides Cauldron, including Zhu Lao Gui.

  At this moment, Shi Kui let out a loud roar and pulled the Ding of All Directions completely out from under the ground.

  A terrifying force suddenly emerged from under the Ten Directions Cauldron. Lu Fan only saw a dark shadow rushing towards him.

  Han Feng let out a loud roar: "Ri........"

  The next moment, all the people on the mountain top disappeared without a trace.