Chapter 2335 Back on the Ground
“Why do you have to guess? Just go and take a
look.”
Before he finished his sentence, Zhang Ruochen turned into a golden light and rushed into the huge black fog vortex.
29 drops of Dark s.p.a.ce-time Matter were taken away, and the danger of the fog vortex was greatly reduced. A moment later, Zhang Ruochen pa.s.sed through the dense lightning and the storm within a Dimensional Rift and reached the front of the small bronze cauldron.
The bronze cauldron looked small from afar. In fact, its body was taller than Zhang Ruochen and appeared rather ancient.
It had six legs; each had carvings of strange beast patterns. It was a beast clan that Zhang Ruochen had never seen before.
The body of the cauldron was flat and round, with hollow patterns.
The interior of the hollow patterns was emittng pitch-black brilliance and gas. The gas flowed and revealed a series of strange patterns, which looked like inscriptions and ancient characters.
Zhang Ruochen didn’t dare to be careless. He wrapped his palm with Divine Purification Flame and slowly reached forward.
Whoosh
The patterns in the form of black gas formed a wizardry barrier that blocked Zhang Ruochen’s palm.
A Dark Power that corroded flesh and blood made contact with the Divine Purification Flame in his palm, making a sizzling sound.
Zhang Ruochen quickly withdrew his palm. His eyes became serious, and he thought, ‘Just the gaseous patterns that spread out can block me and even corrode my Divine Purification Flame. What is the origin of this cauldron? What’s in it?’
Pan Ruo did not go into the black vortex. Instead, she moved her fingers, making predictions using Destiny Precepts.
The Destiny Precepts interweaved on the five snow-white fingers on her right hand. It was as if her palm had turned into a universe.
One of the powers of the Path of Fate was to peer into the secrets of heaven. It allowed the users to predict the past, future, life, death, and fortune.
Pan Ruo opened her eyes, and there was a look of surprise in them. She said, “It’s Hexadirection Cauldron. Strange, why is it here?”
“What’s the origin of this cauldron?” Zhang Ruochen asked.
Pan Ruo said, “Hexadirection Cauldron is a treasure of Lancern Ocean at a divine planet called Saxum.”
Saxum was one of the ten great ninth-grade planets of Stone Clan. Legend had it that it was a planet formed from the divine body of a famous figure in the history of Stone Clan after his death.
Although it was only a level-eight lifeform planet, it was very large. It was ten billion times larger than an ordinary lifeform planet. It could house at least ten trillion living beings. The number of planets of this size was very few in the entire universe.
A level-nine lifeform planet was even rarer. Its size was like a macroworld.
Lancern Ocean was one of the few major forces on Saxum. It was equivalent to the Xue Jue family’s position in b.l.o.o.d.ysky Clan and Mount Zulong’s in Kunlun.
Pan Ruo thought carefully and said, “The appearance of Hexadirection Cauldron probably has something to do with Immortal Blue Marrow. He was once the overlord of Lancern Ocean.”
“Hexadirection Cauldron is not as simple as a Regal Artifact. With Immortal Blue Marrow’s cultivation. Can he control such an artifact?” Zhang Ruochen asked.
Pan Ruo said, “You were once a Saint King, but you have several Supreme Artifacts. How do you explain that?”
“Maybe. Immortal Blue Marrow entered the Dark Star because of Hexadirection Cauldron. After all, this is the only place to hide from the deities’ predictions and perceptions.”
Zhang Ruochen shook his head lightly and asked no further questions. His gaze fell on Hexadirection Cauldron again, and he extended his hands at the same time.
As he mobilized Yin Yang Five-Element Saintwill, a Yin Yang Five-Element seal condensed between his hands. It rotated slowly and pressed toward the black gaseous patterns on the outer layer of Hexadirection Cauldron.
The power of Darkness wanted to swallow the Yin Yang Five-Element seal, but it was swept into the seal instead and transformed into Yin Yang energy and five-elemental Qi. “What a powerful Saintwill. It can transform the power of Darkness. Doesn’t that mean that all types of power in the world are transformable? “The Grade Two Saintwill is so powerful. No matter what price I have to pay, I must cultivate it.” Pan Ruo took a deep breath, her eyes piercing with strong resolution.
Zhang Ruochen arrived in front of Hexadirection Cauldron and slapped the lid.
Bang!
The lid s.h.i.+fted, and a finger-wide crack appeared.
A dark blue light gushed out of the crack, accompanied by a strong power fluctuation. The light was like a divine sword. It slashed at Zhang Ruochen and sent him flying.
The Yin Yang Five-Element seal blocked the dark blue light. Zhang Ruochen was not hurt.
“The smell… It’s the smell of elixir. Could it be… that Immortal Blue Marrow is refining pills with the power of Darkness, Dimension, and Time?” Zhang Ruochen looked confused.
He quickly denied this guess because he sensed the fragrance contained the aura of Blue Marrow Star.
“It’s not Immortal Blue Marrow refining pills, but someone has refined him! No wonder there is no Saint Source inside Blue Marrow Star. Even his Saint Soul and the second human form were dismembered.”
The thought sent Zhang Ruochen cold s.h.i.+vers from his head to his feet.
Was there another creature in the Dark Star that was more powerful than Immortal Blue Marrow?
Zhang Ruochen looked around in the darkness, trying to keep calm.
Now, the best way was to leave quietly without touching Hexadirection Cauldron.
However, thinking of Hexadirection Cauldron in front of him, wouldn’t it be a waste if he didn’t take it? Zhang Ruochen was in a dilemma in making the right decision.
Pan Ruo stood outside the black vortex and waited quietly.
Whoosh
Zhang Ruochen put Hexadirection Cauldron into Violet Gourd. He spread ten golden wings and flew out of the vortex, approaching Pan Ruo quickly. “What’s in the cauldron? I thought I smelled a pill fragrance,” Pan Ruo asked.
“Don’t ask questions. Let’s get out of here first.”
Zhang Ruochen did not explain much to her. He fully activated Violet Gourd’s Supreme Inscriptions, used his Supreme Power to resist the pulling power of the Dark Star, and flew up.
The world Inside the Dark Star wasn’t really vast. It was an illusion of s.p.a.ce expansion. After staying here for ten years, Zhang Ruochen had a.n.a.lyzed the dimensional structure inside the Dark Star. No matter how vast the s.p.a.ce was, it couldn’t trap him.
Ten years had pa.s.sed inside the Dark Star, but only a short while had pa.s.sed outside.
“Why did Pan Ruo jump in? Is she trying to kill Zhang Ruochen while he’s heavily injured?”
Wu Jiang flew to the edge of the dark catacombs. His tattered body was rea.s.sembled. At least no obvious wounds were visible on him.
The Dark Star was very dangerous inside.
He was hesitating whether or not to chase after them.
“Forget it. I’ll wait until my injuries are healed before I go in and search for Pan Ruo.”
Wu Jiang’s Spiritual Power spread to the direction where Lord Xia Yu, the Saint Devourer, and Saint Lord Zuo Mu were fighting, and a cold smile appeared on his face. He muttered to himself, “I can take care of them first. The Pleiades Lotus is very powerful, so I have to get it. Eh? The catacombs are emitting a purple-gold light…”
Whoosh
Violet Gourd flew out of the ground and into the sky.
Wu Jiang’s sharp eyes could clearly see Zhang Ruochen and Pan Ruo standing on the Gourd. He had all kinds of questions in his heart.
Why did they fly up right after jumping down?
Where was Lord Sinluo?
Why was Pan Ruo on Violet Gourd? Violet Gourd flew 10,000 meters above the ground and stopped.
Pan Ruo left the Gourd and flew into the distance. She said coldly, “Zhang Ruochen, sooner or later, I will take revenge for today’s humiliation.”
Zhang Ruochen frowned slightly. He immediately understood why she had said such strange words.
Ignoring her, Zhang Ruochen had a strong foreboding in his heart. He used his Spiritual Power to send a voice transmission to Lord Xia Yu and the Saint Devourer. “Forget about Saint Lord Zuo Mu. Let’s go.”
Lord Xia Yu and the Saint Devourer turned into two beautiful streaks and flew to Zhang Ruochen.
“Master, you have recovered. Why don’t you take this opportunity to kill Saint Lord Zuo Mu?” The Saint Devourer asked.
Lord Xia Yu glanced in the direction where Pan Ruo had flown, “Zhang Ruochen, no matter how talented you are or how strong you are, women will always be your biggest weakness,” she said sarcastically. “Sooner or later, you will die from women.”
Hearing what Pan Ruo said, Lord Xia Yu naturally thought that Zhang Ruochen did not kill her because he liked her beauty.
She thought of Zhang Ruochen’s past misdeeds and was very angry. She thought that Zhang Ruochen had neglected the important mission. If she had killed Pan Ruo just now, Lady Wind would have been able to secure the Scioness position. It would be of great benefit to Immortal Vampires.
“It’s just Pan Ruo. She won’t be able to do much even if I let her live. Don’t meddle in my affairs.”
Zhang Ruochen stared at Lord Xia Yu as he said this.
His gaze was calm, but it was intimidating.
Lord Xia Yu felt as if her entire body was being p.r.i.c.ked by needles when she met Zhang Ruochen’s gaze. She swallowed the words that she was about to blurt.
At this moment, Zhang Ruochen made her feel a trace of awe. She did not dare to take the risk.
“One look from him can make me feel great pressure. This guy must have made a huge breakthrough in his cultivation.” Lord Xia Yu was very depressed; she felt that it would be difficult for her to maintain her royal bearing in front of Zhang Ruochen in the future.
At the same time, she was also very curious about how powerful Zhang Ruochen was now?
Wu Jiang flew into the sky in anger and confronted Zhang Ruochen. He said in a deep voice, “Zhang Ruochen, what did you do to Her Highness?”
Zhang Ruochen had always disliked Wu Jiang. He was in a hurry to leave, so he said coldly, “What happened between me and Her Highness has nothing to do with you?”
“You are looking for death!”
Wu Jiang was full of killing intent. He took out Myriad Curse Bead and chanted incantations.
Myriad Curse Bead was like a talisman engraved with all kinds of curses. One only needed to use the incantations to trigger the curses.
With Myriad Curse Bead, the power of the curses would become even stronger.
In an instant, the bead gave off a boundless evil light. Countless curses flew out: Bloodsucking curses, dark light curses, heart-breaking curses, boundless curses, forgetting curses, and many more. Dozens of types of curses flew toward Zhang Ruochen, Lord Xia Yu, and the Saint Devourer at the same time.
The Saint Devourer was Zhang Ruochen’s parasitic plant, so it knew that Zhang Ruochen’s injuries had recovered. However, Wu Jiang didn’t know that.
The Saint Devourer and Lord Xia Yu were about to attack, but Zhang Ruochen stopped them. “Step back. I’ll do it.”
Whoosh
Zhang Ruochen’s hands spun. White flame radiated from his ten fingers. The flame interweaved into a huge millstone. It grew bigger and bigger. Dense flaming font characters appeared on the millstone.
It was the Thousand-Koan Saint Technique he had practiced in the Dark Star: Blood Grind Ember.
This move was what Zhang Ruochen had seen in Sevenstar Imperial Palace. Before becoming a G.o.d, WarG.o.d Bloodximius had practiced to the tenth level. Zhang Ruochen had only successfully practiced to the seventh level. In the next moment, the Yin Yang Five-Element Saintwill was also activated by Zhang Ruochen. It merged with the huge flaming millstone. The monstrous flames lit up the darkness within a thousand miles, releasing hot energy.