Chapter 1963: Virtual Emperor Cauldron

“You know, that was just something from back then; what’s the point of bringing it up now? Although my cultivation has progressed, it’s completely insignificant compared to that person’s. To cultivate from the Deity Transformation stage to the mid-Body Integration stage in over a thousand years—such astonishing speed—few in the entire human race, from ancient times to now, have been able to achieve that. I don’t know how he cultivates,” Xu Qianyu said, shaking her head, her tone a little desolate.

“Since Senior Han possesses such great powers, Aunt, why didn’t you try to persuade him to stay? With his help, the task we need to accomplish would be foolproof,” another woman said suddenly after a moment of silence.

“Although the three of us are separated from Lord Blood Spirit, the Lord personally instructed us that the task we must undertake is crucial for the return of our Ice Soul Ancestor. Not many even in the Xu family know about this vital matter. While Senior Han has shown kindness to our Xu family, we cannot reveal the full truth of this affair to him. Besides, Senior Han has already driven away those rogue cultivators, so this place should be temporarily safe. We just need to act quickly to retrieve the item and rejoin Lord Blood Spirit. For now, it’s best not to create any further complications!” Xu Qianyu said, her eyes glinting several times as she became somewhat calmer.

Hearing Xu Qianyu’s words, the other two women exchanged glances and nodded.

“Alright, let’s go down again,” Xu Qianyu said, pondering for a moment before raising her brows and re-entering the room.

With serious expressions, the other two women naturally followed closely behind.

At the same time, in an underground cave countless miles away, a charming woman in blood-colored armor withdrew an ice blade, flashing with an eerie bloody glow, from the body of a high-ranking demon with disheveled hair.

The tall demon’s corpse fell heavily to the ground with a thud, its eyes dull and lifeless like those of a dead fish.

On the cave floor lay two other dark demon corpses, unmoving, each covered in a layer of deep blue frost.

The woman expressionlessly glanced at the demon corpses, then moved swiftly along a narrow passage, flying deeper into the cave.

After several turns and descending a few more layers underground, a seemingly ordinary stone wall appeared before the woman.

The charming woman’s eyes lit up. With a flick of her wrist, a flash of green light appeared in her hand, and a small, green cauldron mysteriously emerged.

Spinning around, the small cauldron immediately grew to over ten feet tall, its surface shrouded in a hazy green light, with faint phantoms of flowers, birds, insects, and fish appearing on it.

It was precisely the Void Heaven Cauldron that Han Li had relied on in the past.

And this charming woman in blood-colored armor was, of course, the Blood Spirit avatar, formed from the Blood Soul of the Ice Soul Fairy.

After being separated from the Xu family members by the demon army, she unexpectedly appeared here, even managing to kill the three high-ranking demons one by one using some mysterious method.

It seemed she had led her pursuers into this underground cave not out of desperation, but with another purpose in mind.

The moment Blood Spirit summoned the Void Heaven Cauldron, she immediately began to chant, her five jade-like fingers continuously flicking towards the massive cauldron.

After a few "puffs," several green spell formations shot out, disappearing into the cauldron in a flash.

Immediately, the massive cauldron hummed loudly and trembled. Its lid shot skyward, circled, and vanished into the void.

Then, with a flash of green light from within the cauldron, several green runes surged out, transforming into ancient characters the size of dippers in a flicker.

These ancient characters aligned in a row, brightly illuminated, then scattered into points of green light that shot towards the stone wall before her.

A muffled "rumbling" sound echoed!

The moment the green lights merged into the stone wall, its surface layer seemed to instantly weather into dust, revealing an ancient bronze gate. Several shimmering silver prohibition talismans were affixed to its surface!

“Indeed, it’s completely intact; no one discovered this place. It seems the original body’s foresight in leaving this contingency was truly wise,” Blood Spirit muttered to herself, her beautiful eyes sweeping over the gate, the coldness on her face softening with a hint of joy.

Then, the woman flicked her finger, and a gust of wind, "whoosh," struck the cauldron wall again.

A clear chime immediately emanated from the small cauldron, and a stream of green aura sprayed forth, sweeping towards the ancient bronze gate.

The silver runes on the gate silently peeled off the instant the green aura swept over them.

"Creak!"

The ancient bronze gate slowly opened on its own.

With a flash of blood-red light, Blood Spirit unhesitatingly transformed into a startling rainbow of escape light and vanished into the gate.

As she passed the massive cauldron, a flash of light, and the green cauldron vanished.

Beyond the gate was a somewhat dim hall.

It was quite spacious, several acres in size, but entirely empty except for a single square stone table quietly standing there.

And on the stone table was another small cauldron.

It also gleamed with green light, its surface adorned with exquisite patterns, and at first glance, it bore a striking seven or eight-tenths resemblance to the Void Heaven Cauldron!

The blood-red light receded, and Blood Spirit's figure appeared before the stone table, reaching out to grasp the small cauldron.

A ball of green light flew up and was effortlessly captured in her hand.

Blood Spirit held the small cauldron in one hand, bringing it before her eyes, and a look of delight appeared on her cold face.

“Void Heaven Cauldron, Void Spirit Cauldron, Void Emperor Cauldron! Hmph, those fellows probably don't know that before setting off, this fairy coincidentally replicated another precious cauldron. This Void Emperor Cauldron's effectiveness far surpasses the previous two. With this, I finally have one of the keys to re-enter that place. Once the demon tribulation recedes, I can set off for the Thunderclap Continent again!” Blood Spirit murmured, and with a flash of spiritual light in her hand, the small green cauldron vanished without a trace.

Following this, the woman showed no intention of lingering in the hall. She rubbed her hands together, then swept them outwards.

A thunderous roar erupted as countless blood-colored lightning bolts and flames surged from her palms, transforming into a torrent of lightning that furiously struck the surrounding walls.

In an instant, the entire hall was engulfed by the blood-colored electrical light, and the surrounding stone walls shattered inch by inch.

As the woman transformed into a blood-red rainbow and shot out of the gate, the entire hall collapsed with a tremendous roar.

A short while later, the blood-red rainbow suddenly appeared above a desolate dirt mound on the surface. After circling once, it identified a direction and shot away through the air.

Its direction, surprisingly, was precisely towards the small city where Xu Qianyu and the other two women were located.

A month later, Han Li hovered high in the sky, observing a battle below with an icy expression, his gaze like frost.

Below, at a low altitude of over a thousand feet, hundreds of demons clad in purple armor and marked with strange demonic tattoos were relentlessly attacking dozens of cultivators.

The weakest of these demons had cultivation levels above the Nascent Soul stage, and the two tallest leading demons had even reached the mid-Deity Transformation stage, clearly indicating they were elites among the demon race!

The human cultivators besieged by the demons wore similar attire, yet comprised men, women, old, and young, with widely varying cultivation levels. The youngest few, mere boys and girls, were only at the Foundation Establishment stage, while the most powerful, a white-bearded old man, was already a cultivator at the late-Deity Transformation stage.

They were clearly from the same sect or noble family!

Most of these individuals were Core Formation stage cultivators. Thus, although the old man was desperately holding the line and had the group form a rather profound spell formation, they were still largely at a disadvantage against the demon elites, their situation extremely precarious.

The leading white-bearded old man, while activating a large seal-shaped treasure, took in the dire situation of his side, his face filled with despair.

This time, encountering so many elite demons, even if he managed to escape with his life, his disciples and family members would likely not survive.

Thinking this, the old man felt a surge of desperation. He opened his mouth and spat a ball of vital blood onto the large seal, then repeatedly tapped it with his fingers.

The white seal immediately gave rise to sounds of wind and thunder. After a flash, a faint white flood dragon emerged from it, spitting lightning and fire, charging directly towards the two leading demons.

How could those two high-ranking demons not realize their opponent was fighting for his life? They immediately sneered, retracted their dark greatswords, formed a hand seal, and with a "poof" behind them, each manifested a giant phantom of a demonic bird.

With a deer's head and a bat's body, they appeared exceptionally ferocious!

The moment the two phantom demonic birds appeared, they each let out a strange cry as they stretched their necks, then instantly surged out from behind the two demons, spitting demonic energy, and engaged in a fierce battle with the white flood dragon phantom.

Together, they created a temporary stalemate.

During this brief delay, the spell formation formed by the human cultivators finally began to show signs of collapse under the relentless, storm-like assault of the demons.

The human cultivators cried out in alarm, their faces drained of color.

The leading old man, enraged and alarmed, let out a great shout, suddenly slapped his head, and was about to release his Nascent Soul to fight to the death. Just then, a cold snort echoed from above!

Although the sound was not loud, it was bone-chilling. The moment it reached the ears of both sides, it felt as if a bolt of lightning had suddenly thundered in their minds, causing both humans and demons to turn pale and their bodies to sway unstably.

A clear, resounding chime erupted! From where the cold snort originated, a hazy green orb of light suddenly burst forth, and a human figure vaguely emerged within it.

The figure merely flicked its sleeve downwards, and hundreds of green rays shot out, transforming into hundreds of dazzling sword lights in a flash.

These sword lights briefly circled in the high sky before shooting downwards. However, after a flicker, the sky full of sword lights suddenly vanished in the void, as if everything before had been merely an illusion!

But the next moment, fluctuations appeared directly above the hundreds of demons, and numerous green flying swords flashed out like specters, erupting with dazzling light as they encircled these demons.

Screams erupted!

The demons were instantly engulfed by the hazy green sword light, their bodies transforming into countless pieces in a flash. Not even their deeply hidden Nascent Souls were spared, being instantly shredded by the sword light.

Large patches of blood mist scattered near the human cultivators, and a thick, bloody stench instantly permeated the entire space.