Chapter 647: Virtual Heaven Cauldron, Small Bottle, Supreme Spiritual Treasure

**Volume Five: Renowned in All Directions**

Seeing that Han Li did not immediately refuse, the silver-haired elder was secretly pleased and spoke with even greater sincerity:

"Fellow Daoist, rest assured. Although we hold the title of Grand Elder within the sect, we actually don't need to do anything, nor are we burdened by worldly affairs. We merely serve as a deterrent. You would be completely free to focus on your own matters. Furthermore, each year, disciples of the sect will offer us thousands of spirit stones for our cultivation. If we have any special needs, such as spirit herbs or materials, we can instruct the disciples below to procure them, without needing to exert ourselves in searching. In summary, as an elder of our Falling Cloud Sect, your treatment will absolutely not be less than in any other sect."

"My Senior Brother is right," the cultivator surnamed Lu slowly added, persuading him. "And although Brother Han has successfully formed his Nascent Soul and entered the Nascent Soul stage, you must still be quite unfamiliar and bewildered when it comes to refining the Nascent Soul, correct? It's not that my brother and I are bragging, but even though we've been stuck at the early Nascent Soul stage for hundreds of years and haven't advanced further in our cultivation, we still have some unique insights into cultivation. If Fellow Daoist is willing to join our sect, we would naturally share our knowledge openly, allowing Brother Han to avoid many detours."

After all, with an additional Nascent Soul stage cultivator, the sect's strength would almost immediately increase significantly. While still not comparable to the Ancient Sword Sect, it would instantly be on par with the Hundred Arts Pavilion. The Falling Cloud Sect's standing in Cloud Dream Mountain would also become as stable as a mountain.

Han Li listened to their invitation and felt a slight stir in his heart regarding the conditions mentioned by the cultivator surnamed Lu. He naturally knew what it meant to have a cultivator who had been refining his Nascent Soul for hundreds of years offer guidance, especially since he had just become a Nascent Soul stage cultivator. This might potentially save him decades, or even over a century, of arduous cultivation time.

As for staying in the Falling Cloud Sect, he hadn't dismissed the idea initially, but he had never seriously considered its pros and cons. Now that they had actively proposed it, he had to give it serious consideration.

Should he continue as a rogue cultivator, or should he go with the flow and become an elder of the Falling Cloud Sect? Or perhaps, he should simply choose a more suitable sect to join.

After pondering with his head bowed for a long while, Han Li looked up and said solemnly:

"Fellow Daoists, I appreciate your kind intentions. However, this matter is significant, and I have just successfully formed my Nascent Soul, so my mind is still somewhat unsettled. I hope you will allow me a few days to deliberate. How about I give you my reply in three days?"

Hearing Han Li's words, the silver-haired elder and his companion exchanged a glance. Then, after only a brief consideration, the elder agreed, a bit sheepishly:

"Our apologies! It seems my junior brother and I were a bit too eager. It's only natural that Fellow Daoist should take a few days to consider this matter seriously. How about this: I will designate this area as a restricted zone for the next few days, so that no sect disciples will disturb your cultivation. In three days, my junior brother and I will visit you together."

After saying this, the silver-haired elder and his companion chatted with Han Li for a few more moments, then wisely took their leave.

Han Li politely saw them to the outside of his cave dwelling before returning to sit in the main hall, his brows tightly furrowed. He seemed to be deep in thought.

A white shadow flashed outside the hall, and Silvermoon, having reverted to her white fox form at some unknown point, walked in gracefully.

"What's wrong? Is your magic power insufficient to maintain your transformation again?" Han Li glanced at the little fox, speaking without surprise.

"Yes, Master! With the magic power of my artifact spirit body combined with a little spiritual power from my demon fox true form, I can only maintain human form for this short period. I'll have to wait another month before I can transform into human form again," the little fox said glumly, raising her tiny head and speaking in human words.

"Once you truly advance to an eighth-level demonic beast, you'll be able to maintain human form permanently. There's no need to be so anxious now," Han Li said indifferently.

"That's true. I've endured all these years inside the cauldron, so a few hundred more years won't make much difference. Besides, with Master's pills to assist me, I might even advance much earlier than I expect!" Silvermoon said seriously.

Han Li nodded upon hearing this. Then, he suddenly asked in a deep voice:

"Speaking of the Heaven-Void Cauldron. I previously refrained from asking you about it, believing my cultivation wasn't sufficient. But now that I've formed my Nascent Soul, you should be able to discuss it. After all, you've been inside the cauldron for so long; it's impossible you don't know something about how to open it. And besides the Heaven-Mending Pills, I'm very curious about what other treasures might be inside this cauldron!"

"Silvermoon does indeed know how to open the cauldron. But Master might be somewhat disappointed," Silvermoon said with a sigh after a momentary pause.

"Oh! What? With my current cultivation, I still can't open this cauldron?" Han Li stroked his chin, speaking with a hint of disbelief.

"Master doesn't know. When I and the other ancient treasures escaped from the cauldron, it wasn't because we could resist the restraints of a Heaven-reaching Spiritual Treasure like the Heaven-Void Cauldron. Rather, it was the Azure-Blue Ice Flame on the cauldron, along with Master and the other cultivators entering the hall and triggering it, that gave us the opportunity to escape," Silvermoon slowly explained.

"Heaven-reaching Spiritual Treasure, what is that? Isn't the Heaven-Void Cauldron an ancient treasure? From your tone, it seems opening the Heaven-Void Cauldron has a lot to do with the Azure-Blue Ice Flame," Han Li asked with a flash of doubt on his face, a little surprised.

"Actually, Heaven-reaching Spiritual Treasures are also ancient treasures; that's just what ancient cultivators called them. However, only those ancient treasures possessing immense divine abilities were given this appellation. The Heaven-Void Treasure Cauldron is precisely such a Heaven-reaching Spiritual Treasure. Although I don't know what divine ability this cauldron possesses, its power definitely far surpasses that of ordinary ancient treasures. As for the Azure-Blue Ice Flame, it is precisely the key to opening the Heaven-Void Cauldron. No, it should be called the first step to controlling the Heaven-Void Cauldron. Only by refining this flame will Master have a chance to control this spiritual treasure." Silvermoon's tone suddenly became serious.

"A Heaven-reaching Spiritual Treasure! For ancient cultivators to call it that, it seems this treasure is truly extraordinary. But since refining the ice flame is only the first step, is there anything else that needs to be done afterward? You might as well tell me everything at once," Han Li asked, not showing any annoyance but rather a hint of joy. He knew very well that a treasure requiring so many conditions to be used only indicated its power far exceeded his expectations. This was, of course, a source of great surprise and delight. As long as the Heaven-Void Cauldron was in his hands, no matter how harsh the conditions, he would eventually be able to make it obey his command. Han Li was quite confident in this point.

"What needs to be done next, I don't know either. Because once Master refines the Azure-Blue Ice Flame, the next step will naturally be revealed. That's all I know," Silvermoon said honestly, shaking her head slightly.

"I see! That's a bit tricky then. But never mind! I'll just refine the Azure-Blue Ice Flame first, and then we can discuss other matters. Oh, right! You still haven't mentioned what other treasures are in the cauldron," Han Li said slowly, after first showing a hint of disappointment, then taking a deep look at the little fox.

"Silvermoon had no intention of hiding anything. It's just that, besides the two Heaven-Mending Pills, there are simply no other ancient treasures left in the cauldron. Only an empty cauldron remains. After all, throughout the years the Heaven-Void Cauldron lay in the Heaven-Void Palace, there were intermittently some cultivators with great divine abilities who could use special means to activate the Azure-Blue Ice Flame on the cauldron. And each time this happened, one or two treasures would seize the opportunity to fly out. Consequently, the treasures within the cauldron gradually became depleted. What you saw last time in the Heaven-Void Palace were already the only remaining ancient treasures," Silvermoon explained somewhat uneasily, fearing Han Li's displeasure.

"So that's how it is. It doesn't matter then! With my current cultivation, ordinary ancient treasures are of little interest. Being able to take this Heaven-Void Cauldron for my own use is the best possible outcome," Han Li said calmly, showing no sign of annoyance, as if he had somewhat anticipated this.

"Master can let go so easily; Silvermoon is truly impressed! Master's words are indeed true. To my knowledge, even in ancient times, there were at most fifty or sixty ancient treasures that could be called Spiritual Treasures. Each of them possessed immense divine abilities, almost capable of overturning rivers and seas or moving mountains and stars. To be honest, when I first saw Master's small bottle accelerate the ripening of spirit herbs, I almost thought it was a Spiritual Treasure too. But after thinking about it carefully, I realized it was unlikely," Silvermoon said with a light chuckle.

"Oh, why? Is the divine ability of my small bottle inferior to those Spiritual Treasures?" Han Li was slightly taken aback and asked with a hint of disbelief.

"Not at all. Regardless of whether Master's small bottle has other divine abilities, its ability to accelerate the ripening of spirit herbs alone is enough to surpass all other Spiritual Treasures, I believe. After all, no matter how powerful other Spiritual Treasures are, they must still adhere to the laws of heaven and earth in this realm. Those Spiritual Treasures merely amplify and utilize these laws. However, the small bottle's effect of accelerating the ripening of spirit herbs is truly defying the natural order. I estimate that only the Spirit Realm, after ascension, or even the higher Immortal Realm, could refine such a treasure," the little fox said solemnly after licking her lips with her pink tongue.

"Do you mean that my treasure might have been refined by cultivators from the Upper Realm or immortals from the Immortal Realm?" Han Li couldn't help but take a sharp breath, speaking with a touch of emotion.

"Yes, that's certainly possible!" Silvermoon nodded slightly.

Hearing this, Han Li fell silent. He suddenly pulled out the mysterious small bottle from his storage pouch, rarely handling it so carefully, and his expression flickered between contemplation and uncertainty.

After a long moment, he slowly put the bottle away, then suddenly asked Silvermoon:

"Silvermoon, you must have overheard the words of those two Falling Cloud Sect elders next door. Do you think I should stay, or should I look for a better place?"