On the Peak of Azure Lotus
The three Nine Heavens Divine Thunderbolts were incredibly powerful. The Lightning Transformation Grand Array, crafted from a set of seventh-grade medium-tier lightning-absorbing beads, was directly rendered useless. The Lightning Transformation Talisman and the Five Spirit Orbs were also destroyed, resulting in significant losses.
These losses were secondary. If Wang Changsheng hadn't held the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron above his head to block the final lightning tribulation, he would have been struck dead.
Since acquiring the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron, he had always used it to purify materials; this was the first time he used it to withstand a lightning tribulation.
The Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron not only withstood the strongest lightning tribulation unscathed but also seemed to be upgraded. The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder appeared to be pure energy for the cauldron, which absorbed it directly.
After spinning gently, the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron slowly descended before Wang Changsheng.
Wang Changsheng examined it carefully and found the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron completely intact, without even a tiny crack. He breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron was of an extremely high grade. Could it be an innate Profound Heaven Treasure? To withstand a Nine Heavens Divine Thunderbolt completely unharmed—even a top-tier defensive Sky-Connecting Spirit Treasure couldn't achieve that!
He opened the lid and gasped. The inner wall of the cauldron now bore some mysterious characters that resembled writing, but he couldn't understand them.
"Immortal script? Or foreign script?" Wang Changsheng was momentarily stunned, completely bewildered.
There were many races in the Xuan Yang Realm, each with their own scripts. Wang Changsheng couldn't identify this one. After just a few glances, he felt a dizzy spell, and the characters on the cauldron wall seemed to come alive, twisting and deforming.
He quickly closed the lid and put away the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron.
Wang Chuanlin oversaw the family's scripture pavilion; he might recognize these characters. Wang Changsheng decided to show them to him once they returned to Azure Lotus Island.
By this time, the dust had settled, and Wang Ruyan and others arrived.
Seeing Wang Changsheng safe and sound, they all breathed a collective sigh of relief.
"I'm fine. Qingcheng, I'm leaving this place to you. Madam, let's return to Azure Lotus Island." Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan departed from the Cangyuan Mountain Range, while Wang Qingcheng and the others cleaned up the aftermath.
***
Northern Cold Ice Plain, Ice Soul Mountain Range.
Inside a thousand-acre estate, Ye Xuanfeng and Ye Yuhan were seated in a white stone pavilion, enjoying tea and conversation.
"We've sent out a large number of people to search for that time-based immortal artifact, but so far, we haven't found any clues," Ye Yuhan sighed.
"If it were that easy to find, Patriarch Shenghong wouldn't have contacted us. Anyway, just pass down the order and let people..." Ye Xuanfeng hadn't finished speaking when he seemed to sense something. He pulled out a white spiritual disk from his robe, infused it with a spell, and a deep male voice sounded: "Patriarch Xuanfeng! The Immortal Measuring Stone has reacted again, but it quickly lost its sensation."
"What? The Immortal Measuring Stone reacted again? Are you sure you weren't mistaken?" Ye Xuanfeng asked, surprised.
Within two millennia, the Immortal Measuring Stone had reacted twice.
"I've been guarding the Immortal Measuring Stone the whole time, so I definitely wasn't mistaken."
"Understood. Continue to monitor the Immortal Measuring Stone."
Ye Xuanfeng put away the white spiritual disk, a strange expression on his face.
"Could it be that two innate Profound Heaven Treasures have appeared in the Xuan Yang Realm? One would be remarkable, but two? The Sky Moon Clan? The Stone Cocoon Clan? The Yin魅 Clan?" Ye Xuanfeng muttered to himself.
This was beyond his comprehension. For the Immortal Measuring Stone to react twice within two millennia, it should be the same treasure, with a powerful being using a secret technique to conceal its aura. Someone capable of that would certainly not be an ordinary Mahayana cultivator.
To suggest it was two different treasures was hard to believe. "Could it be that time-based immortal artifact?" Ye Yuhan guessed.
"We can't rule out that possibility. Yuhan, I need you to make an effort. Travel to the remote areas of the Xuan Yang Realm and see if you can find this time-based immortal artifact or an innate Profound Heaven Treasure," Ye Xuanfeng said in a deep voice.
"Yes, Patriarch Xuanfeng," Ye Yuhan replied.
***
Immortal Realm, Northern Sea Immortal Territory.
Myriad Treasures Sect, on a cloud-piercing mountain peak, sat a thousand-acre estate with a hexagonal azure stone pavilion.
Inside the stone pavilion, a fair-faced, tall elder in golden robes sat, holding a small golden mirror with a somber expression.
"The Immortal Measuring Stele has reacted again?" the golden-robed elder muttered with a frown.
"That's right. Unlike last time, I can confirm that the treasures sensed by the Immortal Measuring Stele in these two reactions are not the same. What is similar is that after reacting, the stele quickly returned to normal," a respectful male voice came from the small golden mirror.
The Immortal Measuring Stele could sense the aura of a valuable treasure and pinpoint its general location. However, if a powerful being concealed the treasure's aura, it would be undetectable.
The Immortal Measuring Stele reacted differently to different treasures; otherwise, it wouldn't be worthy of being a top-tier immortal artifact.
"Over two hundred thousand years ago, when the supreme immortal artifact, the Bewildering Immortal Bell, appeared, how long did it take for the Immortal Measuring Stele to lose its sensation?" the golden-robed elder asked.
"It lost sensation after five breaths, at least after pinpointing the general location. For these two treasures, the Immortal Measuring Stele lost sensation after just one breath. The individual involved is very likely a Grand Unity Golden Immortal! Or even higher, or there might be other reasons."
The golden-robed elder's expression flickered between solemn and thoughtful. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Understood. Notify me immediately if the Immortal Measuring Stele reacts again."
"Yes, Elder Su."
The golden-robed elder put away the small golden mirror. He formed a hand seal, and countless golden lights emerged, forming another small golden mirror. The image of a beautiful young woman in a golden dress appeared on its surface.
"Disciple Qin Xin pays her respects to Master," the young woman in the golden dress bowed and said.
"Nephew Liu, who guards the Immortal Measuring Stele, informed me that it reacted, indicating a valuable treasure has appeared. You personally lead a team to various parts of the Northern Sea Immortal Territory to see if you can gather any information about this treasure. Pay attention to cultivators above the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. If the treasure is with them, do not alarm them; use the Immortal Transmission Mirror to inform me," the golden-robed elder instructed.
"Yes, disciple obeys," Qin Xin replied.
The golden-robed elder flicked his sleeve, and the small golden mirror dissipated.
"Two valuable treasures have appeared consecutively. Did they originate from the Immortal Burial Tomb, or were they artificially refined?" the golden-robed elder muttered to himself, an expression of interest on his face.
***
Eastern Fence Realm, Southern Border.
A streak of azure light appeared in the distant sky, rapidly flying towards them.
Soon after, the azure light stopped, revealing a shimmering azure flying boat carrying over a hundred cultivators. Each of their robes bore an azure lotus emblem.
Leading them was a handsome young man in an azure robe. Judging by his spiritual energy fluctuations, he was clearly a Soul Transformation cultivator.
The azure-robed youth gazed at a massive chasm on the ground, his brows furrowed. He instructed, "Go down and investigate, but be careful."
"Yes, Patriarch Jifeng," the cultivators acknowledged, then leaped and flew into the vast chasm.
"How strange. A sudden earthquake, for no apparent reason, destroyed the Zhou family's protective grand array. What exactly happened?" Wang Jifeng muttered to himself, his face full of confusion.
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