Chapter 1463: Prepared Boundary Device

In the blink of an eye, the secret chamber became completely bare.

Venerable Bingxin was pulled next to the Nine Dragons Demonic Cauldron by a sudden spatial force. With a glance, she was horrified to discover that its bottom was pitch black and connected to the void. Fortunately, her extraordinary strength allowed her to forcibly stabilize herself. With a wave of her hand, a brilliant glow blocked the cauldron. Only then did the suction force dissipate, and the cauldron lid then closed on its own.

Jiang Fan, who had slipped away, sensed the danger had passed and cautiously returned. Looking at Venerable Bingxin, whose hair was disheveled and clothes were askew, Jiang Fan asked sheepishly: "Senior, are you alright?"

Venerable Bingxin chuckled, a hint of exasperation in her voice: "I'm fine. Though I couldn't escape as quickly as you, I'm lucky to be alive!" She was truly exasperated by Jiang Fan. Causing trouble and escaping, all in one fluid motion.

Jiang Fan gave an awkward smile: "I didn't expect this cauldron to be connected to the void and be so dangerous." He had considered there might be unexpected issues, but who would have thought the bottom of this cauldron was empty? Fortunately, Venerable Bingxin was the one in charge. If it had been anyone else, they might have been swept into the void, banished forever.

Venerable Bingxin gave Jiang Fan a reproving glance, yet even so, she still exuded a sense of gentle beauty, as if it were impossible for her to get truly angry. In this regard, she bore some resemblance to Immortal Yunshang. However, due to her youth, she possessed a bit more youthful vibrancy than Immortal Yunshang.

She looked at the Nine Dragons Demonic Cauldron and mused, "It's clearly an alchemy cauldron, so why would it connect to the void?"

Jiang Fan was also puzzled. Old Man Wangqing had left it in the Nascent Soul's cave dwelling, clearly stating it was for those destined to find it. But wouldn't a cauldron like this, connected to the void, only bring harm? That shouldn't be the case. Moreover, Old Man Wangqing hadn't warned him about this danger of the Nine Dragons Demonic Cauldron before. Could it be that Old Man Wangqing intentionally designed it so people would be drawn into the void of the Nine Dragons Demonic Cauldron?

Thinking of this, he decided to open it once more and enter the void to investigate. To ensure absolute safety, he turned to Venerable Bingxin and said: "Senior, I'd like to ask you for a favor." He then explained his idea.

Venerable Bingxin nodded slightly in understanding: "So it's Old Man Wangqing's magic treasure. While I still don't know much about him, a Venerable who has undergone the Five Heavenly Degenerations wouldn't need to use his supreme spiritual artifact to harm a junior. Perhaps there truly are some secrets within the void of the Nine Dragons Demonic Cauldron. But the void is very dangerous. If you get swept into it, I might not even be able to save you." She then grew worried, feeling Jiang Fan's plan to delve into the void was quite risky.

Jiang Fan took out two purple jade rings, one large and one small. He handed the smaller one to Venerable Bingxin and said, "These are a pair of jade rings. Once worn, the distance between us cannot exceed a thousand zhang. This way, if I enter the void, I won't have to worry about being swept away."

Venerable Bingxin gazed at the jade ring handed to her and hesitated for a moment before accepting it. She looked at Jiang Fan, then back at the jade ring. Her red lips pursed slightly before she nodded and said, "Alright." She slipped the jade ring onto her wrist, where it transformed into a purple glow and merged into her skin.

Jiang Fan showed gratitude and slipped the larger jade ring onto his own wrist. This way, if Venerable Bingxin retreated a thousand zhang, she could forcibly pull Jiang Fan back from the void.

He took a deep breath and once again used his soul power to manipulate the cauldron, moving it aside. An astonishing suction force erupted, and Jiang Fan was instantly swept inside! Just as he was about to be drawn into the boundless depths of the void, at a thousand zhang, his body abruptly stopped, clearly due to the Telepathic Bracelets taking effect.

He looked up. The dark and silent void world stretched endlessly, as far as the eye could see. It was as if a blind person had fallen into eternal darkness.

However, above him, there was a moon. It was precisely the bottom of the Nine Dragons Demonic Cauldron; light from the Central Land shone into the void through its base, forming a bright full moon.

Once he confirmed his safety, Jiang Fan looked around. Upon closer inspection, he indeed found the void at the bottom of the Nine Dragons Demonic Cauldron to be quite unusual. He saw that around the moon, nine dragon shadows were swirling. Each one contained wisps of law fluctuations! Yes, fluctuations of Sage Laws! The Nine Dragons Demonic Cauldron had a more profound origin than he had imagined!

After thinking for a moment, he had an idea and touched the nine dragon shadows with his soul power. A cold piece of information flowed back through his soul power and into his mind: "Nine Dragons Demonic Cauldron, a Quasi-World Artifact. It can bypass the world rules of the Central Land, forcibly increasing the grade of spiritual pills and refining an additional one. Each use weakens the laws of the nine dragon shadows by ten percent. Once the laws of the nine dragon shadows are completely depleted, the alchemist themselves must pay a price. Use with caution."

Jiang Fan initially couldn't grasp its full function. After pondering for a moment, his pupils suddenly contracted. His eyes gleamed with disbelief. "The implication is, at my current level, I can only refine Grade 5 spiritual pills, but under the influence of the Nine Dragons Demonic Cauldron's laws, I can refine Grade 6 spiritual pills? And a set of ingredients, by rights, should only yield one pill. But, also due to the Nine Dragons Demonic Cauldron's laws, it can refine two?"

This... this is simply too heaven-defying! No wonder it's called a Quasi-World Artifact! It completely transcends the realm of ordinary spiritual artifacts, yet is still a level below the legendary World Artifacts!

At the same time, Jiang Fan also understood why the Nine Dragons Demonic Cauldron was connected to the void. Because only when the alchemy process is conducted in the void, outside the Central Land, would it be unaffected by the Central Land's rules. Only then could it achieve a heaven-defying increase in pill grade and yield an extra spiritual pill. Unfortunately, the laws contained within those nine dragon shadows were already very weak. At most, it could only be used once more. If he wanted to use it again after that, he would have to pay the price himself. The consequences would likely be similar to activating a Wishing Paper.

Understanding everything, Jiang Fan tried to call out to Venerable Bingxin, wanting to return. But the Nine Dragons Demonic Cauldron cast out a faint pull, actively drawing him back. It turned out Jiang Fan's worries were unnecessary. Even if one was swept into the void, the Nine Dragons Demonic Cauldron would eventually safely return them to the Central Land. The prerequisite was that the Nine Dragons Demonic Cauldron's lid remained open. If Venerable Bingxin were to close the Nine Dragons Demonic Cauldron at that moment, he would be trapped there forever.

With the Nine Dragons Demonic Cauldron now understood, one of Jiang Fan's worries was finally settled. He allowed the Nine Dragons Demonic Cauldron to pull him back to the Central Land. But just as he was about to reach the bottom of the cauldron, his peripheral vision caught sight of a patch of ruins drifting through the void. It consisted of fragmented land and shattered corpses of hellish creatures. It turned out to be remnants from the interlayer world.

Suddenly, Jiang Fan noticed something familiar among the ruins. It was a chunk of ice with a heart-shaped bronze lock inside. It was the Fate-Transferring Lock! Jiang Fan was startled. Earlier, to banish the Black Lotus of Tribulation into the void, he had directly crushed Soul Shadow Demon Lord's spatial storage device. Unfortunately, the Fate-Transferring Lock, which Jiang Fan had given Soul Shadow Demon Lord as a contingency, was also in that spatial storage device. It had been banished into the void along with the Black Lotus of Tribulation. He hadn't expected it would still be nearby.

Jiang Fan was about to use his Void Fishing Rod to retrieve it, but alas, he had already been pulled back by the Nine Dragons Demonic Cauldron. Meanwhile, Venerable Bingxin was looking down at her wrist. Her delicate brows were slightly furrowed.