Chapter 1122: Heaven’s Difficult Burial

The "Return from the Netherworld" is an astonishingly powerful and outrageous technique in the history of cultivation, capable of sweeping across the world, deterring all races, and ensuring absolute obedience.

It was astonishingly discovered and then systematically developed by the leaders of that organization, who comprehended it from the Time Furnace.

"Furthermore, our deceased leaders once stated that they only explored the deeper regions of the Time Furnace, vaguely glimpsing its very end but never actually entering it."

"Elder, there's a major situation here at the Heavenly Immortal Waterfall..."

"Great Ancestor, I have an important secret report for the family!"

Immediately, all the cultivators present became restless. They either moved away or left the area, using various communication tools to contact their respective sects and families.

Some field researchers even activated their teleportation platforms, returning directly to their clans to provide personal, face-to-face reports.

The area was bustling, with many beings gathered around, including humans, various divine birds, and fierce beasts, all observing the Time Furnace. Additionally, the leaders of all major top-tier cultivation sects were setting out, making their way to this location.

In front of the Heavenly Immortal Waterfall, many people regarded the furnace with both awe and fear.

The middle-aged woman explained, "There's really nothing to worry about. As long as it's not worn for extended periods, generally no harm will come, and there won't be any karmic entanglements."

A group of people remained skeptical. While the item was certainly coveted, it would undoubtedly be left to the elder figures in their clans to painstakingly research. Many younger individuals were hesitant to even touch it.

Many people turned to the young girl who resembled Lin Nuoyi. Even Ying Zhexian nodded in greeting and consulted her, asking if brief contact with the item would also bring misfortune.

The young girl replied, "The ancient texts don't provide detailed accounts, only mentioning that one should avoid it as much as possible and not remain in its presence for extended periods, lest one's own existence be jeopardized."

Everyone nodded, feeling slightly relieved.

Several terrifying beings, shrouded in white mist and emerging from the Eye of Chaos, had personally picked up the furnace and carefully examined it.

Afterwards, once those beings departed, others couldn't resist stepping forward to touch and experience it for themselves.

Were there different regions within the Time Furnace? After their own attempts at exploration, no one sensed anything. People secretly surmised that this was likely related to their cultivation level, indicating they weren't powerful enough.

It was unknown whether those beings that emerged from the Eye of Chaos had gained any inexplicable insights or perceived anything.

Finally, Chu Feng, who genuinely disbelieved in superstitions, couldn't resist and wanted to get closer for a look.

Gu Chenhai sternly warned him, "Kid, don't invite trouble. Haven't you heard? Curiosity can kill a dragon!"

Chu Feng replied, "I'm not trying to claim it for myself. Even if I wanted to, I wouldn't be qualified to bid against ultimate lineages. I just want to take a look; didn't they say a brief examination has no ill effects?"

If it weren't for that, he really wouldn't have gone closer.

Chu Feng waited in line, and when his turn came, he picked up the furnace. It was incredibly heavy, certainly made of mother gold, and felt immensely weighty in his hands as he tried its heft.

Gazing at the ancient furnace, even without physical contact, a halo emanated from it—the power of time, giving one the astonishing sensation of time sometimes solidifying and sometimes becoming chaotic.

Chu Feng's expression immediately changed. The furnace possessed immense power; if wielded skillfully, it could briefly halt nearby space-time, making it a terrifying offensive weapon against an enemy.

He explored for a moment but unfortunately found no special hidden domains within the furnace, meaning he couldn't comprehend any scriptures or miraculous techniques.

Finally, he returned it and turned to walk to the side.

"Something's strange!" Chu Feng's heart sank slightly. It wasn't due to any extraordinary intuition or special perception of his own, but because the stone jar in his embrace had subtly, almost imperceptibly, shifted when he was examining the Time Furnace.

He walked some distance away, rubbing the stone jar and probing it with his mind. Suddenly, his heart jolted. The moment his fingers reached into the stone jar and touched the reincarnation soil, he was instantly horrified. He felt his scalp tighten, and his fingers began to ache, as if something had clutched them.

This made him feel a chilling dread, as an icy sensation crept up his spine.

Chu Feng extended his spiritual perception to observe the scene inside the stone jar. His scalp tingled instantly; what... what did he see?!

On his fingers, there were black finger marks, as if something had fiercely gripped his hand, leaving human-like traces.

Yet, no one had gripped his hand or fingers before this.

Furthermore, he hadn't touched any other people or objects. Old Gu could be ruled out; they had been together for so long without any issues.

Reflecting carefully, the only possibility was the Time Furnace. Could it be that the contact his fingers had with it led to this?

This was unsettling, and Chu Feng felt chills running down his body. What exactly had happened? Had some terrifying, bizarre entity appeared and grabbed him while he was holding the Time Furnace? And why had he felt nothing at the time?!

Chu Feng felt a chill. Such an event occurred after only brief contact with that strange furnace; one could only imagine how terrifying it would be to wear it constantly.

He withdrew his hand from the stone jar and found it was still lustrous white like jade, slender, flawless, and beautiful, without any abnormality.

It only manifested inside the stone jar!

Indeed, when he put his hand back in, the black finger marks reappeared!

Moreover, after touching the reincarnation soil within the stone jar, he also witnessed a terrifying sight and heard some faint sounds.

An unknown substance was dissipating from his fingers, drifting upwards from the black marks. It appeared somewhat sinister and ethereal, and he clearly perceived it.

Chu Feng realized it was precisely the part of his fingers that had touched the Time Furnace that was evaporating this unknown substance.

Nothing was visible outside the stone jar, yet to experience this internally was utterly abnormal and sent shivers down his spine.

Upon closer inspection, it was a hazy layer of pure white mist. While appearing sacred and ethereal, it was terrifying, constantly emanating from the black marks on his fingertips.

Subsequently, these evaporating substances inexplicably dispersed within the stone jar, being utterly obliterated, especially upon contact with the reincarnation soil.

What was this? He was astonished!

Simultaneously, he sensed a profound secret. He immediately recalled that Gu Chenhai's elder brother, Li, had once scoured the world for "soul meat," employing sinister methods everywhere. Could this be related to the Time Furnace?

No, that wasn't quite right. Li began his search for "soul meat" much earlier, at a time when he likely hadn't yet retrieved the Time Furnace from the Heavenly Immortal Waterfall.

Suddenly, blurry images appeared within the stone jar, originating from the substances evaporating from Chu Feng's fingers. Concurrently, the previously faint sounds grew louder.

He could gradually hear it!

It was a cold, rigid, emotionless, mechanical voice, as if performing an ancient ritual.

"Those whom Heaven cannot bury, bury them amidst the floating earth of the four poles, gather the two fuels of Yin and Yang, draw forth the fire of the great void, absorb the flames of the ancient cosmos, and burn!..."