Broken Sword Fragment

"It was not only in the Chuyun Realm. Back then, the Heaven-Stealing Cauldron was also a famed and formidable treasure in the demon realm, coveted by many demon realm powerhouses. If they learned it was in your hands, they would likely send people at once to kill you and seize the treasure," Kong continued.

Yuan Ming frowned, his expression growing exceedingly grave.

The Heaven-Stealing Cauldron was actually entangled in such immense karma. It seemed he had been fairly cautious when wielding this treasure in the past, but more than that, he had simply been fortunate. Otherwise, he would likely have been killed countless times already.

However, this brought another matter to mind.

"Senior Kong knows all and possesses methods far beyond this junior's comprehension. If you wished for the Heaven-Stealing Cauldron to return, this junior would have no way of stopping you. Yet you warned me now—could it be that you do not wish to return to the hands of those Boundary Guardians?" Yuan Ming asked.

"Of course not. This venerable one was tricked by those Boundary Guardians once already. Must I go back and suffer the same loss a second time?" Kong snorted.

Hearing this, Yuan Ming secretly let out a breath of relief.

"I have told you everything. Take care of yourself." Kong spoke, then his figure flickered away. The Heaven-Stealing Cauldron automatically flew back onto Yuan Ming's arm.

Yet Yuan Ming remained silent, standing motionless where he was for a long while, as though he had become a statue.

The Heaven-Stealing Cauldron had such an enormous origin. Though it could be used discreetly, traces would always remain. Unless he never used it again, others would discover it sooner or later.

Perhaps only when his cultivation reached a higher realm, so high that no one could possibly wrest