Nine Cauldrons Fill the Sky

Five precious cauldrons appeared in the secret realm, filling everyone with dread and despair. The spiritual energy within the secret realm was always limited, making it impossible for all cultivators to successfully reach Foundation Establishment.

Shen Yi's sudden emergence shattered the secret realm's long-standing balance. Once he completed his sixth Spiritual Qi Tide, many others would be forced to halt theirs.

As a result, more and more cultivators gathered around Shen Yi, intending to kill him. Even if they couldn't kill him, they aimed to at least delay him.

"Dragon Power!"

Facing dozens of cultivators, many of whom had just broken through to Foundation Establishment, Shen Yi remained fearless. He unleashed the Dragon Elephant Fist, and a colossal dragon roared. Wherever it passed, spiritual energy surged. The Coiled Dragon Halberd seemed to sense the dragon phantom, and a black dragon leaped into the sky, intertwining with the golden dragon.

The two dragon phantoms soared through the clouds, circling the five precious cauldrons in the sky. Their roars shook the heavens, causing the expressions of everyone trying to stop Shen Yi to change.

"My heavens!"

"The sixth Spiritual Qi Cauldron!"

The dragon's breath, a torrent of spiritual pressure, made many unable to stand. They spat blood and fell to their knees.

The phantom of the sixth precious cauldron in the sky gradually solidified, shimmering with dazzling light.

"Clang—"

The spiritual sea within Shen Yi went wild, its monstrous waves crashing against the sixth spiritual cauldron, shaking heaven and earth.

The sixth tide!

The dragon phantom slowly vanished. Shen Yi's eyes blazed with madness as he threw a punch, unleashing a colossal elephant phantom.

"Elephant Power!"

The elephant phantom stomped down, causing rocks to crumble. It stepped onto the reversed waterfall, shouldered a precious cauldron, and ascended to the heavens.

The seventh precious cauldron appeared, engraved with elephant carvings. It joined the six cauldrons already in the sky, spinning rapidly as if to drain all the spiritual energy from this world.

In the distance, several sounds of precious cauldrons vibrating could be heard. Those individuals had also completed their third tide.

Especially the one deep in the snow mountain, who was astonishingly brilliant, having already completed the fourth Spiritual Qi Tide. The four precious cauldrons erupted with flames, absorbing spiritual energy at a far greater rate than others, clearly employing some secret technique.

"Which disciple of the Blazing Fire Sect could possibly achieve this?"

Many more people rushed towards the depths of the snow mountain, wanting to catch a glimpse of this prodigy and seize the opportunity to interfere with their Foundation Establishment.

"Hmph! This is a genius of my Blazing Fire Sect, how dare you obstruct him!"

Numerous Blazing Fire Sect cultivators interrupted their Foundation Establishment and stood at the entrance of the snow mountain, emitting waves of spiritual pressure to block the crowd.

"Take one more step forward, and you will be killed without mercy!"

Due to the celestial tides triggered by Shen Yi and a few others, the spiritual energy throughout the entire secret realm surged towards them. Ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators could no longer proceed, so everyone stopped and, with their own agendas, headed towards the various tides.

"Ah! I hate you! You ruined my Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment, die!"

Under the siege of numerous cultivators, a cultivator attempting Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment finally couldn't resist and was forcibly interrupted. The person roared in pain and fought back against the crowd.

"Qingxuan Sect disciples, kill Kong Ming with all your might! We absolutely cannot let him succeed and disrupt the Great Elder's plans!"

Someone shouted, and the cultivators loyal to the Qingxuan Sect's Great Elder responded, converging on Shen Yi. For a time, various spiritual energies and magical artifacts attacked him simultaneously, putting him in grave danger.

"As expected, I can't rely on them!"

Shen Yi snorted coldly, his previous goodwill towards the disciples of Zhang Zishi's faction completely gone. Not only did they watch coldly, but some even attacked him amidst the chaos. Shen Yi noticed it all.

"If you want to stop me, you'll have to show me if you have the ability!"

Shen Yi roared. He circulated the Indestructible Scripture, and his body radiated golden light. This was his Undying Skin, cultivated to perfection.

"What! You can't even injure him!"

His fair skin glowed with a faint golden hue. Shen Yi endured all the attacks, unleashing his spiritual energy to its fullest.

"The eighth cauldron, appear!"

His eyes revealed madness. At this moment, his mind was solely focused on Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment; no one could stop him.

"Kill Kong Ming, and the spiritual energy he absorbed will return to the secret realm, giving us another chance at Foundation Establishment!"

Soon, earth-shattering explosions rang out. Dozens of cultivators attacked Shen Yi with all their might, causing his body to shake. The golden light on his skin dimmed slightly.

"Immortal Golden Skin!"

Shen Yi shouted. His spiritual sea surged wildly, and the eighth precious cauldron above his head finally appeared, descending a golden light that enveloped Shen Yi, shielding him from the attacks.

As the golden light descended, the gold on Shen Yi's skin solidified again. With every movement, a flash of golden light flickered. At this moment, his Undying Skin cultivation had reached perfection, reaching the level of Immortal Golden Skin.

"Clang—"

The eighth cauldron rang out, and despair filled the hearts of the crowd once more. The hope for Foundation Establishment became even more remote. Their eyes grew more frantic, and they desperately attacked Shen Yi.

At this moment, only Shen Yi and the one in the snow mountain were still attempting Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment in the entire secret realm. Under their powerful attraction, the other cultivators attempting Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment were forced to stop. Their eyes were now bloodshot as they charged towards the two.

"The sixth precious cauldron!"

The one deep in the snow mountain had now condensed six precious cauldrons, invigorating the Blazing Fire Sect disciples guarding there. They desperately blocked the other cultivators, vowing to prevent anyone from entering the snow mountain.

"Form the array, Blazing Fire Burning Heaven!"

The Blazing Fire Sect disciples released their spiritual energy and formed the Blazing Fire Burning Heaven Array, one of the sect's three great formations. Flames instantly surged, sealing the entrance to the snow mountain. The wind and snow in the sky melted in the blazing fire, turning into a vast mist.

"Indestructible Meridian!"

Shen Yi's eyes flashed with sharp intent. He was only one step away from achieving peak Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment, but now he had become the target of everyone's attacks, and the pressure had increased dramatically. What's more, several cultivators who had been forced to abandon their own Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment were now charging at him with bloodshot eyes, attacking him desperately.

Unless he gave up the eight Spiritual Qi Tides he had already completed and ended his Foundation Establishment, it would be difficult to counter the killing intent of the crowd.

"Give up? Impossible! Once my Foundation Establishment is complete, I will slaughter every cultivator in this secret realm!"

Shen Yi's expression turned somewhat ferocious, and he became even more frenzied. These people weren't just trying to hinder his Foundation Establishment; they wanted to kill him and seize the spiritual sea he had refined.

"Kill!"

The shouts shook the heavens, and killing intent permeated the air. Shen Yi felt as if he were facing a formidable enemy, as there were actually cultivators attempting Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment hidden among them.

"Attack with full force! His aura is unstable, and his Foundation Establishment could be interrupted at any moment!"

That person roared and struck first, a ferocious expression on his face as his Foundation Establishment stage aura unfurled.

"Die!"

Clang—

At this moment, from the depths of the snow mountain, someone who had caught up appeared. A ninth precious cauldron materialized in the air—peak Earthly Dao!

The Blazing Fire Sect cultivators became even more excited, already envisioning the future of their sect, looking down upon Huafeng Prefecture and being revered by all.

Shen Yi also felt the powerful pressure emanating from afar, his heart growing more anxious. Seeing the Qingxuan Sect members attack in unison, he was already on the verge of collapse, the spiritual cauldron above his head swaying precariously, showing signs of shattering at any moment.