"When Emperor Yu forged the Nine Tripods, the remaining materials were also smelted into a Universe Cauldron. It was not counted among the Nine Tripods, yet because it shared the same origin as them, it had countless, intricate connections to the Nine Tripods. It could even link to them and borrow the supreme might of the Human Dao Supreme Divine Artifacts, unleashing world-destroying power.
"This Universe Cauldron is precisely the key to Heaven Pass's strength."
Zhong Linghe did not mind in the slightest telling Meng Zhao such a major secret, because he understood one thing clearly: even the Zhong Family, which had guarded Heaven Pass for generations, had not the faintest clue about the Universe Cauldron's secret. Others stood even less chance.
Meng Zhao recalled something else. It was said that Emperor Qin Ying Zheng had once gathered the essence of gold from across the realm and forged the Twelve Bronze Figures. He had likewise had leftover materials, from which he created the Thirteenth Bronze Figure. Was that not the same idea by a different route as the Nine Tripods?
Or perhaps Emperor Qin Ying Zheng had discerned Emperor Yu's methods, even the arrangements hidden within Heaven Pass, which was why he had entertained the same notion when forging the Twelve Bronze Figures?
Those of the past were gone, and there was no way to investigate the truth. Still, Meng Zhao had confirmed one thing: Heaven Pass truly involved a Human Dao Supreme Divine Artifact—the Nine Tripods. That meant the power of Heaven Pass was likely far more than he had imagined.
"If Heaven Pass can borrow the power of the Nine Tripods to slaughter its enemies, why have I never heard any rumors of it?"
Meng Zhao was somewhat puzzled. For all these years, Heaven Pass and the Northern