Ding Vessel Divine Ability, Mother Qi Emerges, All the Powerful Appear

Chen Lingxi the auspicious Taotie Urn.

"Previously, I was wary of the soul the Taotie Urn wanted, but now that I'm in this Total Perception Divine Chamber, I might as well give it a try."

He poured a wisp of spiritual energy into the Taotie Urn.

The moment the spiritual energy entered the urn, the ghost face patterns on the urn seemed to come alive, and the fangs of each ghost face trembled slightly, emitting a very faint buzzing sound.

An ancient aura surged into the sky from the mouth of the urn. The aura was extremely deep and heavy, carrying an inexplicable sense of destiny, as if a living creature that had been sleeping in the urn for many years had been awakened.

The ancient aura surged, condensed, and transformed within the urn, ultimately coalescing into a bizarre female face.

The woman's face hung above the mouth of the urn, its entire body woven from countless fine black light particles, with clearly defined eyebrows, eyes, mouth, and nose.

It stared coldly at Chen Lingxi, its eyes devoid of any emotion, only displaying a condescending and almost indifferent scrutiny.

Then it spoke, its voice incredibly deep, each word seeming to explode in Chen Lingxi's brain. "Sacrifice a soul, and you can obtain the Life-Swallowing Divine Ability!"

This is the Total Perception Divine Chamber.

He could die in this Divine Chamber without consequence.

It's just a soul; there's no harm in giving it a try.

Without further consideration, Chen Lingxi immediately agreed, "I beg the Cauldron Venerable to bestow upon me the Life-Swallowing Divine Ability!"

Instantly, the mysterious aura emanating from the Cauldron Venerable overflowed and surged towards Chen Lingxi like water bursting its banks.

The aura was extremely dense and heavy, and suddenly landed on his head.

Chen Lingxi felt his mind go blank, and then countless wonderful messages flooded into his mind like a torrent.

The amount of information was enormous.

The cultivation methods, operating techniques, and taboos of the Life-Swallowing Divine Ability were all poured in at once.

Chen Lingxi frowned.

The information was too complex. Even though he was now at the Qi Circulation Sixth Floor and his Divine Sense was just beginning to take shape, he still felt an unbearable throbbing pain in his head, as if something was about to burst out from inside.

The torrent of messages continued for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before gradually subsiding.

The black light shavings on the Cauldron Venerable slowly dissipated like the receding tide, eventually turning into a wisp of extremely faint black smoke, which then disappeared back into the Taotie Urn.

The Cauldron Venerable vanished, and the deal was done.

Chen Lingxi sat cross-legged on the bluestone, rubbing his temples. Only after the throbbing pain subsided did he concentrate on examining the new Divine Ability that had appeared in his mind.

Upon seeing this, his brows furrowed even deeper.

"The Life-Swallowing Divine Ability is indeed profound."

This method details how, after killing an enemy, one can use a specific method of circulating spiritual energy to completely devour the enemy's remaining spiritual energy and vitality, and then convert it into one's own.

If one cultivates to the Profound Realm, one can even drain the spiritual energy of an opponent in an instant, which is extremely domineering.

"But... this Divine Ability power seems rather strange."

He carefully contemplated it, but vaguely realized that this Divine Ability was not like other spells, which could be cast simply by relying on one's own spiritual energy.

"When the Life-Swallowing Divine Ability is activated, it seems to require the power of some mysterious being."

Chen Lingxi vaguely sensed that the power was formless and intangible, yet it truly existed at the critical point of the Divine Ability, like a half-open door. With just a gentle push, an endless stream of power would surge out from behind the door.

However, what lay behind that door was not the profound power of the natural order of heaven and Mystery Mechanism, but rather a tangible, mysterious entity.

Chen Lingxi couldn't explain this sudden realization, yet he truly felt it.

"It seems that this Divine Ability technique truly requires the power of that mysterious being."

He thought for a moment and immediately remembered what Xu Qingru had said.

Chen Lingxi's gaze fell on the Taotie Urn, and he thought to himself, "Perhaps the owner of this Taotie Urn still exists in the Great World."

He deliberately scattered these Cauldron Artifact Fragment across various realms to trade with cultivators in numerous Cave Heaven and secret realms."

He sketched the outline of the lord of the Taotie Urn in his mind.

"This being is probably an extremely powerful being. It used the Cauldron Artifact Fragment scattered across the myriad worlds to devour the power of sacrifices to aid its own cultivation. And this Life-Swallowing Divine Ability divine power is derived from the power of the Cauldron Vessel's owner."

Once the idea came to him, he found it perfectly reasonable.

Xu Qingru and Jiang Xing relied on this Life-Swallowing Divine Ability to eke out a living in this Cave Heaven for many years. However, for every person they killed and every wisp of Qi they swallowed, a considerable portion of it ended up in the pocket of the Cauldron Vessel's master.

Having obtained the Life-Swallowing Divine Ability, they thought they had obtained Cauldron Artifact Fortune, but in reality, they were very likely to become part of that powerful being's scattered net, seizing resources for him in the myriad worlds!

"It seems that even these Cauldron Artifact Fragment cannot be entirely trusted!"

Chen Lingxi pondered for a moment, then suddenly thought, "I wonder if, outside this Divine Chamber, without offering a single soul, I can still use the power of that mysterious being to unleash this Divine Ability?"

Once the thought popped into my head, I couldn't suppress it any longer.

He carefully recalled the Life-Swallowing Divine Ability technique he had just memorized and discovered that although the Divine Ability was complex, it was not entirely impossible to bypass the constraints imposed by the master of the Cauldron Vessel.

If one only takes the method of circulating spiritual energy and uses one's own spiritual energy as the foundation to activate it, one might be able to barely exert some of the effects of the Life-Swallowing Divine Ability, but its power would be greatly reduced.

Once he made up his mind, he stopped thinking about it and tried his best to memorize this Divine Ability method.

"We're still in the Total Perception Divine Chamber; it's not too late to make a decision after we return to the mortal world."

After memorizing the method of the Life-Swallowing Divine Ability, Chen Lingxi took out the wooden box from his Universe Bag, opened the lid, and took out the twenty-four Mystic Pearl one by one, placing them in front of him.

These beads gleamed with a dim golden light in the dark cave. He picked up one of them, slowly channeled a wisp of spiritual energy into it, and began to refine it.

This refining process was different from the previous tentative infusion.

Using spiritual energy as a guide, he meticulously traced every line on the pearl's surface, then gradually infused it with the energy along the direction of those lines.

Although these twenty-four Mystic Pearl are a replica, the magic array within them is still extremely ingenious.

He spent several hours refining each of the twenty-four Mystic Pearl was successfully refined, he suddenly felt a strange resonance between the beads.

It was as if someone had plucked twenty-four strings at the same moment, and the twenty-four hums converged into a deep and resonant tremor that echoed endlessly in the cave.

The twenty-four Mystic Pearl lit up simultaneously, and the patterns on their surfaces seemed to come alive, swirling wildly in the golden light.

Chen Lingxi immediately felt a strong aura emanating from it. The aura was so strong and powerful that it was like a blazing sun that had been suppressed for a long time finally breaking free of its restraints, shining brightly and impossible to look at directly.

He quickly withdrew his spiritual energy, and the light on the twenty-four Mystic Pearl receded like a tide, instantly returning to their original dark golden appearance.

He exhaled a long breath, but a look of surprise lit up his eyes.

"The power of this [Prefect Lord's Demon-Breaking Twenty-Four Mystic Pearls] is even stronger than I expected."

He carefully put the twenty-four Mystic Pearl back into the wooden box, closed the lid, and put them into his Hongdong Bag.

Chen Lingxi a deep breath and took out a few more items from the Hongdong Bag.

A Xi Yu Talisman.

A Profound-Pointing Sword Furnace.

A Dragon-Qi Treasure Talisman.

Since the Gold-Slaughtering Saber was broken by Luo Ran's sword, he then took out the long saber that he had obtained from the Jade Qi Minor Accomplishment martial artist at Bridge Mechanism Mountain.

This sword has an extremely long and wide blade, more than two fingers wider than an ordinary goose feather sword. The back of the blade is as thick as a finger joint, while the edge is as thin as a cicada's wing.

"This blade truly lives up to its reputation as a weapon wielded by a man of the Jade Qi Realm. It is far sharper and harder than the Gold-Slaughtering Saber. I wonder what materials and methods were used to forge it."

However, the Gold-Slaughtering Saber was once imbued with the Cauldron Artifact Fragment from the Beast-Fighting Palace, giving it many spiritual and magical abilities.

But this longsword was nothing more than an ordinary weapon.

"However, it's enough for emergencies."

He lined up the items in front of him, his eyes burning with intensity.

"This constitutes my foundation."

Whether we can obtain the Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi depends on these treasures.

And so another day passed.

On this day, Chen Lingxi suddenly opened her eyes.

With a slight thought, he activated his Wandering Sight Divine Ability.

Originally, when he was in the Total Perception Divine Chamber, Wandering Sight Divine Ability was unable to use his powers.

Only after ascending to the Qi Circulation Sixth Floor, Thorough Awakening Divine Ability powers and transformations, did such extraordinary things occur.

His consciousness followed the wisp of smoke out of the cave, across the vast mountains and forests, and into the Baosu Marquis Residence, which he knew all too well, landing in the East Hall of the South Courtyard.

Then, he saw Lin Suri.

Lin Suri was holding a treasure in his hand.

It appeared to be a token, on which was engraved a fierce tiger, which was depicted descending a mountain, with its four claws like hooks, its tail like a whip, and every hair on its body clearly defined.

Even though it was an inanimate object engraved on the token, it exuded a fierce aura and appeared to be filled with Spiritual Qi energy, making it extremely extraordinary.

From Chen Lingxi's perspective, Lin Suri held the token in his palm, closed his eyes, concentrated, and slowly infused it with spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy, like an extremely thin and pale blue thread, emanated from his fingertips and landed on the token.

At that moment, the tiger stripes on the token lit up, and a very faint and soft golden light flowed slowly along the stripes from the tiger's head to its tail, from its claws to its back.

In an instant, the token shone with golden light.

Lin Suri stood up and fastened the token to his waist.

He was already extremely fair-skinned, and his brows exuded a calmness beyond his years. Now, with the Fierce Tiger Token at his waist, his aura changed dramatically.

That restrained calmness was imbued with a touch of awe-inspiring majesty, like a divine general commanding thousands of troops, exuding authority without anger and possessing astonishing power.

"This treasure is truly extraordinary."

Chen Lingxi saw it clearly from Sight-Roaming's perspective and couldn't help but secretly marvel.

"This Lin Suri is also incredibly fortuitous opportunity. I don't know where he got such a treasure from, but the aura emanating from this token alone is so powerful."

Just as Chen Lingxi was marveling at this...

With a flick of his wrist, Lin Suri produced a jade sword.

The jade sword was only two feet long, with a blade as narrow as a leek leaf. It was entirely white, with faint, fine lines flowing across its surface.

The patterns were not complicated, just a few strokes, yet they outlined the shape of a crane about to take flight on the sword.

While described as a sword for killing enemies, it was more like a ceremonial object, much like the tokens worn by kings and generals at their waists during sacrificial ceremonies to signify their status.

Lin Suri hung the jade sword at his waist and gazed at the distant Ancestral Mountain.

A faint glint of light flashed in his deep, abyss-like eyes. He then raised his right hand, his middle and index fingers joined together like a sword, a faint, soft golden light emanating from their tips.

He gently brushed his two fingers across his eyes, the movement light and composed, like a painter sketching the outline of a painting on rice paper before putting brush to paper.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up with golden light.

Through Lin Suri's perspective, Chen Lingxi saw the world suddenly change.

Lin Suri's vision flew by until it landed on the distant Ancestral Mountain!

"As expected, something has happened at Ancestral Mountain!"

With the help of Lin Suri's magic, Chen Lingxi saw a dense Spiritual Qi rising into the sky around the Ancestral Mountain, like an invisible plume of smoke shooting straight from the depths of the mountain into the clouds, dyeing half of the sky a light blue-green color.

The Spiritual Qi energy there was dozens of times more concentrated than the cave abode where Chen Lingxi had set up the Clear-Mystery Pivot-Qi Formation!

Further ahead, the Spiritual Qi of the Ancestral Mountain is almost gone!

Immediately afterwards, an unimaginable aura suddenly erupted.

At first, the aura was only a faint wisp, but in an instant, it surged forth like water bursting its banks!

It was as if a volcano that had been dormant for thousands of years had finally awakened at this moment, bursting forth with all the inspiration that had been accumulated over countless years.

The aura was so terrifying that even through Sight-Roaming's perspective, Chen Lingxi felt her mind tremble, and the Spirit Pool in her Qi Sea involuntarily churned.

But that aura came and went quickly, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye, as if it had never existed.

Chen Lingxi's heart suddenly jolted.

"Was that terrifying aura just now the Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi?"

At the same time, Lin Suri turned his head slightly and scanned various parts of Yuan River Prefecture.

Through Lin Suri's perspective, Chen Lingxi took in the entire commotion in Yuan River Prefecture at that moment.

Within Yuan River Prefecture, a colossal, sharp sword intent of thunder soared into the sky!

The intensity of that sword intent was so great that even from a great distance, it could still sting one's eyes.

With sword intent soaring to the heavens, Lu Baizhong, dressed in white and standing on a thunderous sword, flew towards the Ancestral Mountain like a streak of pale golden lightning.

His robes fluttered, his sword flashed fiercely, and in an instant he transformed into a tiny point of light on the horizon.

More than ten other auras emanated from the mountains, rivers, and post stations outside Yuan River Prefecture, heading towards the Ancestral Mountain.

The auras varied in strength; some surged like boiling spiritual energy, while others billowed like smoke from a wolf's Qi and Blood. Each used its own methods, some flying through the air, some skimming close to the ground, and some transforming into streaks of blood-red light that pierced through the air, all heading in the same direction.

Ancestral Mountain!

"Hmm? There are even soldiers here!"

Chen Lingxi was slightly surprised. "From the capital!"

Lin Suri's gaze fell upon a troop of about three hundred soldiers, their Qi and Blood surging fiercely, each possessing the cultivation level of Silver Bones.

"Three hundred Silver Bones, that's no ordinary amount."

Chen Lingxi her tongue in amazement.

Warriors at the Silver Bone Realm are qualified to serve as commanders of thousands in the Great Li Army. Three hundred Silver Bones gathered together would be a terrifying force capable of turning the tide of battle.

Each of these three hundred Silver Bones carried Great Banner on its back.

The Great Banner was about the height of a person, and its surface was dark red, made of some kind of animal hide.

The banner was engraved with countless intricate patterns, which subtly formed an extremely exquisite magic array.

and...

Spiritual Qi flowed around these Great Banner. The Spiritual Qi of the three hundred Great Banner flowed, the Void turned white, and they were connected to each other, as if forming a complete array.

And at the head of this great formation was a young general.

The young general was tall and strong with a stern face. He also carried a Great Banner on his back, which was several times larger than Great Banner of ordinary soldiers, and the patterns on the banner were more intricate and exquisite.

He stood on his horse before the three hundred Silver Bones, his aura captivating, like a heavy sword yet to be drawn; though its sharpness was not yet revealed, its profound and weighty presence was already overwhelming.

He led these three hundred Silver Bones, marching along the official road. The three hundred men moved in perfect unison, as if they were one person.

"With the emergence of the Mother Qi, so many powerful beings have appeared."

"On the contrary, Crown Prince Ying Chi has not been found at all."

The clouds and mist flowed across the sky, as if some powerful being was spying from above.

Amidst the swirling clouds and mist, several figures could be vaguely seen, appearing and disappearing, yet remaining indistinct.

Just then, a cloud of mist swirled above the Ancestral Mountain.

The clouds and mist arrived without warning, as if an invisible giant hand had violently stirred the summit of the Ancestral Mountain, and layers upon layers of thick fog rose from the mountainside, completely shrouding the Ancestral Mountain.

The fog was so thick that it resembled a solid gray wall, layer upon layer, completely enveloping every inch of the Ancestral Mountain rocks and every blade of grass and tree.

Even Lin Suri's far-sighted supernatural Divine Ability couldn't penetrate the dense fog at this moment.

Lin Suri took a deep breath.

The golden light in his eyes slowly faded, and his extremely pale face revealed no emotion, only a faint trace of solemnity passing between his brows.

He adjusted the Fierce Tiger Token and the Two-Foot Jade Sword at his waist, and with the jade sword at his waist, he strode out of the East Hall.

He stepped out of the East Hall, his feet never stopping, and in a flash, he transformed into a pale golden streak of light, darting out of the Marquis's residence and rushing out of the city.

His speed was so fast that ordinary people could only see a very faint and thin golden afterimage streaking through the air.

Then he leaped over the city wall, spiritual energy surging beneath his feet, and he soared through the air like a roc spreading its wings, heading straight for the Ancestral Mountain!

Chen Lingxi also took a deep breath!

The struggle for Mother Qi began here!

Now, he wants to take advantage of this Total Perception and the wonder of Sight-Roaming, and with his own accumulated knowledge, to become the oriole that catches the mantis!