Fated Star Cauldron Vessel Opportunity

The cloud of blood mist that Rong Chun into dissipated.

Chen Lingxi stood before the cloud of blood mist, his spiritual energy still surging endlessly around him.

"That's enough to avenge the blood feud." Chen Lingxi narrowed her eyes slightly.

Not far away, a jade bracelet had already fallen from that cloud of blood mist and landed on the riverbank.

Moonlight falls on the bracelet, and the white jade gleams with a very faint and soft halo. As the halo shifts, countless fine lines can be faintly seen moving slowly within the bracelet.

"This is the treasure of Consort Chun's Hongdong."

Chen Lingxi used his Divine Sense and spiritual energy to grasp the jade bracelet.

The jade bracelet feels slightly heavy in the hand and warm to the touch, quite different from the cold and hard texture of ordinary jade.

He examined it carefully, turning it over and over, before finally putting it away.

His mind, however, was not on the jade bracelet at that moment.

The moment Rong Chun turned into blood mist, he had already quietly activated the Life-Devouring Method.

"Rong Chun is a cultivator at the Qi Circulation Eighth Floor, with abundant spiritual energy. Let's see what benefit I can gain from this Life-Devouring Method that allows me to devour the life of a cultivator at the Eighth Floor spiritual energy."

As soon as Chen Lingxi began to circulate the Life-Devouring Method, he felt a torrent of spiritual energy surging towards him from all directions, transforming into countless invisible blue threads that flowed wildly into his Qi Sea through his pores, meridians, and all 108 acupoints on his body.

This spiritual energy was so immense that Chen Lingxi felt his Qi Sea being stretched and swelling.

He quickly activated the Six-Qi True Method, guiding the spiritual energy to circulate throughout his meridians while simultaneously gathering and compressing it bit by bit, incorporating it into his Spirit Pool for careful refinement later.

"Although the simplified Life-Devouring Method is not as domineering as the complete Taotie Urn Divine Ability, which can devour all the spiritual energy of an opponent in an instant."

Even so, the spiritual energy Rong Chun still possessed was equivalent to what I had accumulated through months of arduous cultivation."

Chen Lingxi was overjoyed.

Just then, a strange fluctuation suddenly came from his Hongdong Bag.

Chen Lingxi's mind stirred slightly, and she probed the bag with her Divine Sense.

"Fated Star Stone?"

The Fated Star Stone lay quietly in a corner of the bag, the place where the words "Rong Chun" were originally engraved on the stone was now empty.

Those two words vanished as if they had never existed.

Instead, a very faint starlight emanated from the stone.

It's as if a real star from the sky has been embedded in this small stone, slowly radiating its gentle glow.

"The Fated Star holds fortuitous opportunity within this Fated Star Stone."

Chen Lingxi took out the Fated Star Stone and infused it with spiritual energy.

In an instant, he felt an indescribable, profound power emanating from the depths of the stone!

That power was completely different from ordinary Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi; it was more profound and weighty, and it even contained some indescribable Daoist mysteries.

Chen Lingxi felt his Qi Sea surging on its own under the influence of this power.

The spiritual liquid in his Qi Sea seemed to be rejoicing, as if it were cheering and anticipating, waiting for him to completely refine this power and make it his own!

"Fated Star Stone ..." Chen Lingxi murmured the name, her eyes shining brightly.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart for the time being, and his gaze swept across the riverbank before suddenly falling on a pile of rubble not far away.

There, a small object lay quietly beside a pebble.

"It's the luminous Heavenly Boat that Rong Chun was piloting."

Chen Lingxi's eyes brightened slightly.

But now it has lost the support of its master's spiritual energy, shrunk to the size of a palm, and the flowing spiritual light on the boat has dimmed.

Chen Lingxi Divine Sense to probe and capture the small boat.

He probed into the boat with his Divine Sense, and spiritual energy immediately fell into it, flowing through the intricate patterns inside the boat.

Then he couldn't help but secretly praise it.

"Rong Chun was so badly injured; without this Heavenly Boat, he wouldn't have been able to escape this far. It truly is a treasure."

Chen Lingxi put the Heavenly Boat into the Hongdong Bag and then probed the jade bracelet he had obtained from Rong Chun with his Divine Sense.

The restriction on the jade bracelet dissipated the moment Rong Chun died.

His Divine Sense probed into it unimpeded, and in an instant, everything in that small space within the bracelet was clearly imprinted in his mind.

Then his brows furrowed slightly.

Surprisingly, the Mirror Listening Treasure was not among these jade bracelets!

He had assumed that Consort Chun's divination vessel, the Mirror-Listening Cauldron, would be carried by him at all times, but to his surprise, that was not the case.

"That's rather strange," Chen Lingxi thought to herself, somewhat disappointed.

He originally thought that by killing Rong Chun, he could obtain the Mirror-Listening Cauldron.

Even when Lin Suri corresponded with Wu Mohe, he mentioned that if they possessed this Mirror Listening treasure, it would be much easier to compete for the Cauldron Vessel in the future.

Moreover, the reason why Rong Chun was able to control the officials in the Great Li Dynasty and decide life and death with a single word was because of the ability of this Cauldron Artifact Fragment to Mirror Listening.

But now, this treasure is no longer in her Hongdong Jade Bracelet.

He suddenly recalled the abrupt white light that fell on Rong Chun during the Fated Star Illusion.

"There are other Qi Circulation Realm in the palace, so perhaps this Mirror-Listening Cauldron is not Rong Chun."

Chen Lingxi suppressed these thoughts for the time being.

He was immediately captivated by the other treasures within the jade bracelet.

"There are quite a few treasures inside this jade bracelet."

The space inside the bracelet wasn't very large, about ten feet square, but it was filled with a dazzling array of things.

There were spirit mushrooms and herbs brimming with Spiritual Qi, as well as nineteen Spirit Stone stones the size of a fingernail, and many bottles and jars containing various kinds of elixirs.

Chen Lingxi scanned each of the treasures with her Divine Sense, raising an eyebrow slightly.

"As expected of the Imperial Concubine," he muttered to himself.

"However..." Chen Lingxi examined the treasures again, turning them over and over, her brows furrowing even deeper. "While these Spiritual Qi treasures and elixirs are precious, Consort Chun's resources don't seem particularly substantial."

The Qi Circulation Eighth Floor is already considered extremely powerful within this Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven.

Even the likes of Lin Suri and Lu Baizhong are now only at the Qi Circulation Seventh Floor.

Given their fortuitous opportunity and resources, they were still able to gather so many treasures from this Cave Heaven.

But what about Rong Chun?

She Qi Circulation Eighth Floor, and apart from that extremely powerful Sacred Character Rune, there were hardly any other decent treasures inside the jade bracelet.

A cultivator at the Qi Circulation Eighth Floor, and a powerful concubine who held sway in the Great Li Dynasty —and all they possessed was this?

The more Chen Lingxi thought about it, the more suspicious it seemed.

He suddenly recalled Rong Chun's insane behavior before his death.

"If Rong Chun is really just an avatar as she says..." Chen Lingxi murmured these words to herself, then shook her head slightly.

"If Rong Chun is merely an avatar, how could he possibly deceive the Cauldron Vessel Fated Star Stone?"

The disappearance of the name on the Fated Star Stone and the fall of the Fated Star confirm that Rong Chun is dead.

"I won't dwell on it; Rong Chun must be dead."

Chen Lingxi his head, and without further delay, leaped up.

Qi-Sea Vortex exploded beneath his feet, lifting his figure into the air.

He walked on air, his robes fluttering in the night wind, flying towards the three majestic mountains in the distance.

Upon reaching the first mountain, he found a cave in the cliff.

This time, he did not conceal his strength, but simply took out the Fated Star Stone again and infused it with a wisp of spiritual energy.

The moment the spiritual energy entered the stone, the starlight on the Fated Star Stone suddenly intensified, as if a real star had been ignited, turning the entire cave into a dazzling galaxy.

An ancient aura burst forth from the stone, as if millions of years of sediment were being poured out all at once.

In an instant, he sensed the profound fortuitous opportunity within it.

There were three unimaginable auras lingering deep within the Fated Star Stone!

"The fall of the Fated Star has brought three fortuitous opportunity to this Fated Star Stone."

The first aura hovered in the very center of the Fated Star Space.

It was an incredibly thick and solid mass of spiritual energy, almost tangible, containing profound Dao principles; it was the very same energy that Chen Lingxi had sensed earlier.

The second aura lingered on the eastern side of the Fated Star Space, within which numerous characters flowed.

"It's actually a spell."

The moment Chen Lingxi's Divine Sense touched that aura, countless words and phrases flooded into his Consciousness Sea.

A few breaths passed, Chen Lingxi let out a long sigh.

"Heaven-Seizing Seal!"

"Seizing the essence of heaven and earth, transforming it into a colossal handprint that covers the sky, suppressing all enemies—this is the magic of Consort Chun."

In the Total Perception Evolution, Consort Chun used this technique many times.

This technique is extraordinary; in terms of Killing Power alone, it is probably much stronger than his Azure Edge Method.

"If I can master this technique, I will have another means of attack."

As Chen Lingxi pondered, her Divine Sense fell upon the third aura.

That was also a spell, but it was completely different from the Heaven-Seizing Seal.

Chen Lingxi probed into it with her Divine Sense and felt a lightness rush towards her.

"Cloud-Riding Technique."

Chen Lingxi in surprise, "The Cauldron Vessel truly possesses a spirit; it knows what I'm lacking right now."

The Cloud-Riding Technique allows one to gather the clouds and energy of heaven and earth beneath their feet, transforming them into a cloud-riding chariot, and travel through the air!

Compared to his current clumsy method of simply relying on the Qi-Sea Vortex to generate thrust and walk on air, this Cloud-Riding Technique is infinitely more profound.

Although the Qi-Sea Vortex allowed him to fly, the method was too crude. Not only did it consume a great deal of spiritual energy, but it was also not very fast. He had experienced this firsthand when he was chasing Rong Chun.

If Rong Chun hadn't been seriously injured and his spiritual energy hadn't been depleted, he wouldn't have been able to catch up with that Heavenly Boat at all, given its speed.

With this Cloud-Riding Technique, given the current level of spiritual energy at the Qi Circulation Seventh Floor, his flying speed using the Cloud-Riding Technique is at least several times faster than before.

"Both techniques are extraordinary... More importantly, the fortuitous opportunity within this Fated Star Stone can help me reach the Eighth Floor level!"

Chen Lingxi looked down at the stone in her palm, which was still shimmering with starlight, and her eyes shone even brighter.

After a moment's thought, he made up his mind.

"It will take about a month to refine this Fated Star's Spiritual Qi."

The wisp of spiritual energy that clung to the very center of the Fated Star Stone was incredibly vast, and the profound mysteries it contained were far too deep.

Even though he has now developed the Spirit-Aperture Physique, it will be a long and arduous process to completely refine and integrate it into his own Qi Sea.

A month or so has passed, which is already considered fast time.

"I now possess the Life-Devouring Method..." Chen Lingxi pondered, "I can temporarily borrow this Life-Devouring Method to cultivate!"

Within the Ancestral Mountain, there are still many Truth-Seekers.

In his eyes, those people were like walking medicinal plants.

Their spiritual energy and cultivation can all be devoured and refined by the Life-Devouring Method, and made useful for themselves.

If, before leaving the Ancestral Mountain, one can use these Truth-Seekers as great medicine to push one's cultivation to the Qi Circulation Seventh Floor perfection...

Once they leave the Ancestral Mountain and find a safe place, they can use the mysterious fortuitous opportunity sealed within the Fated Star Stone to forcefully push their cultivation to the Qi Circulation Eighth Floor.

Qi Circulation Eighth Floor!

At that time, with the combined power of True-Intent Mysteries and Divine Might Mysteries, his combat strength will surely experience another qualitative leap.

Once Chen Lingxi had made up her mind, she stopped thinking about it.

He sat down cross-legged again, placed the Fated Star Stone beside his knees, and channeled a wisp of spiritual energy towards the two auras that contained the Cloud-Riding Technique and the Heaven-Seizing Seal.

He then practiced the [Cloud-Riding Technique] and the [Heaven-Seizing Seal] here!

First was the Cloud-Riding Technique. The method of this technique was not particularly obscure; for Chen Lingxi, it was even quite simple.

"After reading it a few times, I've already grasped the basics of this technique," he thought to himself.

Only now did he truly understand why the Spirit-Aperture Physique was so extraordinary.

When he cultivated the Azure Edge Method in the past, although it was relatively smooth sailing, it still took him several days of hard work to barely reach the Initial Perception.

At that time, he only felt that he had a decent comprehension and had the experience from his previous life as a foundation, which was why he learned faster than ordinary people.

But now that he possesses this Spirit-Aperture Physique, he truly understands what it means to be exceptionally gifted.

This Cloud-Riding Technique, while not particularly profound, is certainly not comparable to ordinary spells.

The key points, secrets, and methods of circulating spiritual energy would have taken at least ten days to grasp even a basic level in the past.

But now, after reading it a few times and trying it out briefly, he was already able to barely activate it.

Although he is still far from being truly proficient and able to ride the Cloud-Riding Technique through the sea of clouds, he has already entered the realm of cloud-riding.

He suppressed his emotions and focused his Divine Sense on the method of the Heaven-Seizing Seal.

Upon seeing this, he couldn't help but frown. The technique of the Heaven-Seizing Seal was truly unfathomable.

The methods of circulating spiritual energy described therein are extremely obscure and profound.

It emphasizes using one's own spiritual energy as a guide to connect with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of several hundred feet, capturing all the Spiritual Qi, cloud energy, water vapor, mist, and even the faint energy emitted by plants, trees, mountains, and rivers that are scattered in the Void!

It condensed into a large handprint of spiritual energy in his palm.

Once that handprint is struck, its momentum is unstoppable.

However, this technique involves dozens of extremely subtle spiritual energy barriers, making it quite obscure and mysterious.

If an ordinary Seventh Floor cultivator wanted to comprehend this technique, it would take at least one or two months, or even three to five months, to grasp even a fraction of its mysteries and barely get started.

But Chen Lingxi in the training for half a day!

Then he stretched out his hand, right palm Heavenward Realm, fingers slightly spread.

In an instant, countless clouds, water vapor, and mist, along with the faint Qi emanating from the mountains, rocks, and vegetation, were all captured by his palm, surging, condensing, and compressing above his hand.

Chen Lingxi a low shout and flicked his palm towards the winding stream outside the cave.

One palm strike!

The spiritual energy he had captured erupted at that moment, transforming into a massive handprint several meters in diameter. It carried immense power and burst forth from the cave, crashing down towards the stream!

Rumble!

The handprint landed on the stream with a loud bang!

The once calmly flowing stream was shattered by this palm strike, sending a water column several meters high shooting into the sky, splashing water everywhere and shimmering white under the starlight.

"This technique is indeed powerful."

Chen Lingxi was quite satisfied.

Just then, a bolt of lightning suddenly exploded in the distance.

Immediately afterwards!

A pale golden bolt of lightning lit up from behind a distant mountain ridge, and in an instant it had already streaked across the sky for miles, crashing straight down in the direction where Chen Lingxi was.

Chen Lingxi's eyes flickered slightly as she looked up. Within the pale golden lightning, she could vaguely make out a slender figure.

The man arrived riding on lightning, his robes fluttering, his body radiating intense lightning that turned half the sky into a dazzling pale gold.

He had red lips and white teeth, and his face was so handsome that he seemed otherworldly.

A silver-white longsword hung at his waist, the pale golden lightning on its scabbard still crackling on its own.

It was Lu Baizhong!

Lu Baizhong landed on a rock several dozen feet away from Chen Lingxi, the hem of his robe fluttering Subtle Insight in the night breeze.

His right hand gripped the hilt of his sword, his eyes burning with fierce fighting spirit, like two pale golden flames.

That fighting spirit also contained a great deal of excitement!

"This person... is quite different from ordinary Qi Circulation Realm practitioners."

Chen Lingxi couldn't help but sigh to herself.

Lu Baizhong was like a fanatic of Daoism!

Aside from cultivating Daoism and seizing opportunities, he seemed uninterested in everything else.

Ordinary people are like ants in his eyes; he can erase them if he wants, or ignore them if he's too lazy to erase them.

When facing other Truth-Seekers, if they could fight him, he would be filled with fighting spirit and would draw his sword to strike.

He also wielded his sword to annihilate those weaker than him, showing no mercy.

He even encountered someone stronger than him...

Take, for example, Consort Chun, who looked around at everyone and many figures, yet no one dared to make the first move!

Lu Baizhong also took the lead and attacked without any fear.

This person was born for war.

"He's quite a character."

As Chen Lingxi this, a thought suddenly stirred within her.

The method of Qi Observation silently began to operate in his eyes. His gaze pierced through the layer of pale golden lightning, through Lu Baizhong's moon-white robe, and landed deep in his Qi Sea.

Then he saw that bolt of Thunder Treasure Qi.

That Thunder Treasure Qi has matured.

Lu Baizhong noticed his gaze, and his aura intensified!

Chen Lingxi stepped out of the cave and said, "The Lightning Treasure Qi within you has matured and can now be used by me."

Lu Baizhong remained silent.

His body was crackling with lightning. He pressed his thumb against the sword at his waist and pushed it out an inch. The sound of the sword ringing out accompanied the booming of lightning.

Chen Lingxi stood silently, but a look of surprise appeared in her eyes!

That Thunder Treasure Qi is simply too powerful. If one could obtain it and cultivate a Thunderous Technique... his Killing Power would still be greatly enhanced!

He met Lu Baizhong's eyes, which were burning with fighting spirit.

The golden light of Mysterious Qi and the silvery white of the Sword-Edge Qi emanated from his body, intertwining and swirling around him.

There wasn't a single unnecessary word exchanged between the two.

Lu Baizhong made the first move!

He gently pushed the hilt with his thumb, and the silver-white longsword was drawn from its sheath with a clang.

As soon as the sword left its sheath, countless tiny, pale golden arcs of electricity leaped out from its blade, crackling and tearing countless fine scorch marks into the air within a radius of several feet.

With a swift movement, he transformed into a humanoid bolt of lightning, trailing a long, pale golden tail, and hurtled straight toward Chen Lingxi!

Chen Lingxi Void out a piece of ordinary iron sword from the Hongdong Bag and flipped it in his hand. The azure light of the Azure Edge Method emanated from the sword, followed by the silvery-white light of the Sword-Edge Qi, while the Purple True Treasure Aura coiled around the sword like a purple dragon!

The three colors intertwined, transforming into a magnificent, ever-changing blade of energy.

He activated the Cloud-Riding Technique, and a wisp of pale blue cloud materialized beneath his feet, lifting him up and propelling him forward instead of retreating, heading head-on towards the pale golden lightning!

Swords clashed.

With a deafening roar, the pale golden lightning and the three-colored blade energy collided violently in the Void, exploding into a blinding burst of light.

A terrifying shockwave swept wildly in all directions...

Without a word, the battle had begun!