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Cauldron Vessel
After the Death of the Great Dao
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Original Name:鼎器 (dǐng qì)Gender:NeutralKind:ItemScope:Novel-specificStatus:ActiveSource:AIOccurrences:466Chapters:102
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Context UptoCh. 278
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Biodata
| Feature | Information |
|---|---|
| Name | Cauldron Vessel (鼎器) |
| Species/Race | Ancient mystical artifact |
| Occupation/Role | Recognizes masters and grants supernatural functions, cultivation resources, or opportunities |
| Status | Extant; complete vessels and scattered artifact fragments remain active across Cave Heavens and the Great Xuanzhuo Realm 101 175 257 |
| First Appearance | Candle of Time fragment 9 |
Nature and Rules
Origin and mastery
- No confirmed origin is known; Cauldron Vessels are said to have existed since antiquity. 101
- They recognize masters and may be sought or cultivated through from the Qi Circulation Realm onward; a user's cultivation realm does not bar ownership. 101
- A Vessel's displayed power grows with its master's realm. The same Vessel is far more potent at Dao Foundation or Golden Grotto than at Qi Circulation. 101
- Their powers vary drastically: some can alter heavenly fate or create extraordinary opportunities, while others offer little more than mundane luck. 101 186
- Records within the Enemy-Slaying Spirit Jade attribute its creation to the Great Heavenly General of Immortal Capital, suggesting that at least some Cauldron Vessels may be forged rather than naturally born. 166
Fragments and Void Turbulence
- When a Cauldron Vessel's master dies, the Vessel may shatter into fragments that pass through Void Turbulence and scatter into worlds, Cave Heavens, and secret realms. 101
- A living master may also deliberately scatter fragments to seek opportunities; such fragments remain under that master's control. 101 179
- Fragments retain a portion of the original Vessel's authority and commonly exchange lifespan, lives, spiritual qi, or other sacrifices for opportunities. 101
- Void Turbulence can protect an emerging fragment: premature contact with the Slaying-Force fragment annihilated all living flesh across a hundred-zhang stretch of riverbed. 155
Cauldron Calamity
- Artifact fragments carry a sense of decay absent from complete Vessels; this decay is linked to Cauldron Calamities. 148
- The Candle of Time stirred overwhelming greed in Chen Lingxi, nearly consuming his judgment. 142
- Chen Lingxi later abandoned plans to use the Beast-Fighting Palace for repeated sacrifices after recalling the Candle of Time and its calamity warning. 179
Known Cauldron Vessels and Fragments
| Vessel / Fragment | Form | Recorded function | Known user or outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candle of Time | Black candle; a Golden Grotto Cauldron Vessel fragment 9 | Trades lifespan for spiritual energy; can condense impurity-free Spirit Amber. 9 | Chao Dao offered its fragment to Lin Suri, who exchanged twenty years of lifespan for enough spiritual energy to attempt the Qi Circulation Sixth Floor. 9 |
| Beast-Fighting Palace | Miniature palace containing a beast-fighting realm 39 142 | Sacrifices the dead within its realm to nurture treasures; its victor may request an opportunity to descend upon an item. 42 43 | Crown Prince Ying Chi used it to nurture the Purple True Treasure Bottle. Chen Lingxi later obtained it, then fed it to the Gold-Devouring Toad. 43 142 179 |
| Fated Star Stone | Black stone radiating starlight 136 | Designates an enemy; killing that target grants a Cauldron Vessel opportunity. It appears to be usable only once. 72 | Chen Lingxi refined its opportunity, receiving spiritual qi, the Heaven-Seizing Seal, and the Cloud-Riding Technique. 125 136 |
| Taotie Urn | Urn fragment 101 | Contains the Life-Swallowing Divine Ability, which devours others' qi to aid cultivation. 101 | Formerly used by Xu Qingru and Jiang Xing. 101 |
| Gold-Devouring Toad | Golden jade toad 153 165 | Devours treasures and produces valuable pills. 153 | Owned by Wu Mohe before coming into Chen Lingxi's possession. 153 165 |
| Myriad Realms Projection | Unspecified 89 | Allows projections of Dao-Below Academy members to enter a Cave Heaven. 89 | Borrowed by the Dao Master for the search for the Immortal Husk. 89 |
| Mirror-Listening Cauldron | Mirror-related fragment 175 | Calculates people with great fortuitous opportunities and can mark them; it does not exclusively identify reborn Truth-Seekers. 175 | Used by Emperor Daye to locate dormant reborn cultivators in the Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven. 175 |
| Slaying-Force Cauldron / Enemy-Slaying Spirit Jade | Dark-gold Spirit Stele upon emergence; later a command-token-sized jade 155 166 | Locks an enemy over one or two days; divine abilities used against that target become ten times stronger. It has five uses. 166 | Won by Chen Lingxi after the Zhuozhao River battle royale. 155 165 |
| Weaving Delusion Golden Eyes | Two golden flames within Emperor Daye's eyes 148 245 | Reads and fabricates memories, creating false identities and memories for reborn cultivators. 148 | Complete Cauldron Vessel controlled by Emperor Daye. 148 245 |
| Dao-Seizing Tree | Ancient tree bearing fruit at Heaven Gate Sea 175 | A complete Cauldron Vessel and the central prize of the Heaven Gate Sea contest. 175 257 | Its premature emergence drew Chen Lingxi, Emperor Daye, Zhao Duanxuan, Bai Lingze, and other powerful cultivators to Heaven Gate Sea. 257 259 |
| Heaven-Determining Brush | Brush 101 | Establishes heavenly fate; its effects increased after its master advanced in cultivation. 101 | The Dao Master of Dao-Below used it to impose the fate “Kin Separation” on Daoist Miao and later bestowed “Myriad Laws Penetrating the Profound” upon Xu Jingzhen. 101 |
Manifestations and Owners
- The Candle of Time's fragment contains a vertical-eyed presence called the Cauldron Venerable, which enforces its exchange rules and determines prices for spiritual energy. 9
- The Beast-Fighting Palace manifests an imposing Cauldron Venerable face that announces its sacrificial requirements and asks the victor where its opportunity should descend. 42 43
- When Chen Lingxi fed the Beast-Fighting Palace to the Gold-Devouring Toad, both Vessels' owners manifested incarnations: the Beast-Fighting Palace's owner appeared as a middle-aged Cauldron Venerable, while the Toad's owner appeared as a flood dragon. 179
- The Beast-Fighting Palace's owner ceased resisting after recognizing the flood dragon's superior status, allowing the fragment to be devoured. 179
- Emperor Daye's complete Cauldron Vessel enabled him to fabricate the memories and identities of numerous supposed Rebirth Realm cultivators, including Crown Prince Ying Chi. 148
Story Role / Major Arcs
- Candle of Time transaction: Chao Dao uses the Candle of Time fragment to secure Lin Suri's alliance in pursuit of Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi. Lin Suri accepts a lifespan-for-spiritual-energy exchange from its Cauldron Venerable. 9
- Beast-Fighting Banquets: Crown Prince Ying Chi uses the Beast-Fighting Palace to force martial artists into lethal contests and sacrifice their deaths to the Purple True Treasure Bottle. Chen Lingxi survives the realm, directs its opportunity into a hide pouch, and obtains a Universe Bag. 39 42 43
- Slaying-Force contest: The Slaying-Force Cauldron emerges from the Zhuozhao River as a Spirit Stele, marks nearby contenders, and requires them to fight until a sole claimant remains. Chen Lingxi ultimately claims the Enemy-Slaying Spirit Jade. 155 165
- Complete Vessel conflict: The Dao-Seizing Tree's emergence at Heaven Gate Sea escalates the struggle among the Cave Heaven's strongest cultivators, who converge to contest the complete Cauldron Vessel. 257 259
- Layered illusion: An unidentified Cauldron Vessel creates an elaborate illusion around Chen Lingxi, exposing the secret of his Immortal Husk and causing him to distrust even his recovered memories within Total Perception. 277 278
Appearances
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466
Total Mentions
102
Chapters Appeared
4.57
Avg. per Chapter