The Azure Dragon coiled around the trunk of the ancient tree, its dragon head lowered.
Its amber dragon eyes quietly watched Xu Changqing.
As expected, it was the one calling him.
At the sight, Xu Changqing's mind jolted.
The Creation Heavenly Scripture within his body began circulating on its own at that very instant.
He had not activated it himself. The Creation Heavenly Scripture had moved of its own accord.
A violent upheaval rose from the depths of his soul, as though something were awakening.
At the same time, Xu Changqing's brow began to burn.
The fluctuations of his soul spread outward like tidal waves, resonating with the azure mist within this illusory space.
A trace of satisfaction flashed through the Azure Dragon's eyes.
The next second, it moved.
Its massive dragon body slowly slid down from the ancient tree. Its tail hung over the membrane of light, sending ripples spreading outward.
The dragon head drew close to Xu Changqing. Within its amber eyes, the phantom of that ancient tree slowly turned, and dense Creation Force spread through the air.
Then, it took something from the ancient tree's phantom.
More accurately, a crack opened in the ancient tree's trunk, and an object entirely wreathed in golden flames floated out from within it.
It was a furnace cauldron.
Three zhang tall, with three legs and two handles.
Its entire body was cast from a material that was neither metal nor jade, yet seemed both like metal and like jade.
Images of the sun, moon, and stars were carved upon its body. They were not mere patterns, but actual sun, moon, and stars flowing across its surface.
The sun blazed, the moon waxed and waned, the stars brightened and dimmed. A miniature universe endlessly evolved upon the furnace cauldron.
Its lid was