Here to Touch the Nine Dragons Cauldron

In the rear hall of Anle Palace, flames roared within the Nine Dragon Cauldron.

The cultivation level required to properly use this cauldron is extremely high. Each level of cultivation allows one more dragon to be propelled, thereby condensing the fire-breathing power and refining the elixirs within the Nine Dragon Cauldron.

The medicinal materials, which meet the requirements for refining, are condensed layer by layer, and with the help of the Nine Dragons Spitting Fire, they eventually become the pills needed by cultivators in the True Self Realm.

Few in the Great Han Dynasty possessed the ability to fully unleash the power of the Nine Dragon Cauldron, and these individuals were not alchemists or medicine makers.

It appears to be a top-tier Pill Furnace, but very few people would actually use the Nine Dragon Cauldron.

On the contrary, when powerful cultivators use the Nine Pill Cauldron, they mostly rely on its ability to draw in and spew flames to defeat their opponents.

"You shouldn't have invited me. It would have been better to invite Wang Zhi. She has quietly entered the True Self Realm in recent years and can fully utilize this Pill Cauldron!"

Princess Dou stood beneath the enormous Pill Cauldron.

Her face was flushed, and she was also somewhat unwilling. She cast a dissatisfied glance at Li Shaojun and Divine Lord Zhenyuan, who were dressed in mourning clothes.

"Fellow Daoist Dou instructed me not to interfere in the internal conflicts of the Great Han Dynasty's royal family," Divine Lord Zhenyuan waved his hand and said, "This matter is not my fault!"

"A forced marriage won't be happy," Li Shaojun continued. "We can help you once, but what about next time, and the time after that? Your strength isn't enough to hold your own in the royal family, and you can't take over from Fellow Daoist Dou to control Anle Palace. Forcing you into it will only harm you, and you'll ultimately meet a tragic end!"

"Is there really that much risk?"

Princess Dou looked slightly surprised.

She was full of confidence when she confirmed her identity with the Empress Dowager, but even after the Empress Dowager used her Law Power to bind her and immobilize her, and slapped her three times on both sides, Princess Dou did not receive any help.

Having always regarded Divine Lord Zhenyuan as her backer, it's no wonder that Princess Dou harbored some resentment towards him, as she never expected him to be so unreliable.

When Li Shaojun entered Anle Palace, the two of them spoke up to explain, and only then did Princess Dou feel a little relieved.

"If Anle Palace is led by you, how will you prevent Daojun from coming?" Divine Lord Zhenyuan asked.

"The Daoist Lord has been staying at home for a long time and doesn't care about the affairs of the world. How could he possibly come to Chang'an City?" Princess Dou retorted.

"What if he came?"

Li Shaojun interjected, which made Dou Taizhu's eyelids twitch, and she immediately stopped being stubborn.

True Self Realm cultivator is not so strong that no one can stop them. Even if one's realm is slightly inferior, one can still fight against them. By combining archery, traps, and formations, it is even possible to turn the tables and kill them.

Ultimately, realm and actual combat are two different things. The higher the realm, the more one can unleash the mysteries of Technique Method, but a higher realm does not mean one can easily crush someone of a lower realm.

Daojun is an extremely special case. Once he casts his spell, he takes a life without any mercy, and very few people survive his attacks.

"You really came here?" Princess Dou asked in a low voice.

"They came, and then they left!"

Divine Lord Zhenyuan nodded in acknowledgment, leaving Li Shaojun, who was playing along, momentarily unsure whether the Daojun had truly come or not.

Li Shaojun felt that Daojun had not been there, but he had been in contact with Divine Lord Zhenyuan for a period of time and knew that Divine Lord Zhenyuan was not good at lying. If it was inconvenient to respond, he would choose to remain silent, but if he did answer, it was 99% true.

This made Li Shaojun's heart pound, and he stopped trying to be witty.

"Let's not talk about Daojun first, let's start this furnace first, so that we won't be caught off guard if a master comes along," said Li Shaojun.

"With the Nine Dragon Cauldron, I can only barely hold off True Self Realm cultivators, not top-tier experts," Dou Taizhu frowned. "Now that Wang Zhi wants to establish the rules, she doesn't need me to lead the charge, does she?"

"First, spray those dragon mouths on the furnace and add some fire," Li Shaojun urged. "I need to use the furnace to refine a few Explosive Pills, so I'll have more confidence!"

What is the "Explosive Explosion Pill"?

Princess Dou asked in doubt.

But when she heard that no one wanted her to go first, Princess Dou did not resist this time.

She cast a spell, and a cracking sound came from the Nine Dragon Cauldron. Flames appeared in the eyes of the nine dragon heads on the cauldron, as if they were waiting to be infused with Law Power to unleash even more intense flames.

"The Explosive Burst Pill can inflict unbearable pain on your opponent, making them regret ever being born!"

Li Shaojun opened the large wooden box beside him, and an iron box engraved with the imperial seal came into view.

When Li Shaojun removed the lock from an iron box, bright red cinnabar was revealed.

"I couldn't even break into the armory, how did you get these things out?"

Princess Dou asked in doubt.

The cinnabar was of extremely high quality, and even without looking at the sealed iron box, one could roughly guess its origin. The fact that Li Shaojun didn't even change the packaging box clearly proved that it came from the armory.

Princess Dou was not incapable of entering the armory, but rather lacked a legitimate and legal means to move its contents away.

Seeing Li Shaojun scoop two ladles of cinnabar and put them into the Nine Dragons Cauldron, she couldn't help but feel a little curious about what he had obtained.

"No need to panic," Li Shaojun waved his hand and said, "When Fellow Daoist Dou met me, he had already foreseen that he would not have peace after death, and thus made some preparations that you are unaware of. Although we have Fellow Zhenyuan's help now, we still have to do what needs to be done!"

Why wasn't this Explosive Burst Pill prepared beforehand?

"This pill works best when it's fresh; it can't be refined in advance!"

Watching the cinnabar gradually solidify, Li Shaojun couldn't help but gesture, and began to spread a layer of realgar on the cinnabar.

"I hope young friend Dou will urge on the first dragon," Li Shaojun invited.

"I don't know how to refine pills, and I can't control the heat properly. The nine dragons in this furnace are already open; you just need to touch the dragon heads and infuse them with your Law Power!"

Princess Dou waved her hands repeatedly.

Using the Nine Dragon Cauldron to attack opponents is one thing, and the intensity and intermittent nature of the flames are not a problem, but it becomes a major issue when refining pills and making medicine.

Princess Dou indicated that she was not capable, and that if Li Shaojun wanted to refine elixirs, she would have to do it herself.

"It's a pity I'm so old, and my cultivation hasn't fully recovered. I still have to risk refining this kind of pill to help you. Alas!"

Li Shaojun originally wanted to squeeze Dou Taizhu for help, but what Dou Taizhu said was true, which forced him to take action himself.

Thinking about his rather awkward cultivation level, Li Shaojun felt a pang of anxiety, wondering if he could succeed in refining the pills.

He steeled himself and stood before the Nine Dragon Cauldron, reaching out to touch the dragon's head.

A surge of Law Power flowed out, and the dragon's tail, coiled within the cauldron, immediately spewed forth pale blue flames. The realgar on the cinnabar began to fall into it, creating a mottled and mingled scene.

"I really envy those who refine internal elixirs; they just throw a handful of herbs into water and simmer them slowly!"

No water was added to the Nine Dragon Cauldron, and Li Shaojun's external alchemy method did not require water either. He could only continuously infuse his Law Power, relying on the blue flames spewed from the dragon's mouth to blow back and forth, thus allowing the two materials to mix continuously.

Once the third ingredient was added, Li Shaojun had no choice but to focus his attention on alchemy.

"Alchemy?"

In a normal scenario, Divine Lord Zhenyuan would imagine Zhuang Qingdi leading Li Shaojun on a swaggering patrol, then encountering a few fools who would be slapped away with a flick of his sleeve, thus giving Li Shaojun a chance to shine.

However, Divine Lord Zhenyuan did not expect that Li Shaojun would rush to Anle Palace to borrow the Nine Dragon Cauldron so eagerly, without even inviting Zhuang Qingdi and others from the main hall of Anle Palace to come to the back hall together.

"Could alchemy really bring you fame and fortune?"

Divine Lord Zhenyuan didn't understand Li Shaojun's alchemy at this moment, and had never heard of any explosive pills. But since he was paid to do something, he changed into a eunuch's robe and wore mourning clothes to avoid attracting attention and simply cooperated.

If he couldn't even win a sneak attack and couldn't fulfill Zhuang Qingdi's request to make him look good, he would be helpless.

A dull thud echoed from high above, causing the glazed tiles on the roof of the rear hall of Anle Palace to tremble slightly, Divine Lord Zhenyuan's heart skipped a beat.

If he wasn't mistaken, the Nine Spirits Primal Sage, whom Daojun mentioned wanting to touch the Nine Dragon Cauldron, had likely arrived.