Asura Mad Emperor

"Qinchuan?"

Seeing Qinchuan suddenly staring blankly, Wu Tian and the others called out several times before finally pulling Qinchuan's mind back from reminiscing about the past.

He sighed lightly, and the usually indifferent Asura Emperor, recalling those bygone years, couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, feeling a touch of nostalgia for that drunkard.

He had asked the man why he didn't reattach his severed arm, to which the man replied, "I won't attach it again, for if I do, I won't be able to resist the urge to wield a blade."

Back then, even with a blade in hand, he hadn't been able to protect her. He had lost the right to wield a blade ever again.

It was only later that Qinchuan learned that the man had bid farewell that time because he had received a message and learned some truths about past grievances, which led him to take up his blade and leave.

"Take me to see that cauldron."

With a light sigh, Qinchuan shook his head, realizing that a past farewell had become an eternal parting. Perhaps he would never see him again.

In his view, a true friend was harder to find than eternal life.

Zhou Xi suddenly saw a glimmer of desolation and loneliness in Qinchuan.

From the first glance she had of Qinchuan, she saw boundless arrogance and dominance, as if he regarded nothing in the world as worthy.

Yet, she had never imagined Qinchuan to have such a side.

Was it a reminiscence of former lives?

At the mere age of sixteen, why did his eyes seem to have seen so much of life's hardships?

The crowd flew on clouds and descended behind a mountain range.

The great cauldron lay tilted at the foot of the mountain, with half of its body buried in the ground.

It was covered in marks of the years.

Just as Wu Tian had said.

Three legs, two handles, engraved with ten vicious beasts, as large as a mountain.

"Isn't this cauldron a bit too large?"

Some elders mused.

Qinchuan walked up to it.

Gently rubbed it.

Indeed, it was the Heaven Devouring Divine Cauldron that had once suppressed One Realm.

But now, the cauldron lay dusty and simple like a common object, its spiritual luster no longer visible.

Thus, generation after generation of elders and sect leaders from the Congyun Sect had failed to recognize this treasure, assuming it to be nothing more than a common cauldron, albeit oversized.

However, over the ages, there had been those who coveted this cauldron, mainly for the unique material from which it was made, thinking it could be used to smelt some powerful magical treasures.

But in the end, none could do anything with the cauldron.

At this moment, everyone looked at Qinchuan with odd expressions and said, "You want to use this cauldron?"

"It has been here for who knows how many years, and even with our immense mana, we can't move it an inch. If you want to use this cauldron, you won't be able to. How about I have someone make a large pot or cauldron for you right now?"

Wu Tian, seeing that Qinchuan seemed genuinely interested in the giant cauldron, couldn't help but speak up.

"This will do."

"Although using it to stew medicinal herbs and this woman is somewhat beneath it, with this cauldron, the chances of condensing Innate Qi are higher, and the likelihood of success is greater."

Qinchuan patted the giant cauldron and said.

Wu Tian and the elders behind him immediately gaped in shock, their jaws nearly dropping to the ground.

This young man actually intended to use this cauldron?

And what's more, he said he would use it to cook the medicinal herbs and the woman?!

Although they had already guessed in their hearts, hearing Qinchuan openly state the purpose of using the great cauldron, they couldn't help but shiver.

Using the cauldron to cook, he wouldn't end up cooking them too, would he?

"But... this cauldron is so large, how will you..."

The crowd was about to say something.

But they saw Qinchuan suddenly pat the giant cauldron and say, "Shrink a little."

As his words fell, an invisible authority emanated from him, and his blazing gaze was directed at the Heaven Devouring Divine Cauldron.

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The sudden burst of authority from him, as well as the intensity of his gaze, went unnoticed by outsiders.

But the Heaven Devouring Divine Cauldron stationed in the region suddenly trembled.

Then, under everyone's incredulous stares, this cauldron, large as a mountain, surprisingly obeyed and shrank by a reminder.

In the end, the Giant Cauldron, originally as big as a mountain, had shrunk to the size of a palm and was still getting smaller.

"Too small, make it bigger,"

Qinchuan said.

The palm-sized Heaven Devouring Divine Cauldron in the region immediately stopped shrinking and then rapidly enlarged.

It was only when it grew to the height of half a person that Qinchuan had it cease changing.

Wu Tian and the others beside him were staring wide-eyed, pointing at the Heaven Devouring Divine Cauldron before they could finally exclaim, "Is this cauldron... a Spiritual Treasure?!"

"Spiritual Treasure?"

Qinchuan couldn't help but laugh at the remark.

How could the supreme Divine Cauldron that once suppressed One Realm be just a mere Spiritual Treasure?

He did not explain to them what this cauldron truly was.

He simply ordered a return.

The crowd flew back to Heaven-Piercing Peak on clouds.

The stationary Heaven Devouring Divine Cauldron automatically took flight, following behind Qinchuan.

"I remember now, the ancient records mentioned that tens of thousands of years ago, someone had come to our Congyun Sect and stood in front of this cauldron for a long time. That person's cultivation level was so high that no one in our Congyun Sect could stop him."

"We thought it was a major enemy invading, but that person just stood there in front of the cauldron, mumbling about the Divine Path for several days, and then left a message to the Sect Leader of our Congyun Sect at that time before leaving."

On the way back, Wu Tian seemed to recall something and suddenly spoke.

Qinchuan was immediately taken aback when he heard this—the man had come before?

"What did he say?"

Qinchuan asked eagerly. Find more chapters on empire

Seeing Qinchuan's anxious face, Wu Tian revealed a smug smile, thinking he had finally caught this guy who seemed to be indifferent about everything—gotcha, didn't I?

"That person said that some guy still owed him a jar of wine and that this cauldron could lead that guy to find him."

Wu Tian cleared his throat as he spoke, feeling it was hardly a useful secret.

Qinchuan, upon hearing this, suddenly burst into laughter.

"So, that guy actually made it through,"

he thought, feeling suddenly much lighter in heart.

After returning to Heaven-Piercing Peak, a greatly relieved Qinchuan did not delay any further. He ordered everyone else to wait outside and entered a room with a visibly nervous Zhou Xi.

He added boiling water into the Heaven Devouring Divine Cauldron.

"Fire,"

Qinchuan commanded.

"What?"

Zhou Xi was momentarily puzzled.

A rune on the Heaven Devouring Divine Cauldron suddenly flashed, resembling a burning flame, causing the water in the cauldron to boil instantly.

Zhou Xi realized Qinchuan wasn't speaking to her and felt her face heat up with embarrassment.

Nevertheless, Qinchuan didn't pay her any attention; he methodically took out various herbs and added them into the cauldron.

If anyone who recognized the Heaven Devouring Divine Cauldron saw Qinchuan using this peerless divine object to brew such low-level medicinal ingredients, they'd likely be so shocked their eyes would bulge out.

If that drunken man knew his precious treasure was being used by Qinchuan in such a way, he would probably pounce on him to start a tussle on the spot.

The water in the cauldron quickly thickened, turning fiery red like magma and bubbling vigorously.

"Take off your clothes and sit in it. Circulate your Taiyin True Qi and revolve it through your channels,"

Qinchuan instructed without turning back.

But Zhou Xi knew he was speaking to her.

Upon hearing she had to undress, Zhou Xi's face blushed deeply, and she hesitated.

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