A Mortal's Journey: Starting as the Young Master of Demonic Cultivation

Chapter 59 Azure Ice Flame

Wen Tianren made no unusual movements, but at this moment he was carefully probing this space with his divine sense, as if he was looking for something.

After a careful search, they finally discovered something unusual on an inconspicuous rock on the ground.

"So this is Wan Tianming's fossilized beast. It is indeed extraordinary. Even with my divine sense, if I didn't know that Wan Tianming left this method behind, I might not have been able to find anything unusual even after careful investigation. It's normal that Barbarian Beard and the others didn't find it either."

Although Wen Tianren discovered Wan Tianming's backup plan, he wouldn't expose it now. He was hoping that the righteous people would return when they retrieved the cauldron, so he could take advantage of the chaos.

Wen Tianren only told Madam Wen the news, telling her to pretend nothing had happened and to lure them over during the chaos.

When Madam Wen heard that Wan Tianming would be returning later, she was only slightly surprised before immediately reverting to her indifferent demeanor.

After taking protective measures, the group walked to the altar where the cauldron was to be retrieved.

Qingyi stepped forward, bent down to examine the remaining golden silkworms, and stroked his beard with some surprise, saying, "These golden silkworms are quite rare and precious, but the man surnamed Wan seems to have discarded them like trash, which is rather strange."

"They all consumed the Azure Flower and forcibly raised their cultivation levels using a special secret method, which is why they were able to lift the Void Heaven Cauldron to some extent. However, now that the foundations of these Golden Silkworms are damaged, once the effects of the medicine wear off, these Golden Silkworms are completely useless." Xuan Gu only examined the giant silkworm for a short while before replying calmly.

"So that's how a few golden silkworms could lift the Void Heaven Cauldron! Hehe! Wan Tianming really tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead." The barbarian couldn't help but laugh when he heard Xuan Gu's words.

"Brother Man, your junior actually recognizes this flower, so he must be quite a figure! May I ask your name and teacher?" Ji Yin slowly approached Ji Yin with his hands behind his back. He then changed the subject and stared at Xuan Gu's face, asking slowly.

"Senior, you flatter me. I've only read a lot of books and have no great name. It's better not to mention my name," Xuan Gu said with a smile.

Standing to the side, Wen Tianren heard Xuan Gu address Ji Yin as "Senior," and he couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration for Xuan Gu's forbearance.

For someone to address Ji Yin so calmly as "senior" suggests that he probably longs to extract Ji Yin's soul, refine it, and transform it into his own.

"Is that so?" Ji Yin said calmly, whether out of dispelling his suspicions or out of fear of the bearded man beside him, he did not press the matter further.

He then turned and walked to the large hole, looking down. The blue light from the hole cast a blue glow on his face, making him look extremely eerie.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting tense, Qingyi Jushi immediately said, "Everyone, since these golden silkworms are useless, let's just kill them and clear the area first." After saying this, Qingyi flipped his hand, and a ball of blue thorns appeared in his hand, ready to be shot at the half-dead giant silkworms.

"Senior! Please show mercy. I'm quite interested in these golden silkworms, so please let me handle them!" Han Li said to Qingyi after squinting at the three giant silkworms.

Upon hearing Han Li's words, Qing Yi did not immediately reply to Han Li, but instead looked him up and down again, and then a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

"you……"

Ji Yin was about to stop Han Li from begging when he saw him doing so.

Qing Yi shook his head and said with a sigh, "Ahem! I was also a rogue cultivator back in the day, and I was incredibly poor. Since young friend Han wants these useless things, then keep them!"

Han Li rolled his eyes inwardly upon hearing this, thinking, "So they really think I'm a beggar?" But he could only feign embarrassment and thank them repeatedly. Then he put the three golden silkworms away.

"Alright, Han Li, stop with all that nonsense and get to work!" Ji Yin called out to Han Li without turning his head after watching for a while at the cave entrance, a hint of fanaticism in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Han Li frowned slightly and walked over.

Upon hearing this, both Qingyi Jushi and Manhuzi turned to look at Han Li.

"Don't worry, as long as you can retrieve the Void Heaven Cauldron, your master will definitely not treat you unfairly." Ji Yin turned around and said to Han Li with a kind expression, as if afraid that he would not do his best.

Wen Tianren and the others walked to the entrance of the altar cave and looked down.

At the bottom of the cave, a blinding blue light in the shape of a flame could be clearly seen burning fiercely, and in the heart of the blue flame, a black ancient cauldron floated silently, which was the Void Heaven Cauldron.

Although there were flames inside the cave, what one could feel was an extremely cold chill.

"This thing is called the Azure Ice Flame, the most yin and coldest fire in the world. As long as one is touched by even a trace of this cold flame, even a nascent soul will be easily refined. Legend has it that this fire is not something that should exist in our world, and I don't know how those ancient cultivators found this ball of fire." Qingyi Jushi stared at the Azure Ice Flame in the cave and stroked his beard as he spoke slowly.

Wen Tianren knew that the Azure Ice Flame and the Void Heaven Cauldron were left behind by the Ice Soul Fairy, and that the Void Heaven Palace was her base camp with the cultivators of the Spirit Realm at that time.

However, Wen Tianren wondered why the Ice Soul Fairy would leave these things in the human realm.

The treasures and the Azure Ice Flame in the Void Heaven Palace are one thing, but the Void Heaven Cauldron, although not a famous Heavenly Treasure on the Chaos Myriad Spirits Ranking, is a replica key made by Fairy Ice Soul in imitation of the Void Spirit Cauldron, the key to the Heavenly Cauldron Palace.

Could it be that the Ice Soul Fairy also left some kind of backup plan in the human world?

Before Wen Tianren could think further, Ji Yin in the arena continued, "The power of the Azure Ice Flame is immense. There are only a few rare insects and species in this world that are not afraid of this flame, such as the golden silk spun by the Golden Silkworm, the spider silk of the Blood Jade Spider, and my two Fire Pythons, among other special beings."

As they spoke, not only Ji Yin, but also Man Hu Zi and Qing Yi all turned their gazes to Han Li.

"Now summon your Blood Jade Spider, let us take a closer look," Ji Yin commanded in an unyielding tone.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Han Li stopped making pointless delays and instead pressed one hand on the spirit beast pouch at his waist. A beam of white light shot out from the pouch, circled once, and landed in front of everyone.

As the light faded, the not-so-large size of the Blood Jade Spider was revealed. Upon seeing so many strangers before it, its fangs rubbed together rapidly, and its eyes gleamed with ferocity and hostility.

Barbarian Beard, Extreme Yin, and the others paid no attention to these things, instead staring intently at the Blood Jade Spider as if it were a rare treasure.

"Hahaha!" The moment the Blood Jade Spider appeared, the bearded man's eyes lit up and his voice rose several decibels.

"This is the legendary Blood Jade Spider? It's grown to this size, already at the peak of a level four demonic beast, and about to break through to level five! Its ability to pull cauldrons is far superior to those Golden Silkworms! Han kid, you really have some skill!"

"Hehe! In terms of strength, this Blood Jade Spider may be inferior to some barbaric creatures. But when it comes to obtaining the Void Heaven Cauldron, this spirit beast is the best choice." Ji Yin also stared at the Blood Jade Spider, his eyes flashing with shrewdness, his tone unable to hide his excitement.

"Brother Wu is absolutely right! Moreover, this spider is far superior to those golden silkworms that have only just reached the second level of demonic beasts. This one alone is far better than a whole group of them," Qing Yi said with a joyful expression. Unexpectedly, Han Li's Blood Jade Spider was almost a fifth-level demonic beast, and with the extremely yin mutated fire python, it now seemed that obtaining this treasure was not a simple matter.

Even the usually aloof Madam Wen spoke up, her tone tinged with surprise: "So this kid has a Blood Jade Spider. No wonder you guys have been protecting this Core Formation kid all the way. With this Blood Jade Spider, the chances of retrieving the cauldron are indeed much greater."

However, Wen Tianren had already explained to him that this was just an act for Ji Yin and the others.