#1048 - Legend of the Nine Cauldrons

Two days later, Jun Wuxie withdrew from cultivation.

His spirit, energy, and essence had recovered, but the lost life blood essence had not completely regenerated.

This might take a long time.

The speed of blood essence regeneration was extremely slow, and even with his physique, it couldn't be done in a short time, especially after two large losses in a row within a few months.

Fortunately, although he had lost some life blood essence, it didn't have a significant impact on his combat power.

His combat intensity remained at its peak, but it would affect the duration of continuous combat and the state of extreme sublimation.

"It seems that breaking through to the Saint King Realm will have to wait."

According to his original plan, he intended to stay in the sect to cultivate until he reached the Great Perfection of the Saint Realm's Heavenly Peak, then take the True Martial Blood Pill and directly冲击 the Saint King Realm.

Unexpectedly, he received Anning's talisman letter and went to Guihan Prefecture, a round trip that delayed him for a long time, and this time was just enough for him to break through from the peak of the Saint Realm's Heavenly Peak to the Great Perfection.

Now, the matter of breaking through can only be put on hold, he must go to the border city.

If he continued to stay in True Martial Peak for cultivation, it would take at least a month to break through to the Great Perfection.

"Aunt You asked me to study the Eight-Nine Profound Palace when I had time, but to this day, I haven't had time to study it…"

Jun Wuxie shook his head with a wry smile. There were too many things to do and time was tight, so he could only wait until later.

He walked out of the bedroom, came to Jingya's room, and directly pushed the door open.

Jingya was sitting cross-legged on the bed, meditating with her eyes closed. Sensing his aura, she immediately opened her eyes.

"You're back?"

Jingya got off the bed and pulled him to sit down at the table.

Jun Wuxie was stunned. It turned out that Aunt Jing had known he had left for a long time.

It seemed that during these days of healing, she had been using her divine sense to pay attention to him.

"I'm back."

Jun Wuxie nodded, then grabbed her fair wrist, and infiltrated his blood energy and divine sense into her body, carefully examining her.

His expression gradually relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face: "Aunt Jing's condition has finally stabilized. I will find a way to help Aunt Jing repair her old injuries as soon as possible."

"Aunt Jing is not in a hurry, don't let my affairs affect your own."

Jingya gently held his hand, gazing at him with gentle eyes, and said, "Who is the woman you brought back?"

"The daughter of Prince Ning, Princess Anning."

Jun Wuxie told the truth, without concealing anything.

"Princess Anning?"

Jingya couldn't help but be taken aback, a look of contemplation appearing in her beautiful eyes, then she pursed her lips and smiled lightly, saying, "I see that Princess Anning seems to care about you a lot. When did you steal the heart of the princess?"

"Aunt Jing, don't joke around."

Jun Wuxie showed a helpless smile.

Jingya smiled without saying a word, and didn't continue to tease him, "Do you want to influence the future of the Dagan Dynasty, otherwise why would you be so close to Princess Anning?"

"Aunt Jing, you really understand me too well."

Jun Wuxie immediately told her his plan.

After listening, Aunt Jing was silent for a moment, sighed, and said, "What if she falls in love with you? That kind of ending would be a bit cruel for her. But ah, standing in our position, you have to do this."

"How could I have such charm."

Jun Wuxie said with a deliberately relaxed tone, but his heart sank slightly.

He had already considered this possibility, so he said that he was a wanderer, a wanderer of the world, in front of the lake in the mountains of Hanzhou.

He was telling Anning that he would leave Qingzhou, and Qingzhou, as her hometown, she had to stay.

"Wuxie, Aunt Jing understands you. You are a man of great affection and righteousness, so Aunt Jing doesn't want you to bear a heavy emotional burden. Your future is infinitely high and far, and your Dao heart cannot be affected by this. Therefore, when the time comes to kill Prince Ning, Aunt Jing hopes that you can avoid doing it yourself if possible."

"Yes, I will try my best to choose a way that will not make her so painful. The future of Dagan still needs her, and even the entire Qingzhou needs her. This time I came back, I guessed that Dagan might be hiding something coveted by the Wuan Dynasty or the forces behind the Wuan Imperial Dynasty, and my plan may have to be extended."

"What do you want to do?"

"I'm thinking that if it's really as I guessed, Dagan will not be peaceful. Anning will ascend the throne in the future, and the country will be difficult to stabilize, and there may even be a danger of national滅亡. When the nest is覆巢, there will be no intact eggs, and Qingyun will also have a disaster of滅亡. Therefore, if necessary, I want to unify Qingzhou."

"Aunt Jing supports your idea. When you were in the Lower Realm, you had the诛仙 Imperial Dynasty. Why can't you control a country again in the Upper Realm and gradually transform it into an imperial dynasty?"

Jun Wuxie nodded and said, "Before, I didn't intend to make these plans so quickly. I just wanted to improve my realm earlier and find my old friends in the Lower Realm sooner. But based on the information I have obtained so far, it seems that this matter is imperative. Because the Wuan Dynasty will not be honest, and there may be a full-scale war in the future, and Dagan will be forced to fight back."

"That's good too. I will take advantage of the situation to advance the plan to establish an imperial dynasty that I wanted to establish. Aunt Jing, have you heard of the Cosmic God Kingdom?"

"Wuxie, you actually know the Cosmic God Kingdom?"

Jingya looked at him in shock, then said, "The Cosmic God Kingdom is where cultivators evolve their cave heavens into a vast universe,凝聚 the beliefs of all beings, evolve all beings within the starry sea of the cave heaven universe, open up the景象 of the God Kingdom, so that they can obtain the power of faith at all times. The strongest of the God Realm's pinnacle, if they want to break through the shackles and go higher and farther, the best way is to open up the Cosmic God Kingdom and gain the blessing of all beings' faith."

"But how would you know this?"

The God Realm is so far away for people in the Saint Realm, belonging to a higher system. Only by going to a higher level of multi-composite universe composed of as many as阿僧祇-level universes can one enter the God Realm.

Because only in that kind of universe is there an opportunity to break through the God Realm and the corresponding energy level.

She was once the Heavenly Dao of the Upper Realm, watching the changes of time,滄海桑田; watching the rise and fall of civilizations, and the更迭 of epochs.

That long period of time allowed her strength to continuously improve, so she had traveled to other high-level universes and also experienced those realm levels, so she naturally understood.

"I heard it from an old senior with a very high realm."

Speaking of this, he looked mysterious and said, "Aunt Jing once told me her secrets, and I also have secrets that I want to tell you now."

Jingya's eyes suddenly lit up, full of curiosity.

Wuxie's secret?

She was naturally very interested in it.

Even after spending so much time with him, relying on each other since coming to this Upper Realm, and having a very good understanding of his character, she still didn't understand everything about him.

She could always feel that there were many secrets hidden on his body, like being shrouded in a mist that was difficult to see through.

"Actually, I come from a higher universe—the God Ancient World, Aunt Jing should have been there before."

"You… are you from the God Ancient World?"

Jingya stared at him blankly and said, "That's not right, you are clearly not a Reincarnator, Aunt Jing can still be sure of this."

"Yes, I am not a Reincarnator, I am just…"

Jun Wuxie told her what he had experienced.

Jingya listened with her hands clenched tightly, her eyes filled with distress.

This man's life in the Lower Realm was already very difficult, but he didn't expect him to have such experiences and encounters in the God Ancient World.

Originally a brilliant Supreme God Realm expert in the God Ancient World, he was besieged by major forces and陨落, and his mother forcibly gathered his primordial spirit with forbidden divine powers, but because of the self-protection of his bloodline, he did not return to his adult body, but became an infant and was sent to the Lower Realm to take refuge.

No wonder she couldn't see the traces of a Reincarnator on him, because he was not a Reincarnator, but had returned to his infant body,磨灭 the traces of time on the wheel of life…

"Unify Qingzhou, take this as the starting point of the Upper Realm, establish your foundation and势力, and then gradually grow stronger, laying a more solid foundation for opening up the Cosmic God Kingdom in the future. If Aunt Jing can restore her realm, she will stay and sit in Qingzhou for you. In that case, Anning will have a solid backing to help you develop势力."

"The matter of sitting in Qingzhou, let's wait and see how the situation is in the future."

Jun Wuxie did not agree, he didn't know what the situation would be like in the future.

The main thing was that Aunt Jing's identity was too special, and he was worried that she would be in danger if her identity was exposed in the future, and he was too far away to help in time.

"By the way…"

Jingya suddenly showed a strange look and said, "Aunt Jing remembered that you said before that Dagan might have something coveted by the Wuan Dynasty or the forces behind it, and suddenly remembered a certain legend…"

"However, this legend should have nothing to do with the Wuan Dynasty or the forces behind it attacking Dagan, after all, people of their level should not have heard of that legend."

Jingya said that in ancient legends, there were nine cauldrons in the Upper Realm.

This legend was even older than the era of her birth, and no one in later generations had seen the nine cauldrons. When she was the Heavenly Dao, she tried to sense the location of the nine cauldrons, but she gained nothing.

As the Heavenly Dao, her realm at that time had already transcended the peak of the Upper Realm. It can be said that everything in the world was difficult to escape her senses, because she was the existence that controlled the order of the Upper Realm.

So she couldn't confirm whether that legend was true, but since there was such a legend left, it shouldn't be groundless.

"What are the Nine Cauldrons?"

Jun Wuxie was immediately aroused by interest.

If the传为 was fabricated, then so be it, but if the legend was true, and it was something that even Jingya, who was once the Heavenly Dao, couldn't sense, then it could be imagined that the nine cauldrons were definitely extraordinary!

"The Cauldron of Mountains, the Cauldron of Rivers, the Cauldron of Stars, the Cauldron of the Moon, the Cauldron of the Sun, the Cauldron of Birds, the Cauldron of Beasts, the Cauldron of Heaven, and the Cauldron of Earth, collectively known as the Nine Cauldrons. According to legend, the Nine Cauldrons can stabilize mountains and rivers, heaven and earth, and suppress the universe! Aunt Jing thinks that if you want to follow a similar path in the lower realm, eventually unifying the upper realm universe, then obtaining the Nine Cauldrons would surely make things easier."

She indicated that, according to legends, countless years ago, nine amazingly talented individuals emerged from the upper realm, step by step ascending to higher-level universes, eventually becoming powerful Emperor-level beings.

Later, those nine Emperors each forged a cauldron, bringing them back to the upper realm, anchoring them in this land, hoping to secure a chance of survival for the upper realm when the heavens shattered in the final moments.

However, no one knows where the Nine Cauldrons are located.

She herself had searched for them, but to no avail.

Therefore, the Martial Security Dynasty should not be here for that.

"So, the Nine Cauldrons are nine special Emperor artifacts!"

Jun Wuxie was incredibly shocked upon hearing this, they were actually nine Emperor artifacts.

What is the concept of an Emperor artifact?

Even obtaining just one is extremely difficult, but now there are nine at once, which is simply unbelievable.

However, based on the legend Aunt Jing mentioned, the existence of the Nine Cauldrons is likely not false, and they very likely truly exist.

"Does the legend mention a method for finding the Nine Cauldrons?"

Jing Ya shook her head and said, "No, but it does mention that the Nine Cauldrons will appear in a certain era in the future, emerging in prosperous times and shining brilliantly in times of destruction. According to this, it should refer to the current golden age, so we only need to wait patiently, and the Nine Cauldrons will gradually appear in some way."

Jun Wuxie nodded. These kinds of things are a matter of luck.

After all, they are Emperor artifacts. If they don't appear on their own initiative, who can find them?

Such artifacts are very likely to be made of Primordial Divine Metal, possessing a natural self-concealing effect. Even Heavenly Emperors like Aunt You and Qingxue might not be able to easily find their traces.

… …

Jun Wuxie left Jing Ya's room and then found his Eldest Brother and Second Sister.

Master Cheng Yuan, Third Sister Yi Ling, and Fourth Brother Han Ye had all gone to cultivate.

Eldest Brother and Second Sister, having had their severed limbs regrown, were spending these days getting used to their reborn limbs. Plus, with An Ning as a guest, they hadn't gone to cultivate.

When Jun Wuxie arrived at the front courtyard, they were chatting.

Eldest Brother Nan Jin basically didn't say much, only listening from the side. The entire time, An Ning and Second Sister Yun Shu were chatting and laughing, getting along very harmoniously.

Seeing him appear before them, full of energy, all three of them revealed expressions of joy.

"Eldest Brother, Second Sister, I have something to tell you."

Jun Wuxie gestured with his eyes for An Ning to wait there, and then walked out of the courtyard with his senior siblings.

Nan Jin and Yun Shu were a little puzzled, wondering what their Little Brother wanted to tell them, that was so mysterious that he deliberately avoided his friend.

"Eldest Brother, Second Sister, has my friend caused you any trouble?"

He stopped in front of a cliff. Ahead was a bottomless abyss, with thick clouds swirling in the wind, forming a magnificent scene.

Yun Shu said with a smile, "Your friend is a very good person. We get along well, what trouble would she cause? Little Brother, you're being too polite. You helped your Second Sister obtain a new life, I haven't even thanked you yet."

"Your Second Sister is right, don't say such polite things in the future."

Nan Jin smiled and patted his shoulder, his gaze falling on the changing sea of clouds, and sighed, "I never realized that the scenery of our True Martial Peak was so magnificent."

"That's because Eldest Brother's state of mind is different now."

Jun Wuxie smiled, then his expression turned serious, and he said, "What I'm about to say might make you feel uncomfortable."

"Oh? What could possibly make us feel uncomfortable? Just say it."

Nan Jin and Yun Shu were in a great mood right now. This kind of feeling of gaining a new life, with the future full of light and their hearts filled with beautiful aspirations, is something that people without their experience would never understand.

"I want to talk to you about the matter of Princess An Ning."

Upon hearing this, the smiles on Nan Jin and Yun Shu's faces slightly stiffened.

Seeing the change in their expressions, Jun Wuxie couldn't help but ask, "Do you harbor hatred for Princess An Ning in your hearts?"

"Hate? I wouldn't say that."

Yun Shu gently shook her head and said, "Back when we participated in the Four Sects Martial Meet, Princess An Ning was only a few years old, this matter has nothing to do with her. That day, when Princess An Ning came to Azure Cloud, our emotions did fluctuate strongly. It wasn't because we hated her, but because she is the daughter of Prince Ning. Seeing her would make us think of Prince Ning, and the pain and torment we've endured over the years…"

"What about Eldest Brother?"

Nan Jin's expression was complicated and he said, "I have the same thoughts as your Second Sister. This matter has nothing to do with An Ning, we have no reason to hate her, but at the same time, she is also Prince Ning's daughter, so she is destined to be on the opposite side of us."

"Then, if Princess An Ning is not on the opposite side of our True Martial Peak, and she won't help Prince Ning target True Martial Peak, what is your attitude towards this?"

Nan Jin and Yun Shu exchanged glances, then looked at him together, revealing a look of confusion, "Little Brother, we don't understand what you mean. She is Prince Ning's daughter, how could she not help Prince Ning target us?"

"Things are not always certain. Prince Ning is Prince Ning, and Princess An Ning is Princess An Ning. Although she wholeheartedly assists Prince Ning, she doesn't necessarily approve of some of Prince Ning's methods."

"Little Brother…"

Yun Shu pondered slightly, and then said, "Did you reach some kind of agreement with Princess An Ning?"

Jun Wuxie sighed and said, "To be honest, the rare treasure that helped Eldest Brother and Second Sister regrow their severed limbs was not obtained by me, but was personally bought by Princess An Ning in Ye City, Han Province. For this, she almost died in the mountains on the border of Han Province…"

Jun Wuxie told them about An Ning being hunted down by the Ding family of Ye City, and how she was on the verge of death when he arrived.

"How could this be…"

Nan Jin and Yun Shu looked at him blankly upon hearing this, their expressions extremely complicated.

If it hadn't been said by their Little Brother, they wouldn't have believed it no matter what.

Princess An Ning is, after all, Prince Ning's daughter. Even if she doesn't agree with Prince Ning's methods, it shouldn't be to this extent.

She is known as the Female Zhuge, with extraordinary wisdom, never acting emotionally, but being rational and calm, elegant and composed.

Plus, with Prince Ning wanting to force Azure Cloud to submit, how could Princess An Ning, who wholeheartedly assists Prince Ning, risk her life and spend a huge amount of money to buy such a rare treasure from Han Province to regrow their severed limbs?

"This matter is absolutely true. Princess An Ning is actually on our True Martial Peak. You have been with her for two days."

"What?"

"Little Brother, are you saying that the woman you brought back, she is…"

"That's right, she is Princess An Ning. It's just that in Han Province, in order not to reveal her identity, I temporarily changed her bone structure and appearance using special methods. After returning, I was afraid that when you saw her… so I didn't change her appearance back."

"She is actually Princess An Ning…"

Yun Shu's mood at this moment was indescribably complex, a feeling that was difficult to describe in words.

After knowing the truth, there was a momentary feeling of rejection in her heart, but this feeling quickly faded.

Perhaps it was because her mentality was different now.

Before, with her body crippled and useless, it was naturally easy to be stimulated by the past.

Now that her body has recovered, her heart is no longer so sensitive.

Most importantly, the sacred medicine for regrowing limbs was obtained by Princess An Ning at the risk of her life.

Various feelings surged into her heart, and then gradually calmed down, leaving behind a strong sense of curiosity and confusion.

They really didn't understand why Princess An Ning would do this, wouldn't this be going against her father?