# Chapter 2132: Return
The ancient cauldron slowly descended. Lin Feng could see many overbearing and tyrannical demonic beasts roaming within this mountain range. Being inside the ancient cauldron gave him an extremely wide field of vision.
Beasts possessed naturally keen senses. As the ancient cauldron descended toward the mountain range, many ancient demonic beasts within the mountains shot icy gazes in this direction. Most demonic beasts dwelling within the mountains preferred their beast forms over human forms, but their intelligence was beyond doubt. Seeing this ancient cauldron, many beasts naturally understood that this was no ordinary object.
Roars spread out one after another as many demonic beasts approached the descending cauldron. Lin Feng's cauldron body landed atop a mountain peak, and in an instant, demonic beasts gathered around him. These beasts' eyes glowed with an eerie light. However, Lin Feng sneered inwardly, allowing the beasts to approach without making any move.
The demonic beasts also seemed quite cautious. Only after confirming that the ancient cauldron truly had no owner did they continue advancing. But at that moment, terrifying light patterns suddenly flared up on the ancient cauldron, emitting a fearsome power. The demonic beasts' souls instantly became somewhat uncontrollable, frantically being drawn into the ancient cauldron. In just a few moments, corpses of demonic beasts lay scattered across this mountain peak, their souls devoured into the cauldron.
Within the ancient Ten Thousand Transformations Treasure Cauldron, a terrifying refining power radiated outward. The souls of the demonic beasts trembled and quaked violently, but it was useless. Soon, they were all completely refined.
"Such strong refining power." Lin Feng's heart trembled. None of these demonic beasts were particularly powerful, so he could easily devour and refine their demon souls. Moreover, this refining was different from when the Ten Thousand Transformations Treasure Cauldron had refined him back then. At that time, the cauldron had been far more powerful than what he now controlled, yet it still couldn't refine his soul. Instead, he had become the cauldron's spirit. Now, however, refining souls didn't make them true cauldron spirits. Instead, it was a power he could utilize to activate the cauldron's might. It seemed he could harness these soul powers, but they didn't merge into his own soul—he could only use and control them.
"These souls can drive the Ten Thousand Transformations Treasure Cauldron. Can my own soul break free?" Lin Feng thought to himself, then began trying to separate his soul from the ancient cauldron.
"So painful, like my soul is being torn apart." Lin Feng's soul felt a tearing-like agony, causing him to stop. He thought to himself: "This ancient cauldron needs me as its cauldron spirit to unleash its full power. If my cauldron spirit leaves the body, those souls will probably be slowly consumed. Besides, becoming the cauldron spirit of this ancient cauldron isn't easy. I might as well devour more demon souls to strengthen the cauldron's power."
Thinking this, Lin Feng halted his actions and flew toward the mountain range with his cauldron body, preparing to hunt more demon souls.
The ancient cauldron flew through the air, rolling forward. Soon, a massive demon tiger pounced toward the cauldron, its terrifying claws outstretched. But the moment it touched the cauldron, a fearsome force directly sucked its soul inside, instantly refining it.
"To activate the cauldron's power, if I use my own soul to refine, I consume recoverable power. But if I use those demon souls to refine, their soul power is directly consumed." Lin Feng thought to himself. His soul was the cauldron spirit, and the power it consumed could recover. However, once those demon souls were consumed, they couldn't be restored. Still, compared to the demon souls gained, this cost was negligible. Of course, whenever possible, Lin Feng preferred to use his own soul power to refine.
Lin Feng didn't need to act proactively. Many demonic beasts delivered themselves to him, and Lin Feng unceremoniously devoured them all, replenishing the cauldron's power. If he encountered powerful opponents in the future, he wouldn't always need to borrow the power of the ancient saint from Qin Mountain. Controlling this ancient cauldron, he could unleash terrifying attacks.
Lin Feng felt the refined demon souls within the cauldron growing stronger. It was as if he himself had gained more confidence. He continued excitedly searching for prey. If a demonic beast had taken human form, he might not strike—perhaps that was just a feeling. But seeing them in beast form, he felt no guilt.
Passing over ancient peaks and dense forests, Lin Feng maintained low-altitude flight, careful not to cause too much disturbance. After all, this was the Shen Xiao Continent—who knew if some terrifying old monsters might appear? The ancient cauldron once again passed through a stretch of forest, and the view suddenly opened up. A clean river appeared, with the sound of flowing water accompanied by faint splashing.
The ancient cauldron suddenly froze. In this river surrounded by dense forest, a graceful, curvaceous figure was faintly visible. Her jet-black hair was soaked through, spread smoothly around her. Her exposed skin was extremely fair. She was a very beautiful woman with an extraordinary aura, wearing only a simple, transparent white robe. Even her alluring peaks were faintly visible.
"Hmm?" The woman paused, seeing the ancient cauldron hovering in the void. Her beautiful eyes flickered a few times, revealing an amused expression. This ancient cauldron radiated a faint cauldron might—it should be a powerful imperial artifact. After seeing her, it actually stopped there, giving her the feeling of being watched.
Then, the woman emerged from the water, her flawless body fully exposed. The transparent white robe and the undergarments beneath couldn't completely conceal the enticing view. Her beautiful form was enough to make one's blood boil. Fortunately, Lin Feng was currently a cauldron body, so his form only dipped slightly before stabilizing.
"What a beautiful mark." Lin Feng thought to himself. Between the young woman's alluring peaks was an extremely beautiful phoenix mark, so lifelike it seemed real.
"Pfft!" Seeing this, the woman smiled charmingly. With a thought, a robe wrapped around her body. A wisp of hot air emanated from her, and in an instant, her clothes were dry. She looked at the cauldron, her beautiful eyes showing amusement as she smiled: "You lecherous cauldron. Have you developed intelligence just like a human?"
"Uh..." Lin Feng was extremely embarrassed. If this woman knew he was human, who knew what she would think.
"Are you an ownerless cauldron?" The young woman asked Lin Feng softly, her smile beautiful, as if trying to melt the cauldron... Lin Feng's cauldron form wobbled twice, as if shaking its head, causing the young woman to show slight disappointment: "To encounter such an interesting cauldron with intelligence, but unfortunately it has an owner. Otherwise, big sister would definitely take you to see this vast world."
Lin Feng was speechless. He truly couldn't speak, because he simply couldn't form words.
But at that moment, a gale tore through, demonic aura spreading, overwhelmingly powerful. The young woman's brow furrowed slightly, and in an instant, the smile on her face vanished without a trace. Her entire body radiated a terrifying coldness. From a gentle young woman, she transformed in an instant into a chilling god of slaughter. This drastic change in temperament surprised even Lin Feng. What a rapid transformation.
Fortunately, he was a cauldron. If he were human, when he approached earlier, he probably wouldn't have seen the young woman's gentle side—only this murderous aspect.
A group of terrifying demonic beasts descended. The leader was a humanoid demonic beast, staring at the young woman with a cold expression and terrifying demonic aura.
"Take her." The man snorted coldly. Instantly, the demonic beasts roared furiously, their sound shaking heaven and earth. The terrifying force caused Lin Feng's cauldron form to tremble violently. But at this moment, the young woman's killing intent grew even stronger. A soft sword appeared in her hand. Her speed was like a ghost—formless, invisible. In the void, formless, chilling killing intent appeared. Lin Feng saw flashes of blood light. In just a brief moment, all those powerful demonic beasts were slain. Then, the soft sword pierced the leader's throat, dripping blood.
"Such speed, such precise killing power—a single strike for certain death." Lin Feng thought to himself. The young woman wiped her sword clean, then sheathed it. In an instant, all killing intent vanished without a trace.
The young woman's figure flickered, appearing before the cauldron. She reached out to stroke Lin Feng's body, causing him to retreat.
"Eh, you can still be shy?" The young woman giggled, her beautiful eyes growing even more amused. She stepped forward again, touching the ancient cauldron, and said with a smile: "And there's a physical body inside, with so many array patterns. I wonder what kind of person your master is. Unfortunately, big sister can't take you to play anymore. Farewell."
With that, the young woman stepped out, transforming into a rainbow of light that vanished in an instant.
"So fast. Who is she?" Lin Feng was startled. Her cultivation level was similar to his, yet she was also this formidable. This made him realize that on the Shen Xiao Continent, there were far too many geniuses.
Lin Feng didn't dwell on it. The ancient cauldron moved forward. After devouring a few more demon souls, he stopped. With more souls filling the cauldron, he felt it was easier to separate his own soul, though it was still extremely painful. Nevertheless, Lin Feng eventually returned to his true body within the ancient cauldron.
Inside the ancient cauldron, Lin Feng slowly stood up, twisted his neck, and let out a long breath. Feeling completely refreshed, he murmured softly: "Finally back!"