Chapter 1814: Seventh Young Master's Strange Treasure
As soon as they left Jade Capital City, the might of the Ancestral Land Hundun Cauldron erupted forth. Having been refined by Qin Mu for three and a half billion years, the cauldron's power was enough to shatter the walls of Jade Capital City itself. It was only because Jade Capital City was made of the third indestructible substance that it could overpower the cauldron.
Now, without the suppression of Jade Capital City, the Hundun Cauldron's power was world-destroying. Even if all the hall masters and those who had attained the Dao in Miluo Palace joined forces, they would find it difficult to contend with it!
However, just as the Hundun Cauldron's power was about to erupt, several hall masters in Jade Capital City lifted an ancient well and flew out, dropping it from above into the cauldron.
That well was precisely the Tongtian Well of Young Master Tai Shang, a treasure used by Tai Shang to rescue those who had attained the Dao in past cosmic eras.
Those hall masters thrust the Tongtian Well heavily down, embedding it into the Ancestral Land Hundun Cauldron. The great cauldron was immediately pierced by this ancient well, causing its power to leak out.
Lan Yutian, Xu Huasheng, and others who had cultivated the Ancestral Land Dao Realm system did their utmost, channeling the power of the various sacred lands in the Ancestral Land to blast the Tongtian Well, trying to destroy it. However, the well was extremely strange; it connected internally to the Great Calamity of Destruction. Any power from the Ancestral Land Hundun Cauldron was devoured by the ancient well, with no energy able to affect it!
"I will break this great well!"
Kai Huang Qin Ye drew his sword and charged toward the ancient well. Several hall masters guarded the well, and Su Mozhe, Qin Wu, and over a dozen other Yan Kang Dao attainers, fearing that Kai Huang Qin Ye might be outmatched, quickly followed to assist.
Suddenly, a strange treasure flew out from Jade Capital City, radiating purple haze for ten thousand miles. It was also guarded by several hall masters and sacrificed into the sky above the Hundun Cauldron. Xing Han saw this and immediately led over a dozen Dao attainers to intercept it.
The strange treasure was a flying mist, the manifestation of Second Young Master Wu Ji's cultivation when she attained the Dao. Although it was mist, it was actually the thirty-six layers of the Dao Realm formed from Hong Meng primordial qi, possessing immense power.
Second Young Master Wu Ji could not imprint the Guixu Great Dao onto the Ultimate Void, so she discarded her Dao realm cultivation and instead took the path of attaining the Dao through Guixu.
Her Dao realm cultivation was poison to her and had to be severed, but as a young master of Miluo Palace, the cultivation she cut off was still extraordinary.
Suddenly, another strange treasure flew out from Jade Capital City. Hall masters of Miluo Palace brought out the treasures of Young Masters Zi Xiao, Ling Xiao, Zhan Ji, and Wu Zong, joining forces to suppress the Hundun Cauldron.
If it were only the Tongtian Well, it would not be enough to suppress the Hundun Cauldron's power. But with the addition of the other young masters' treasures, the cauldron's might could only circulate within itself, unable to threaten anyone else in Miluo Palace.
The six great treasures firmly suppressed the Hundun Cauldron's power. The number of Yan Kang Dao attainers was already far fewer than those of Miluo Palace, and without the Hundun Cauldron and the Six Paths Heavenly Wheel, achieving victory was as difficult as reaching the heavens.
Tai Shi, Shang Jun, Si Qin, You Tianzun, Qin Fengqing, Hua Xuanxiu, and others each charged forward, falling into the cauldron, trying to seize these treasures.
Meanwhile, the hall masters and Dao attainers of Miluo Palace guarded the six treasures, fighting them fiercely.
On the other side, Lan Yutian said to Xu Huasheng, "I will go to Jade Capital City to retrieve the treasure of Seventh Young Master Hun Dun. You stay here and hold the line!"
Xu Huasheng glanced around and said, "There must be a trap near Seventh Young Master Hun Dun's treasure. Several hall masters of Miluo Palace are missing."
"My Empty Hands are unmatched in the world."
Lan Yutian soared into the air, saying, "This time, I will not return empty-handed!"
Xu Huasheng frowned, then relaxed his brow, activating the Ferry World Golden Ship. On the ship were the remaining Yan Kang Dao attainers, charging toward the army of Dao attainers surging out of Jade Capital City.
Ahead, countless Dao Trees flew out from the city, Dao Fruits filling the sky. Countless Dao attainers charged at the Ferry World Golden Ship!
Xu Huasheng saw Lan Yutian's figure flicker through the forest of Dao Trees and disappear, feeling slightly relieved. "Lan Yutian's thieving skills haven't declined; they've become even more miraculous. Back then, the Thief Saint took him to steal across all heavens and myriad realms, laying a good foundation. But come to think of it, Nan Xiang Yuanjun said that Seventh Young Master Hun Dun's treasure was pressed under Miluo Palace Master's cushion. Strange, why would Miluo Palace Master not suppress the other young masters' treasures but instead suppress Qin Mu's alone..."
Just now, before Nan Xiang Yuanjun transformed into the Dao, she said that Qin Mu's treasure was pressed under the cushion. Saying "pressed" was actually a way to save face for the young master. Xu Huasheng, with a mind as clear as a mirror, knew she meant that Qin Mu's treasure was being suppressed by Miluo Palace Master.
This puzzled him greatly.
The seven young masters of Miluo Palace had each refined a strange treasure, and Miluo Palace Master did not suppress any of them, only Qin Mu's. This was suspicious.
"Lan Yutian going to steal the treasure is already extremely dangerous. I hope he doesn't cause any more trouble. But the most troublesome thing is that he has no sense of direction, and Jade Capital City is so vast..."
Lan Yutian passed through the army of Dao attainers and the forest of Dao Trees, vaguely seeing some Dao attainers trying to imprint their Great Dao onto the Ultimate Void.
The Ancestral Land had originally been sealed by Qin Mu, and even the Ultimate Void had been dissolved by Qin Mu using the Chaos Sea. Now that Jade Capital City had left the Ancestral Land, it gave these Dao attainers the opportunity to imprint the Ultimate Void.
The reason Yan Kang's Dao attainers were stronger than those of Miluo Palace was not only because Yan Kang's reforms had created many acquired Great Daos but also because Miluo Palace's Dao attainers were not complete attainers.
They had attained the Dao in past cosmic eras, not in the Seventeenth Era.
If they could imprint their Great Dao onto the Ultimate Void, they would become complete Dao attainers, greatly increasing their cultivation and power. At that point, Yan Kang would have no chance of winning!
"I must find Seventh Young Master Hun Dun's treasure quickly!"
His heart burned with urgency, but he forced himself to calm down, maintaining a composed Dao heart.
Jade Capital City was extremely vast. This divine city held many secrets, perhaps even more than the Ancestral Land. Finding the treasure suppressed by Miluo Palace Master was no easy task.
Lan Yutian's heart stirred. "If I search methodically, who knows how long it will take? The simplest way is to let those hall masters waiting to ambush me find it for me! If I find them, I'll find the location of the treasure!"
With this thought, he restrained his aura, suddenly spun around, and sent divine abilities radiating in all directions!
"I get lost easily, so letting those hall masters guide me there is the best way!"
His divine abilities were silent and traceless, with no leakage of energy. Only when they passed by ancient palaces in the city did they suddenly reveal a trace of aura.
Only in this way could he lure the snake out of its hole, making those hall masters preparing to ambush him reveal themselves.
Soon, his divine abilities flew past most of the palaces in the city. Suddenly, in one great hall, light flashed, and the divine ability passing by was instantly erased!
"That's the place!"
Lan Yutian leaped up and rushed straight toward that great hall. As he approached the front of the hall, his speed suddenly slowed. He walked leisurely, with a calm expression, ascending the steps one by one and heading into the hall.
"Daoist Lan."
In the hall, Hua Du Hall Master rose to greet him. When Lan Yutian stepped onto the hall, he happened to walk out of the hall door, smiling leisurely. "You are clever and intelligent, but you have still fallen for the trap. This is not where Seventh Young Master Hun Dun's treasure is suppressed; it is my Hua Du Hall. I saw you probing around, trying to lure the snake out, so I played along and led you here. Is this plan clever?"
Lan Yutian smiled slightly. "Clever. Daoist brother, since Seventh Young Master Hun Dun's treasure is not here, where is it suppressed?"
Hua Du Hall Master laughed. "It is suppressed in Zi Xu Hall."
Lan Yutian stepped forward, smiling. "May I ask where Zi Xu Hall is?"
Hua Du Hall Master said, "Named Zi Xu Hall, it naturally lies on Wu You Street. Zi Xu and Wu You, do you not know this, Daoist?"
Lan Yutian suddenly attacked, stepping forward and enveloping him in an Ancestral Land. In the Ancestral Land, Dao halls stood tall, and myriad Daos swirled around him. With one move, he unleashed the great divine ability of Ten Thousand Daos Returning to One!
Hua Du Hall Master raised his hand to block, but his expression changed drastically. He could not withstand Lan Yutian's strike!
At that moment, four more hall masters walked out from the hall behind him. The five hall masters joined forces and finally managed to block Lan Yutian's attack.
Lan Yutian smiled. "Wu You Street, Zi Xu Hall, right here! Get out of the way!"
Boom!
Behind him, the World Tree rose, shimmering with light. One Dao Fruit after another appeared, and the Five Tai Dao Fruits shone brilliantly. The five hall masters, whose Daos had not been entrusted to the void, erupted with all their power, but they still could not hold their ground and were forced back step by step, shocked beyond words.
Lan Yutian was practically another Qin Mu, his cultivation and power already surpassing that of the hall masters!
Of course, he was still slightly inferior to Qin Mu in strength, but the domineering and kingly aura of this strike, the peerless elegance it displayed, was more than enough!
"If this were just Hua Du Hall, there would be no need for five hall masters to gather here. Since five of you have come together, this must be where Seventh Young Master Hun Dun's treasure is!"
Lan Yutian burst into the hall. The five hall masters' expressions changed drastically. They quickly summoned their own halls, and as the halls flew in, their auras surged. They surrounded Lan Yutian in the center of the hall, not daring to be careless, treating him as a formidable enemy.
Lan Yutian's aura grew stronger and stronger, his bearing becoming more and more outstanding. At this moment, he was not himself but Yu Tianzun!
His gaze swept across the hall. He saw a cushion placed on the main seat, along with many other cushions. This should be the place where Miluo Palace Master taught the Dao.
The cushion on the main seat emitted Dao light like silk ribbons, floating upward. Between the ribbons, Hong Meng talismans swirled with purple light.
And under that cushion, there seemed to be a bulge, as if something was hidden.
Lan Yutian's figure flickered. The five hall masters were shocked and attacked him simultaneously, but all five strikes hit empty air. Lan Yutian's speed was so incredible that their divine abilities collided with each other, producing a deafening roar.
The five hall masters each withdrew their power, only to see Lan Yutian already beside the cushion, lifting it up!
The five hall masters were both shocked and furious. Suddenly, Lan Yutian let out a soft exclamation.
The five hall masters looked closely and also exclaimed softly.
Under the cushion, there was nothing.
Then, the gazes of the hall masters and Lan Yutian all fell on that cushion.
Since there was no treasure under the cushion, the treasure must be Miluo Palace Master's cushion itself!
"Could it be that this cushion was a gift from Seventh Young Master to Miluo Palace Master?"
Everyone was bewildered. Hua Du and the other hall masters did not know the story behind this. They only knew that although Seventh Young Master Hun Dun was the last of the seven young masters, he was also the most ancient. As early as the First Cosmic Era, Miluo Palace Master had already met Seventh Young Master.
Perhaps this cushion really was a gift from Qin Mu to Miluo Palace Master.
Qin Mu's reputation in the past was not good, immediately giving rise to unpleasant associations.
"Seventh Young Master gave a cushion to the teacher, surely to use the teacher's Dao to refine it into a supreme treasure!"
"Put down the cushion!"
The five of them attacked at lightning speed. Lan Yutian raised the cushion to meet the attacks of the five hall masters, wanting to see the power of this treasure!
Boom!
The cushion shattered into pieces, broken by the five hall masters into a mass of chaotic qi!
Hua Du and the others, along with Lan Yutian, all stared blankly at the chaotic qi falling to the ground, at a loss.
At that moment, the chaotic qi hit the ground with a crisp sound, condensed, and transformed into another treasure—the treasure of Seventh Young Master Hun Dun.
Hua Du and the others' eyelids twitched. The cushion was indeed a gift from Seventh Young Master to Miluo Palace Master, and its purpose was indeed to use Miluo Palace Master's Dao to refine the treasure for him.
But the process and method of refining this treasure were completely different from what any of them had imagined!
Only by destroying the cushion could the treasure truly be refined!
In other words, Qin Mu had never refined this strange treasure himself. The ones who refined it were Miluo Palace Master and Hua Du Hall Master and the others!
Qin Mu had merely used their hands to refine this treasure for himself!
"In Jade Capital City, the legend that the teacher suppressed Seventh Young Master's treasure under his cushion was probably spread by Seventh Young Master himself!"
In the blink of an eye, Hua Du and the other five understood the cause and effect of this matter. Their expressions changed drastically as they watched the chaotic qi being absorbed by the treasure. The strange treasure of Seventh Young Master finally revealed itself.