Chapter 1309: The Refining God Pot
People found everything they witnessed too bizarre. A dry well, sealed for eternity, had lain dormant since the Mythical Era for who knows how many tens of thousands of years. Now, just as the seal was broken, powerful creatures crawled out—it was truly inconceivable.
Especially when the demon well burst open, a massive lotus rose up, blooming with divine light amidst blood mist and demonic energy. It was white and crystalline, surrounded by mountains of corpses and seas of blood, eerie and mysterious.
The fluctuations it emitted were too terrifying. Cracks appeared in the void, spreading across the entire ancient star. After the Human Clan's Tenth City and the two moons had exploded, ripples spread across the heavens in patches.
"Ah..."
This might shook the past and present, reaching a level of sheer horror. Even the Evil Gods and Sacred Spirits were retreating, unable to hold back their shouts.
The several great experts led their forces and fled entirely, stepping through Domain Gates in the first instant, leading their armies back like a receding tide, not daring to delay for a single moment.
Outside the domain, the Human Clan experts felt a chill run down their spines, a coldness rising within them. What kind of evil object was this, that it had startled several Great Sages into retreating?
"This is truly terrifying. Instead of brewing immortal liquid, it nurtured ghosts and gods. This is a great calamity!" Azure Phoenix Daoist said with a grave expression.
In the Mythical Era, the Dao Venerable had slain a supreme Sacred Spirit and sealed it in the well, laying down many formations. This was akin to a wine cellar, meant to transform its flesh and blood essence into immortal wine. While it might not have cultivated a Human Clan Supreme Being in the future, it would certainly have allowed many experts to greatly elevate their cultivation.
"The dry well has become a land of blood and filth, giving birth to a terrifying demonic lotus. They are temporarily avoiding its edge, but they will return soon," Azure Phoenix Daoist judged.
This white lotus contained either the flesh and blood of the former Sacred Spirit or an ancient artifact. As soon as it emerged, the ancestral artifact was in a state of revival, slaying gods and Buddhas alike, unstoppable even by Great Sages.
"What? The Sacred Spirit's flesh and blood has been preserved and remains undecayed to this day?" Ye Fan was shocked.
Azure Phoenix Daoist nodded, his expression solemn. It was a Sacred Spirit of flesh and blood, having reached the pinnacle of power in ancient times. Only the Dao Venerable had been able to suppress and kill it.
Within the white lotus, immortal radiance was contained, and traces of blood seeped between the petals, dazzling and brilliant. Though it was a small amount, it was filled with undying divine nature, incredibly radiant.
This was the divine blood born from a true Sacred Spirit of flesh and blood!
Blood approaching the Imperial level? This was the flesh and blood of a Quasi-Emperor, or even a being of greater power, preserved to this day.
Over the following half-month, the entire ancient star resonated. The Dao was suppressed, emitting the chanting sounds of three thousand ancient demons, terrifying beyond measure.
"What a pity. Not a single drop of immortal liquid was brewed, yet it nurtured a cellar of ghosts and gods!" Azure Phoenix Daoist was deeply unwilling.
Just one drop could elevate a person's cultivation, lay the foundation for a child's Dao base, and lead to limitless future achievements.
Of course, it could also revive the dead and restore flesh to bones, serving as a life-saving and life-preserving divine pill.
Back then, the Dao Venerable had sought to refine this Sacred Spirit, treating it like an Immortal Divine Medicine, brewing a furnace of divine pills.
Unfortunately, it all came to naught!
Half a month later, the fluctuations across the entire ancient star gradually calmed. The white lotus closed, wrapping around the Sacred Spirit's flesh and blood and the ancient artifact, ceasing to release its divine might.
At that moment, the two Sacred Spirits and the Evil Gods finally reappeared, launching their most ferocious assault.
On this ancient star, the foreign race's army covered the sky, carrying a large number of Forbidden Artifacts and carving many array patterns as they pressed toward the ancient well.
The great battle began! The world-shaking war to attack the ancient well had commenced!
"I should also make my move. It is said that supreme experts from other star domains will arrive. Whether this battle brings fortune or disaster is hard to say." Azure Phoenix Daoist turned and vanished.
The Human Clan's Dao Protectors had agreed to intercept the Evil Gods and Sacred Spirits at the most critical moment, wearing them down before the ancient well.
Old Madman, Azure Phoenix Daoist, and other Great Sages of their caliber were the pinnacle combat power. Everything would depend on them from now on.
Of course, the Human Clan's Dao Protectors would not act directly. Instead, they would seize the opportunity, delivering a fatal blow to the Evil Gods and others at the very last moment.
"Boom!"
The battle began. The Evil Gods and Sacred Spirits all charged forward, attacking the demon well. They unleashed waves of laws, purifying the filthy blood rain and opening a path.
However, over twenty figures immediately rushed out from the well. Each possessed immense magical power and rolling death energy. They were all Death Saints, charging forward together.
"Die!"
The peerless Fire Spirit Cang Yan let out a Dao Roar. His entire body radiated precious light, incredibly powerful. Ancient symbols flashed before him as he flew forward to suppress them.
"Puff," "Puff"...
Splashes of filthy blood rose. Four ancient figures in succession shattered, turning into pools of pus and blood, dissolving on the Great Moon Slope, dying horribly.
"Roar..."
Fearsome howls came from beneath the ancient well. Several terrifying creatures surged up, formed from blood mist, each immensely powerful.
"These are formed from the blood of the Sacred Spirit ancestor!" Ao Mang shouted, drawing in a cold breath, his entire body icy cold.
These were demons born from the blood of a being who had touched the Imperial realm. Now awakened, they possessed a fraction of the laws and order from their former life—absolutely terrifying.
These were the ghosts and gods nurtured within the ancient well!
Their strength rivaled that of Great Sages, and they charged forward directly. Cang Yan, Ao Mang, the Evil Gods, and others fell into a bitter struggle.
"Kill!"
Both sides engaged in fierce combat, a gruesome sight. It was a clash of titans. The ancient well spewed blood mist, reviving many ancient corpses buried beneath the ice, turning them into servants who attacked relentlessly. Led by several Blood Demons, they continuously reaped lives.
The starfield races suffered heavy casualties, forced to retreat and halt their attacks multiple times. But the temptation of the ancient artifact drove them back again and again, engaging in a war of attrition.
The four Evil Gods and two Sacred Spirits fought desperately against the Blood Demons, but the others could not withstand the over twenty majestic figures that had first crawled from the well. The battle was bloody beyond measure.
The war reached a fever pitch!
Cang Yan and Ao Mang chanted incantations, hoping to summon the ancestral artifact within the white lotus and retrieve it. The lotus trembled repeatedly, traces of blood seeping out, but it refused to release its hold.
"Brother Cang Yan, let us handle this!"
Suddenly, an Evil God roared. His body was a pale gold, like a deity, with four faces on his head, exuding immense majesty.
"Boom!"
A Refining God Pot flew out, radiating vast authority. Even from afar in the starry sky, Ye Fan felt a tremor, revealing a shocked expression.
This was an Extreme Imperial Weapon!
A certain race deep in the starry sky possessed an Extreme Dao Weapon. No wonder Azure Phoenix Daoist had warned him not to reveal the Green Copper Cauldron unless absolutely necessary, or it would be seized by the Evil Gods.
These people wielded an Imperial Weapon, making them invincible, capable of sweeping across an entire starfield. At his current level, even holding the Green Copper Cauldron, he would certainly not be their match.
The Refining God Pot was cyan, gleaming and dazzling, radiating the pressure of an Ancient Great Emperor, making people tremble.
This was an Imperial Weapon forged from Feather Transformation Azure Gold. It bore layers of feather-like ripples, like an ascension to immortality, possessing boundless power!
The Refining Immortal Pot belonged to the Bright Race, an extremely ancient and powerful race deep in the starry sky. Its members had four faces and pale golden bodies, exuding great majesty and power.
Ye Fan was stunned. When he was on the Big Dipper, he had encountered this race, one of the Ten Thousand Primeval Clans. But in the Big Dipper Star Domain, they were far from this powerful, not even qualifying as a Primeval Royal Clan.
He never expected that in the deep starry sky, they were so dominant, holding such a revered status, possessing an Extreme Ancient Imperial Weapon and the supreme Refining God Pot!
The Great Sage of this race was called an Evil God, a testament to their terrifying power.
The Refining God Pot was entirely cyan-gold, dazzling and bright. Layers of feather-like ripples emerged, and the Extreme Dao divine might bloomed. The pot's spout emitted light, attempting to suck in the white lotus.
At that moment, the entire ancient star rumbled, as if about to shatter.
"Roar..."
The Blood Demons howled. They suddenly merged into the white lotus, which erupted with terrifying power, no weaker than the Extreme Dao might.
"Clang," "Clang"...
Petal after petal of the lotus bloomed, growing larger and larger. Snow-white and crystalline, flawless and translucent, it emitted a faint fragrance.
One zhang... ten zhang... a thousand zhang!
When the massive lotus fully bloomed, its diameter reached a thousand zhang, revealing the flesh and blood within. Divine blood light split heaven and earth, impossible to look at directly.
An aura not much weaker than an Ancient Great Emperor spread, terrifying beyond measure, making people want to prostrate themselves in worship.
"That is..."
Everyone was stunned, seeing the object within the lotus. The Sacred Spirit race, in particular, could not help but shout.
At the center of the white lotus was a giant hand, hundreds of zhang long, holding a stone token in its palm. Together, they released supreme divine might. Just like when it had emerged half a month ago, it was unstoppable, destroying all obstacles.
"It is the hand of the Sacred Spirit ancestor, holding the ancient artifact he left behind!" Ao Mang shouted, his expression excited.
"Boom!"
At that moment, the giant hand stood upright, wielding the stone token as it slashed toward the Refining God Pot. Its divine might was overwhelming, unstoppable.
Everyone was stunned. The Evil God of the Bright Race desperately activated the Refining God Pot, making it revive and release the majesty of an Ancient Emperor, resisting the terrifying hand and stone token.
"That is the supreme Sacred Spirit of the Mythical Era. Though it was slain eons ago, this is its hand, wielding the stone token from its life. Striking down like this is impossible to resist!"
The foreign races were terrified, screaming in chaos. Even Ao Mang and Cang Yan's expressions turned ashen. They knew well the terror of that ancestor. Had he not lived in the same era as the Dao Venerable, he would have been invincible under the stars!
"Boom!"
The most terrifying collision occurred. The Refining God Pot clashed with the giant hand and stone token. Brilliant light erupted between them, sweeping across the entire ancient star.
"Ah..."
Screams rang out in waves. One of the four Evil Gods, being slightly farther from the Refining God Pot, saw himself and his entire race shattered inch by inch under the stone token, then explode into blood mist.
An Ancient Great Emperor was invincible!
The Sacred Spirit ancestor of the Mythical Era was not yet an Emperor. He had only left behind a hand, devoid of life, yet wielding this stone token with such power, burying an Evil God and his entire race. How terrifying was that?
No one had expected that a hand sealed until it was nearly reduced to a pool of blood, having lost its former divine power, could still be so awe-inspiring. It was simply unimaginable.
Just how powerful was a true Great Emperor?
Cang Yan, Ao Mang, and the other three Evil Gods led their clans in rapid retreat, using the Refining God Pot to resist. Each of them felt a chill in their hearts.
Boom!
Outside the domain, one small planet after another exploded. Under the Extreme Dao divine might, nothing could endure. They bloomed like fireworks.
This was because figures at the peak of Great Sage were fully activating an Imperial Artifact. With immortal might surging, nothing could resist!
And this living ancient star, had it not been for the various imprints left by Ancient Great Emperors, would have turned to dust in an instant. But even so, cracks appeared, clearly on the verge of disintegration.
"Boom!"
The moment the Sacred Spirits and three Evil Gods retreated from the ancient star, a wild and domineering figure suddenly appeared. A single punch descended, divine might covering the world, smashing Ao Mang to pieces, turning him into rubble and blood mist. This time, he could not be revived.
"How dare you!" The Evil God of the Bright Race roared in fury, raising the Refining Demon Pot to collect him.
However, Old Madman, wielding the Stride Art, instantly entered a Domain Gate, vanishing into the depths of the universe.
"Immortal liquid... a few drops of immortal liquid have finally appeared!" Ye Fan was astonished. He had cultivated the Supreme Source Art, able to see through Dragon Veins, and glimpsed crystalline liquid dripping from the depths of the shattered ancient well.
"This is the ancestral artifact of my Sacred Spirit lineage. The stone token records the Heaven-Repairing Great Art, which can allow Sacred Spirits like us, who emerged early, to reach perfection!" Cang Yan said, ignoring everything else as he borrowed the Refining God Pot from the Evil God to charge once more at the ancient star.