Chapter 1111 - 1107: Wu Ji Seeks the Ancient Cauldron

What kind of powerful being could compel two supreme Gods to take action, using their Destiny God Weapons to suppress them?

The Fairy struggled to find peace; she remained in contemplation. After a long time, she glanced at the Shadow: "In the past, is there any trace of those from the Human Clan sent to the Heaven Martial continent?"

The Shadow spoke: "The people may have been transferred from another region, thus we cannot investigate from the Northern Wing side. However, I discovered that within the Tianxuan Holy Land and Luoyang Sect, some individuals are closely connected with the Divine Clan."

"Any news on Wu Ji?" the Fairy inquired again.

"Two pieces. First, there's a rumor that Emperor Wuji emerged from the Void God Realm, entered the God Slaying Road, and then vanished. Some suspect that he perished within the God Slaying Road, leaving no remains. Second, Emperor Wuji entered the Heavens and found the land of the Immortality ancestors…"

"Right here…" the Shadow exhaled a breath: "He found the surviving Immortality descendants of that time, but as for what happened afterward, no one knows."

"I perused some unofficial histories; Emperor Wuji fought here, breaking through a terrifying Divine Domain and took away the Divine Artifact that once belonged to the Nine Provinces."

In the distant past, there were nine major provinces, hence they were known as the Nine Provinces.

The Nine Provinces once had such an era, the Hundred Schools era, during which the emphasis was on the Fate Energy of the hundred schools, and the Human Clan's sages competed with each other, using Fate Energy as a sword and breaking the earth as their edge, creating an era of golden prosperity for the Human Clan.

Later, as the Human Clan's Fate Energy flourished, they began to consolidate, and the Fate Energy of the hundred schools gathered together, eventually forming an ancient cauldron.

The cauldron hung at the edge of the sky, rising and setting with the sun and moon, continuously receiving the worship of people and the purification from the essence of heaven and earth.

Over years, the ancient cauldron grew stronger, the patterns of heaven and earth became clearer, the Great Tao roared, and it became the first Divine Artifact on the land of the Nine Provinces.

Sadly, no one could wield it.

Until the ancient cauldron developed Spiritual Intelligence and began to choose a master, it then left the edge of the sky and entered the mortal world.

During that golden era, the strongest of the Human Clan used the ancient cauldron to contend with the Divine Clan, nearly overthrowing the Divine Clan's regime in the mortal world and shattering the Gods' oversight.

Unfortunately, no matter how powerful the ancient cauldron was, it couldn't match the Gods.

After countless battles and slaughters, the Human Clan suffered a major defeat, the sages perished, the Nine Provinces fragmented, and some regions fell into nothingness, vanishing without a trace.

And the ancient cauldron vanished from the mortal world.

At that time, the Human Clan thought the ancient cauldron might have fallen into nothingness along with some regions.

Later, during the Human Clan's long search, the whereabouts of the ancient cauldron gradually became clear; it hadn't fallen into nothingness but had entered the Heavens.

It was obtained by a youth named Immortality.

Through this ancient cauldron, he comprehended the Immortality Tao and founded the Immortality Era.

But it was ultimately a failure.

After the fall of Immortality, the Immortality Era came to an end, and all Human Clan cultivators practicing Immortality Tao faced disaster; none could escape.

The ancient cauldron disappeared once more.

The Fairy was moved: "An ancient cauldron could create two golden eras for the Human Clan."

"That's not an ordinary cauldron; it encapsulates the whole era's Fate Energy of the Human Clan and the faith of the Hundred Schools at that time. It's the heart and soul of that era," the Shadow said seriously. "After Emperor Wuji entered the Heavens, he directly came to the land of Immortality ancestors, and then disappeared." While saying this, she instinctively raised her head.

Immediately, she approached the figure in front. Strangely, even though there was clearly no fluctuation of power here, his face was blurred, difficult to see, as if obscured by a mysterious force.

She gently waved her hand, scattering the soil at the figure's feet, fully revealing the Star Disk. Seven or eight meters in diameter, it was round, covered with ancient patterns, devoid of text.

Yet even the patterns were chaotic, lacking rules or order, the only discernible elements being a round sun and a crescent moon.

One on the left, one on the right.

The Fairy stepped forward to examine: "Can it be broken?"

"..."

The Shadow sighed: "My combat power is very weak."

The Shadow's lineage specializes in gathering information, spying on various details, and ensuring intel output. As for combat power, she probably couldn't even defeat an ordinary Saint Realm.

"Of course, I don't recommend you act; the Destiny God Weapon of True Martial Emperor and the Divine Weapon of the Master of Brightness are suppressing this place. Even if they are not the entities themselves, you cannot break them; perhaps you might suffer horrific backlash, ultimately drawing the attention of two Gods."

"Do you know about the Ancient Phoenix?"

"Not too well; her array should be bloodline inheritance, deeply ingrained, though it's strong, it's too specialized," the Shadow said gravely.

Hearing this, the Fairy sighed in her heart, having no argument, she wondered if Hongxiu's cultivated Shadow was truly that powerful?

Of course, she wasn't referring to strength.

Suddenly, a tremor occurred beneath the figure's Star Disk as a symbol lit up, followed by a second symbol.

Divine Radiance streamed toward the sky.

Bang!

A golden scepter shook violently, descending with Divine Radiance, resonating with the Star Disk.

At this moment, the Cyan Sky piercing his head trembled intensely, emanating a mighty Sword Intent.

The Shadow reacted swiftly, pulling the Fairy out of there, the space vanished, returning to the Ancient City, while she continued to retreat…

In an instant, the Ancient City rumbled loudly, transforming into nothingness.

That figure surprisingly opened his eyes, but his pupils were vacant, devoid of any color, impossible to see the iris.

He struggled to move.

The Star Disk began to operate, firmly binding his feet.

The golden scepter commenced suppression, the Cyan Sky relentlessly erupted, but… he still walked out, the process was incredibly arduous, as if carrying several immortal monuments upon his shoulders.

Heavy and burdensome.

With each step, the earth quaked, dense cracks appeared alongside.

The Fairy and Shadow were terrified.

They confirmed it was the Human Clan and aware of the origins of the Cyan Sky and golden scepter, two supreme Gods were taking action to suppress.

Yet, even they couldn't stop him.

His head was split open, yet still alive?

Wait!

This must be their Human Clan predecessor.

The Fairy called out: "Predecessor!"

But the "figure" remained oblivious, trudging forward arduously. Next, a black vortex appeared ahead; he gradually walked into it.

The two women behind wanted to pursue him, but sadly, the Power Path emanating from the cracks was overwhelmingly strong.

Their scalps tingled, they could only halt.

"He has left." The Shadow spoke: "Fairy, forgive me for not accompanying you; I have tasks to attend to, farewell." With that said, she vanished in a leap.

The Fairy slightly opened her mouth, wanting to ask for directions, but let it go. She glanced at the direction where the predecessor disappeared, quickly dashing in pursuit.

Though unsure where the predecessor went, this direction should be correct, right?

An hour later…

The Fairy gradually realized something was wrong; this direction seemed to lead to the Ink-Washing River, flanked by True Martial Dynasty and Holy Land, also there's the Luoyang Sect.

Boom!

Separated by thousands of miles, she heard tremors from ahead.

The Human Clan's Essence Qi Spirit rushed out from the God Slaying Road, swiftly heading toward the Ink-Washing River, attempting to flee.

The King of Spirit Martial was already prepared, directly taking action, slapping down, Tao erupted, Power Path buzzed fiercely, overwhelmingly strong.

His five fingers pressed upon the Human Clan's Essence Qi Spirit; he lifted his head, that face rapidly transforming, even his body began to twist.

"This is the manifestation of Essence Qi Spirit." Someone exclaimed in a shout, alerting everyone present, Divine Clan, Human Clan…

The high ranks of the Holy Land rose uniformly, revealing shocked expressions.

The Luoyang Sect was likewise shaken; no one could maintain composure.

The King of Spirit Martial acted, directly suppressing the Essence Qi Spirit, the Celestial Human Clan fared better, but… Mo Lai, An, Zhang Ziyu, Wen Qingshan from the mortal world choked, feeling as if a mountain was crushing their shoulders.

Unable to breathe.

It grew increasingly oppressive.

"Mo Lai…" An barely spoke.

"Something's off." Mo Lai's face was pale.

"This should be your mortal world's Essence Qi Spirit, equivalent to Heaven's Fate Energy; once suppressed or devoured, the Human Clan of the mortal world will struggle to rise, possibly facing millions of years without respite. Realms will decline, bloodlines will fade, leading to an era of decay…" Ye Yu'er was filled with dread.

She had heard the legend of the "Human Clan's Essence Qi Spirit," never expecting it to be true.