The cauldron lid was mottled with cracks, ancient and vast, stained with blood as it fell from the night sky, the spiritual essence flowing between the engravings was very dim, like a candle in the wind slicing through the night fog.

Qin Ming’s heartstrings were taut, feeling somewhat suffocated in his chest, looking at the bloodstained lid, his emotions fluctuated violently, with tangible symbols intertwining in his eyes.

He was afraid that something he was unwilling to accept might have already happened.

The lid returning like this, could it be that Qing Yue hadn’t reached Doushuai Temple and was intercepted and killed?

If she had arrived, yet still bloodshed descended... the consequences would be even more terrifying.

An uncontrollable chill seeped into Qin Ming’s heart, as he reached out to catch the broken artifact.

The lid seemed to have burnt out, quickly dimming, losing its expected spiritual essence gloss, spinning out of control, falling toward the courtyard.

Qin Ming silently opened the broken cloth space.

"You... what are you doing?" came a weary voice from the lid.

Although Qin Ming was anxious and worried, he did not relax his vigilance.

If the lid was not genuine but a trap set by someone, trying to fish him away from the Black and White Mountain, then the problem would be serious.

Mainly because he felt the old furnace appeared too abruptly.

Therefore, Qin Ming secretly held the broken cloth, "welcoming" the lid back.

No matter the time, the character of Ye State cannot be lost.

The lid of the old furnace felt it had inexplicably fallen into a pitch-black space.

"Elder, are you alright?" Qin Ming asked with concern, his attitude proper, yet his actions were somewhat rebellious.

Normally silent and not fond of speaking, the lid was now so angry it wanted to recite the True Scripture and summon Heavenly Fire to transcend him immediately.

"Elder, remember when we passed through dozens of Mist Gates and traveled to Feixian Mountain in the past? Do you remember those events?" Qin Ming spoke, already in resonance.

Even if it was a fake lid, it must be a special liquid-transformable weapon, as it could shapeshift at will and had an artifact spirit, quite impressive.

If someone attempted to use this to fish Qin Ming out, he wouldn’t mind detaining this treasure, getting a valuable broken artifact for free.

The lid flickered uncertainly, those cracks like wind leaks, with airflow surging violently, sounding akin to loud breathing, in fact, Heavenly Fire was already spreading.

"Elder, it’s indeed you." Qin Ming confirmed after resonating, ensuring it was the old furnace and without malice, quickly releasing it. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

This... won’t be blamed, right? He immediately apologized, bowing respectfully.

Qin Ming further explained, "You won’t blame me, will you? Recently, Ye State is not peaceful, many old villains with unpredictable methods."

It truly was the rightful return, he constantly expressed apologies, saying, "Elder, have some tea, uh, you’re a supreme divine object, let me offer you two sticks of incense and pay respects."

"I’m not dead yet!" said the Furnace of Eight Trigrams.

It didn’t hold a grudge, feeling touched, sighed, "Your actions, although... very Ye State, weren’t wrong, let it be."

Then, Qin Ming became anxious; the lid was genuine, it returned bloodied, the situation on Qing Yue’s side would be unimaginable, what really happened?

Once the old furnace steadied, Qin Ming could no longer resonate.

"You even have a secret retreat?" It immediately noticed the silver-haired woman in the courtyard.

The chairman was bent over the desk, only glancing up at it briefly, paying it no mind, immersed in her scripture deductions, feeling she touched the truth.

This wasn’t a cultivation technique for the living.

"Elder, don’t speak carelessly," Qin Ming refused to accept its label, urging it to explain what happened.

Then, he infused the old furnace with divine material and Tao rhythm, alleviating its fatigue.

After a long time, the lid regained some spirit.

Moreover, it opened a faint light fog, enveloping it and Qin Ming in isolation from sight and sound.

The lid said, "I returned bloodied, seeking you, nearly exhausted, can’t believe I was detained by you, what is this dark space?"

Qin Ming felt the problem was not urgent; if it were, it couldn’t remain so calm.

"Recently, I’ve achieved in cultivation; I can preliminarily warp space."

Qin Ming examined, although the lid was cracked, they were old wounds, without new gaps, the blood already dried long ago.

He asked, "Were you hurrying along, blocking some powerful alien species, getting stained with their blood as you collided?"

Although the old furnace was a relit old furnace, it wasn’t the original artifact spirit; it still maintained its consistent calmness.

It didn’t hold back, directly informing Qin Ming; the main reason it returned was to deliver medicine.

The old furnace said, "Dragon and Tiger Vine, an extremely rare body refining elixir, perfectly matching the rebirth system, significantly enhancing your physique. It cannot enhance Pure Yang Consciousness, but can transform your body, approaching the Grandmaster Domain; if you find a few auxiliary medicines, it might even allow your flesh to rival true grandmasters ahead of time."

It radiated a glow and expelled from its internal space a top-grade spiritual crystal within which was sealed a plant, a vine with two tendrils, black and white distinctly, one tendril coiled like a White Dragon, the other like a Black Tiger ascending a mountain, entangled together forming the Dragon and Tiger Combined Medicine effect.

Qin Ming was shocked instantly, saying, "This medicine is too precious."

Clearly, it was harvested early; if the medicine were fully ripe, the Dragon and Tiger might further transform, enhancing its potency enormously.

The old furnace returned exhausted, surprisingly to bring back such a rare secret medicine.

"This was unexpectedly picked by Qing Yue; the earlier body refiners can tap potential, refining into a Golden Body, improving future development, all documented in Doushuai Temple."