Celestial Refining Divine Scripture-Chapter 264 - 262: Huangfu Qing’s Secret
Illusion?
Xu Yang for a moment suspected he was hallucinating.
But suddenly, with a jolt, he remembered Gu Jun!
Purple Sun Heaven-Burning Fire!
Could this be the Purple Sun Heaven-Burning Fire?
Swoosh!
In a trance, the illusion vanished. Xu Yang shuddered, snapped back to himself, and realized he was already within the curtain of fire.
Now that he had stepped inside, he could feel the place’s solidity even more distinctly.
The countless violet spirit fires upon the flaming veil trembled fiercely, as if on the verge of breaking free.
Yet those interconnected spirit patterns held them back!
"Settle!"
A low drink suddenly echoed out from the Cyan Jade Yin Yang Pendant.
Xu Yang saw in shock that the turbulent purple flames instantly calmed down.
Gulp!
He swallowed hard, now utterly certain that this was indeed the Purple Sun Heaven-Burning Fire!
But after nearly a millennium, Gu Jun could still quell this fire with but a word. Absolutely unfathomable!
Swoosh!
Gu Jun drifted out from the Cyan Jade Yin Yang Pendant, his figure ethereal and almost fading away!
His expression was complex as he gazed vacantly inward.
Following his gaze, Xu Yang’s eyes immediately fell upon a massive golden cauldron standing tall on the ground, its surface etched with densely packed cloud motifs—weathered and antique.
A thick sacred aura overflowed, evoking in one an urge to kneel and worship!
Could this be teacher’s sacred cauldron?
Xu Yang’s heart trembled in secret. A single glance revealed this cauldron was no ordinary item!
It made sense; to be the cauldron of a generation’s Alchemy Emperor, and to endure millennia at the heart of such a forbidden zone unscathed—how could it be ordinary?
Beside the cauldron, three skeletons sat cross-legged!
Not a trace of flesh remained upon them, yet their bones gleamed with a crystalline light.
Compared to the first skeleton Xu Yang had found, it was like heaven and earth itself!
"You three old bastards, you really didn’t escape!"
Gu Jun gazed at the three skeletons, his face twisted in ridicule.
"Teacher, these three—while they lived?" Xu Yang couldn’t help but form an unbelievable guess in his heart.
"They are the enemies who besieged me back then—the Three True Sovereigns!"
Hiss!
True Sovereigns!
And there are three of them!
Xu Yang couldn’t help but shudder with terror!
If any Myriad Manifestations Perfection dares break in here, the fright alone could kill them!
Though these three had been dead a thousand years, their lingering might was still suffocating!
Besides, anyone below the True Sovereign would hardly be able to set foot inside.
Even just the curtain of Purple Sun Heaven-Burning Fire at the perimeter would hold them back!
"This is the sacred cauldron I had in my day—the Ancient Saint Cloud Tripod!"
"In all the lands within and beyond Daqian, it was second to none!"
Step by step, Gu Jun walked to the cauldron, raised his hand to caress its surface, face filled with nostalgia: "Old friend, I have returned!"
Buzz!
The Ancient Saint Cloud Tripod seemed to sense his presence and started to tremble, as if replying to Gu Jun!
From within, a cluster of violet spirit fire rose, caught as if by a gentle wind, exuding a fiercely destructive power—yet tenderly caressing toward Gu Jun.
Engulfed by spirit fire, Gu Jun’s form grew even more faint and wavering, but his face beamed with joy.
His sacred cauldron, his spirit fire!
After a thousand years, though his flesh had been taken, these two treasures no one could claim!
This was the Alchemy Emperor!
From the bottom of his heart, Xu Yang felt a surge of reverence!
"Boy, you need not worry about what comes next."
"Though you made me your teacher, for saving me and guiding me here, Gu Jun thanks you!"
Gu Jun turned, fixing his eyes on Xu Yang, and solemnly bowed!
"Teacher, you mustn’t!!"
Xu Yang hurriedly tried to retreat, but found his body immobilized—he could only watch as Gu Jun finished the bow!
To Gu Jun, this gesture was one that Xu Yang truly deserved!
Though he had aided Xu Yang greatly, Xu Yang had granted him rebirth!
"With the cauldron and spirit fire still here, and these three old dogs too, if I refine them in the tripod, I can recover quite a bit!"
"Your strength is too weak, so this much is enough for you!"
Gu Jun flicked his finger.
One of the skeletons beside them snapped a finger bone, which floated to Xu Yang’s side.
"Refine this, and breaking through to Yang Realm Perfection will be no problem; you’ll also reach tremendous new heights!"
Staring at the finger bone radiating dreadful power, Xu Yang gulped, his face flushing with excitement.
This is the finger bone of a True Sovereign!
The benefits are immeasurable!
Too weak—he could only refine a single finger bone!
Xu Yang shot a regretful glance at the three complete skeletons!
"Kid, you really do have quite an appetite." Noticing the look in Xu Yang’s eyes, Gu Jun scolded with a wry smile, "Aren’t you afraid of bursting? All right, get to refining!"
"Once this is over, the fire curtain will collapse—by then, I may recover some power, but without a body, I won’t be able to do much. After that, it’s all on you!"
Xu Yang’s heart gave a jolt, and he nodded heavily.
With Gu Jun casting the three skeletons into the cauldron, Xu Yang too quickly sat cross-legged, pouring all his focus into refining the finger bone!
Boom!
The Ancient Saint Cloud Tripod shuddered violently, and the Purple Sun Heaven-Burning Fire shot up to the sky, engulfing all in its path.
An overwhelming power swept heaven and earth!
The entire Purple Fire Celestial Prison Forbidden Land shook violently in that instant.
Beneath the vault of heaven, endless fire-mist churned, tossed by some invisible giant hand, seething without end!
Every mountain and towering peak quaked and threatened to split, countless spirit fires screamed and trembled, countless demonic beasts seemed to sense a dreadful threat, bowing in terror and whimpering in the dust!
Chen Wanxing, the golden-armored Martial Artist, Bai Song, Mr. Tong—all were dumbstruck as they peered toward the blurry core.
A wash of violet spread, chilling them to the bone, their scalps crawling!
"What’s happening in there?"
"Even Lord Prefect wouldn’t dare set foot in the forbidden core of this Purple Fire Celestial Prison, yet that kid’s intrusion has brought about such tremendous commotion..."
Mr. Tong was utterly shaken.
Chen Wanxing and the golden-armored Martial Artist, however, looked deeply troubled.
If that brat survived such a spectacle, no matter what happened, he’d become even harder to handle!
If only they knew—a cauldron of the Alchemy Emperor, and the corpses of three True Sovereign experts were within—surely, they’d all go mad!
Swoosh!
A figure raced toward them at breakneck speed.
"Huangfu Qing?"
The golden-armored Martial Artist glanced back, frowning slightly.
"What happened? Where is Xu Yang?" Huangfu Qing’s expression was grim. He swept his gaze at the core, then looked sharply to the golden-armored Martial Artist.
"Inside!"
The golden-armored Martial Artist replied coolly.
"What? How could he possibly get in?" Huangfu Qing’s eyes went wide, his voice erupting in disbelief.
He’d sensed something was wrong when the forbidden zone rumbled and had rushed here at full speed.
But all this commotion—because of Xu Yang?
How could it be?
Others didn’t know what lay inside, but he knew full well.
For he himself had entered once, back at the level of the Yang Realm!
One of the three skeletons within—was his own ancestor!
That was why Huangfu Qing never feared to look down on Huang Hua, Ning Wuyang, Xu Yang and the like!
Once his cultivation reached a certain level, he could refine the three skeletons—three True Sovereign remains! After refining them, breaking through to True Sovereign would be a foregone conclusion!
As for the sacred cauldron and the Purple Sun Heaven-Burning Fire, he’d never even considered them!
The Three True Sovereigns had all failed; he hadn’t that sort of confidence!
Even so, that was more than enough for him to look down on the world, and become one of the premier elites of Daqian in the future!
"Damn it, Xu Yang! Xu Yang—what secrets do you harbor?!"
"You could step into this place, and even stir up such a commotion... Wait, the Alchemy Dao?"
Huangfu Qing’s eyes bulged, frightening himself with his guess, gasping for breath!
He could no longer sit still and charged straight for the heart of the core.
