Chapter 333

Chapter 333 Chaos Divine Iron, Embryo of the Life-defining Magical Treasure, and the Vibration of the Hanging Mountain

Yan was also somewhat curious about the Plague Gourd.

Logically, a severely damaged, unrecognized, low-grade spiritual artifact shouldn’t be able to withstand its refinement.

However, it had previously exerted all its might, yet failed to refine the gourd even a bit.

Had Lu Qing not later aided it with the power of the formation within the cave, it would have been humiliated.

Therefore, it remained quite curious about the Plague Gourd.

However, without Lu Qing’s consent, it couldn’t investigate it in detail.

Now, Yan realized that

Lu Qing had been so ruthless to the Plague Ghost, not even giving him a chance to beg for mercy

, willing to refine the Gourd to death even at the cost of its rank.

This was certainly because the Ghost had repeatedly disrespected and mocked it,

but more likely, it was a warning to Yan.

If it continued to attempt to negotiate with Lu Qing, its fate would likely be no better than that of the Plague Ghost.

Realizing Lu Qing’s ruthlessness, Yan’s attitude shifted.

No longer looking down on this junior,

he even felt a little relieved that he had agreed to Lu Qing’s proposal.

Otherwise, with this kid’s narrow-mindedness, he might have been in serious danger.

However, despite the change in attitude, it was impossible for “Yan” to suddenly call Lu Qing “master”; it couldn’t bring itself to do that.

“Is there something strange?”

Lu Qing looked at the gourd. However, he was now only a wisp of spiritual consciousness, unable to use his supernatural powers, so he couldn’t see through the gourd’s true nature.

With a thought, his spiritual consciousness returned to his body. With a wave

of his hand, the Lihuo Ding spewed out the Plague Gourd, which landed in Lu Qing’s hands.

He then activated his supernatural powers and looked at the gourd.

After a while, a faint purple supernatural light emerged from the gourd.

Several notes floated out.

“Purple light?”

Lu Qing was slightly startled.

According to “Yan”, the grade of this Plague Gourd had dropped and it was no longer a spiritual weapon.

But it could still emit purple light?

He quickly glanced at the messages.

Then he saw that the message that emerged from the Plague Gourd this time was different from the ones he had seen before.

[Treasure Gourd: Damaged Top-Grade Treasure.]

[The natal magic weapon of the evil master Plague Old Man, from the ancient era of immortal cultivation.]

[Originally a spiritual weapon, it was destroyed by the spirit of the Lihuo Cauldron, which used the power of Lihuo to destroy the restrictions and slay the spirit transformed by Plague Old Man. Its rank dropped, transforming it into a top-grade treasure.]

[With the spirit destroyed and the restrictions broken, the evil energy within this magic weapon was completely purified. It no longer harbored evil power and became an ordinary magic weapon.]

[In the ancient era of immortal cultivation, when Plague Old Man was refining this treasure, he inadvertently merged it with a piece of Chaos Divine Iron. This coincided with the birth of the spirit, transforming this treasure into a spiritual weapon.]

…

“Chaos Divine Iron?!”

Lu Qing’s eyes lit up with surprise after reading the message on the gourd in his hand.

He had never imagined that the Plague Gourd had once contained such a precious treasure as Chaos Divine Iron, which had been incorporated into it by the Plague Old Ghost.

You know, in the Lihuo Sect’s inherited records, Chaos Divine Iron is a supreme divine iron far more precious than meteorite iron.

It’s a treasure that every cultivator dreams of refining.

The Plague Old Ghost had the good fortune to have once obtained a piece of it.

“Young Master, what are you saying? This gourd contains Chaos Divine Iron?!”

Yan was equally astonished upon hearing Lu Qing’s words.

“Yes, when the Plague Old Ghost was refining this gourd, he somehow managed to incorporate a piece of Chaos Divine Iron into it.

Perhaps that’s why you couldn’t refine it before.”

“What else could it be? The Plague Old Ghost’s refining methods are crude!

He didn’t use any ingenious techniques at all. It was purely because of the Chaos Divine Iron’s inherent magical properties that it was able to be successfully incorporated into the gourd!”

Yan was stunned for a moment before suddenly realizing.

“I’ve always been puzzled. The refining techniques within this Plague Gourd aren’t sophisticated, and the restrictions are crude.

That old Plague Ghost wasn’t even known for his weapon refining skills back then.

Yet, at the initial stage of his Soul Formation, he was able to refine a spiritual weapon perfectly suited to his needs.

It turns out it’s all because he once obtained a piece of Chaos Divine Iron!”

“Yan,” the Lihuo Sect’s spiritual weapon, has refined countless magical weapons and elixirs.

He’s a master of both weapon and alchemy.

He discovered this when he previously invaded the Plague Gourd with the power of Lihuo.

The refining techniques within the Plague Gourd weren’t sophisticated; in his opinion, they were even crude.

Logically, with such crude refining techniques, the Plague Gourd couldn’t possibly have nurtured a weapon spirit and transformed into a spiritual weapon.

Now, he understands, it’s all due to the gourd’s excellent foundation, the Chaos Divine Iron fused within it.

“Young Master, this is great news!”

Yan congratulated Lu Qing, “This gourd is infused with the Chaos Divine Iron. It has an excellent foundation and unlimited potential.

It is the best embryo for a life-defining magic weapon.

Now, the restrictions that the old plague ghost refined into the gourd have been almost completely destroyed by me.

The plague and disease energy within was also swept away.

Now is the perfect time to refine it and turn it into your own natal magic weapon! “

Natal magic weapon?”

Lu Qing looked at the gray gourd in his hand.

“Yes, this gourd contains Chaos Divine Iron, which contains all things and can accommodate any cultivator.

That old plague ghost probably didn’t know the value of Chaos Divine Iron and didn’t know the magic of Chaos Divine Iron. That

‘s why he refined it into an evil treasure that can only contain plague energy. It’s a complete waste of heaven’s gift.

Young master, you have learned a lot. This gourd is the most suitable natal magic weapon for you. “

Lu Qing looked at the gourd and fell into thought.

He had the inheritance of the Lihuo Sect, so he naturally knew some of the magical features of the Chaos Divine Iron.

He understood that what “Yan” said was not empty talk.

This gourd was integrated with the Chaos Divine Iron and was extremely plastic. It was indeed very suitable for him.

After all, as “Yan” said, he had learned too many things, especially he had also practiced the [Five Elements Body Refining Technique] and possessed the spiritual power of the five elements. Magical weapons

with a single attribute or even multiple attributes are actually not suitable as natal magic weapons.

And this gourd that was integrated with the Chaos Divine Iron, which embraced everything, coincided with his practice.

“Okay, I will refine it into my own natal magic weapon! However, this process may still require your help, “Yan.”

Lu Qing pondered for a while and made a decision immediately.

“Of course.”

“Yan” smiled. It was the best at refining magic weapons.

Lu Qing immediately formed a hand seal, opened the Lihuo Cauldron, and tossed the gray gourd into it.

A flame erupted, engulfing the gourd.

Lu Qing then channeled his mind into the Lihuo Cauldron, and together with Yan, he activated the cauldron’s fire to refine the gourd.

This step, naturally, was to completely eliminate the restrictions that the Plague Old Man had once infused into the gourd, thus preventing future trouble.

Without the aid of the artifact spirit, the remaining restrictions within the gourd were useless to the Lihuo Cauldron’s flames. They

were quickly completely refined, leaving no trace.

After thoroughly refining the gourd, inside and out, to ensure there were no flaws,

Lu Qing began to channel the Lihuo Cauldron’s power, refining his own restrictions within the gourd.

Watching Lu Qing skillfully refine the restrictions within the gourd, Yan was astonished.

He realized that Lu Qing was employing the secret refining techniques unique to the Lihuo Sect, a technique with which he was incredibly familiar.

It was precisely because of this that Lu Qing could so easily mobilize the power of the Lihuo within the cauldron to refine the gourd.

“Where on earth did this kid obtain the Lihuo Sect’s inheritance?

Could it be that during that battle, a Grand Elder managed to escape and leave behind the inheritance somewhere else?”

Yan was both shocked and puzzled.

In that battle, the Lihuo Sect had fought the enemy with all their might.

Ultimately, almost all the sect’s experts were annihilated, and several Grand Elders and the Sect Master perished instantly.

Only the Young Sect Master, carrying the severely injured creature, and with the desperate support of the other elders, managed to escape and hide in a secret stronghold secretly constructed by the Lihuo Sect.

However, not long after arriving there, the Young Sect Master suffered severe damage to his soul, making it difficult for him to recover.

Finally, after leaving behind the vast majority of the Lihuo Sect’s inheritance within the Lihuo Cauldron, he perished.

Logically, it was impossible for anyone else besides him to possess the knowledge of the Lihuo Sect’s core techniques and inheritance.

Where had Lu Qing learned these authentic, Lihuo Sect weapon-refining techniques?

Yan was baffled.

It had never imagined that such a strange being as Lu Qing could exist. He

needed no instruction; relying solely on his own supernatural powers, he could directly download and simulate the entire legacy left by the Lihuo Sect’s Young Master.

Otherwise, its fear of Lu Qing would have skyrocketed.

Just as Lu Qing was concentrating on refining his natal magic weapon within the Jade Transformation Cavern,

in an indescribably mysterious place, atop a massive mountain suspended in mid-air, stood a magnificent and imposing temple complex.

Within the grandest and most awe-inspiring Great Hall, numerous monks clad in cassocks stood.

Leading the way, a portly monk in a crimson cassock gazed solemnly at the kneeling young monk before him.

“Tell me again, what happened in the Soul Pagoda?”

the young monk, kneeling on the ground, cried, “Great Elder, today I went to clean the Soul Pagoda and discovered that the soul lamps of Grandmasters Xuanming and Xuannu have all gone out!”

The Great Elder, dressed in a red cassock, staggered slightly upon hearing this, almost unable to stand.

The surrounding monks were even more shocked, almost wondering if they had misheard.

Death extinguishes the lamp, the soul lamp extinguishes. Did this mean that Elder Xuanming and the others had already perished?

Fortunately, the Great Elder had great concentration and quickly calmed down.

He asked in a deep voice, “What on earth is going on? Tell me the truth!”

“Yes!” The young monk stopped crying and sobbed, “Today is my turn to clean the Soul Tower.

I hadn’t noticed it at first, but when I reached the level where the soul lamps were enshrined,

I looked up and saw that Master Xuanming’s soul lamp had gone out.

Not only that, but even Master Xuannu’s, and the many elders and fellow apprentices who were out on this trip,

their soul lamps were all out!”

The young monk’s voice was shrill, and he felt extremely terrified.

He had actually been lazy about cleaning this time.

He was supposed to clean the Soul Tower three days ago, but something happened and he slacked off for a few days. After all,

the Soul Tower was usually sparsely visited. Plus

, with the protective formation, it was very clean. Even if it wasn’t cleaned for ten days or half a month, dust would hardly accumulate.

He had often been lazy about cleaning in the past, and nothing had ever happened.

Who knew that he would be so unlucky this time and such a big thing would happen.

The little monk was extremely worried. If the elder knew that he was lazy, he didn’t know how he would punish him.

Fortunately, the news brought by the little monk was so shocking

that none of the monks noticed the strangeness on his face.

“Quick, go to the Soul Tower immediately!”

The elder looked at the fat body, but extremely agile.

In an instant, he disappeared in the hall.

The other monks also used their skills to rush to the Soul Tower.

In an instant, only the little monk was left with cold sweat. He quietly got up from the ground and ran out of the hall.

Not long after, the elder and his party had already arrived at the Soul Tower.

Looking at the row of extinguished soul lamps, his face was ashen and his eyes were filled with grief and anger.

Because he felt that the spiritual aura left by Junior Brother Xuanming and others in the soul lamps had really completely dissipated.

“Who on earth is so audacious as to murder the people of Hanging Mountain?”

Even the Great Elder, with his fortitude, felt his hands and feet cold with grief and indignation. Junior

Brother Xuanming had taken several of the temple’s most valuable treasures with him on his journey, even the demon-subduing vajra.

With those treasures, along with his fellow junior brothers, no one should have been able to harm them in the newly revived spiritual world.

But now, their soul lamps have been extinguished.

Just how powerful was their killer?

“Was it those three immortals on the Holy Mountain who did it, or was it someone from one of the other secret places?”

The Great Elder instinctively felt a sense of crisis rising within him.

Could some conspiracy be brewing against them, Hanging Mountain?

“Whoever did it, we must investigate! Great Elder, this matter must not be left unsolved!”

a monk cried in anger.

“Indeed, for tens of thousands of years, no one has dared to murder the people of Xuankong Mountain like this. We must find out who did it!”

“Once we find out, even those from other secret places will be held responsible!”

…

The monks were furious.

Many of the monks who had gone out on this trip had close ties to them.

Some were even the most admired disciples of some of these monks.

And now, they were found dead in the outside world for no apparent reason. How could they accept this?

The Great Elder looked at the monks, their faces filled with anger, and nodded immediately, saying, “This matter must be thoroughly investigated.

Xuanyi, go to Wujian Tower and have them send someone out to investigate.

I’m going up the mountain to report this to the abbot.”

(End of Chapter)