Chapter 2272

In this Star Road, even a Heaven-Defying Cultivator like him would be suppressed and unable to let living creatures such as physical bodies enter. However, these pure energies could be collected.

Hence, Zi Chen opened up his mind and turned himself into a black hole, absorbing the surrounding solid energy crystals.

Boom!

The Universal Origin Cauldron was still expanding. However, as it expanded, there was a huge suction force coming from it, as if a door to another world had opened.

Under this violent suction force, the surrounding resources disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At the same time, due to the huge commotion, the Universal Origin Cauldron that was absorbing resources was constantly rumbling.

Xing Chen and the others didn't stay idle either. They went straight to those planets.

These planets represented resources. Although it would take some time to collect them, they could still collect as much as they could.

"You bald bastard, we are making too much of a ruckus. We will definitely alarm the people of the Huo Te Family. Hurry up and collect the planets for me," Zi Chen couldn't help but curse as he looked at the monk who was still collecting Saint Crystals.

"Why don't you go?" The monk looked at Zi Chen in dissatisfaction.

"Can't you see that my two clones have already gone?"

The two clones represented extreme Yin and extreme Yang. They didn't have a world in their bodies, so they couldn't use it to collect energy. They could only seal the planets.

"Lord Zeng's clones have also gone. Can't you see?" The monk couldn't help but sneer.

The Devil Ape went to refine the planets. As he was moving forward, his body suddenly flashed and thousands of Devil Apes appeared.

The combat strength of these Devil Apes might not be strong, but in this place, they didn't need much combat strength.

With so many Devil Apes working together, it would be hundreds to thousands of Saint Crystals.

This scene left the monk dumbfounded. He was filled with envy.

Swoosh!

At this moment, Zi Chen's body flashed and many Zi Chen appeared. They also went straight to those planets.

"Hmph, Arhat Clones. Do you think Lord Zeng doesn't have any?"

The monk snorted and summoned dozens of clones. These clones had strong combat strength, but unfortunately, the efficiency of collecting Saint Crystals wasn't high.

"I miscalculated. If I had known this would happen, I would have brought everyone here." While collecting the surrounding solid energy, Zi Chen felt a sense of regret.

If he could bring all the cultivators in the Nefarious Starfield here, it would be a piece of cake for him to claim the resources.

However, such considerations were obviously unrealistic.

For the resources in front of them, the speed at which they collected them was too slow. Moreover, the most important resources could not be collected in a short period of time.

Zi Chen no longer controlled his own world. He had turned into a black hole and allowed the world to absorb the energy around him.

All of his spiritual senses were focused on the Universal Origin Cauldron. Now, he could only rely on this Sacred Weapon to collect as many resources as possible.

Especially those planets that could create too many Saints, they had to be taken away.

"Expand!"

With a thought, Zi Chen's soul began to frantically pour into the Universal Origin Cauldron. The beastly roars coming from the cauldron grew louder and louder, and the surface of the cauldron began to burn with raging flames. At the same time, the cauldron began to expand.

One hundred feet, one thousand feet, two thousand feet, three thousand feet, and it was still expanding.

With such a large cauldron opening, it began to devour the surrounding resources. The commotion became even greater.

"Avatars, come and help me!"

Zi Chen shouted in a low voice. His two avatars, Zenith Yin and Zenith Yang, returned and sat cross-legged beside Zi Chen. The three of them worked together to control the cauldron.

The cauldron continued to expand and soon reached ten thousand feet in size.

The energy reserves in Zi Chen's body, which were as vast as the ocean, were rapidly depleting. This was the price he had to pay to fully control the Sacred Weapon.

At the same time, his perfect soul was also rapidly depleting.

Although the amount of resources entering the World of Pill Cauldron with every breath was immeasurable, Zi Chen could not bear such consumption.

"Elder, help me!"

Such an opportunity only came once in his life. If he missed it, it would be gone forever.

Therefore, Zi Chen called out to the Cauldron Spirit who was still fusing with his soul.

The Cauldron Spirit soon woke up. When it saw the scene before its eyes, it was astonished. "So many resources! Where is this place?"

"The House of Hort. We don't have much time. Let's try to collect those planets before they discover us!"

This was Zi Chen's objective. Collecting Sacred Crystals and other resources was really nothing. What was truly important was those planets. The Saints created from those planets had much higher potential than those created from Sacred Crystals.

Boom!

The awakened Cauldron Spirit no longer spoke. It worked together with Zi Chen to control the cauldron. In an instant, the cauldron expanded to twenty thousand feet in size. Immediately after, it expanded at a speed of ten thousand feet.

"My soul has yet to reach its peak. If it were at its peak, collecting these things would be a piece of cake."

While the cauldron was expanding rapidly, the Cauldron Spirit's somewhat regretful voice sounded.

However, the speed at which the cauldron was expanding had already astonished Zi Chen and the others.

Just imagine the scene of such a huge cauldron devouring the surrounding resources with all its might.

At this moment, the mouth of the cauldron had turned into a vortex. The resources in the void revolved around the vortex before being sucked into the cauldron.

The Universal Origin Cauldron expanded to a hundred thousand feet in size. It continued to expand until it could envelop an entire planet.

Soon after, the Universal Origin Cauldron began to move. It arrived below a planet and exerted a powerful suction force on the planet. Rumbling sounds could be heard as the planet began to tremble and slowly descend.

This method was undoubtedly much faster than the others condensing the planets.

Moreover, during the process of the planet's descent, the boundless solid energies and Sacred Crystals in the surroundings were constantly being sucked into the cauldron.

Rumbling sounds could be heard throughout the void. All kinds of radiances flashed unceasingly. While the Universal Origin Cauldron was collecting the planets, the others were not idling around. They were all condensing the planets.

The so-called condensing here was not refining. Instead, they were standing outside of the planet and releasing streams of energy onto the planet to seal the planet with their great transcendence energy.

It was just like the sealed planet that Jia Tu and Huang Tu had given to Zi Chen.

Naturally, everyone knew how to seal a planet. However, Lv Peng, a formation master, was much faster at sealing a planet.

None of them were idling around. Moreover, as time passed, they became more and more nervous.

After all, this situation was no different from a robbery. Moreover, they were right in front of someone else's door. Perhaps, in the next moment, powerful existences would appear and besiege them.

Boom!

The void trembled. Finally, an enormous void zone appeared in the sky. It was a planet that had been sucked into the Universal Origin Cauldron.

With the assistance of Zi Chen and the Cauldron Spirit, it took them fifteen minutes to do so.

Immediately after, the Universal Origin Cauldron moved again and landed below another planet.

According to the calculation of collecting a planet in a quarter of an hour, if he wanted to collect all the planets in this void space, it would take him years to calculate.

The number of planets that had accumulated in this space over the past hundreds of thousands of years was simply too many.

Just think about it. A vast void that required aircraft to travel through was actually filled with energy. How many planets would be hidden in this energy?

"Rumble!"

The sky trembled again as another planet was sucked into the Universal Origin Cauldron.

Taking away two planets would allow them to create about ten Saints, but it was clearly far from their goal this time.

Time was of the essence. No one knew when the Huo Te Clan's cultivators would discover what was happening and come out to stop them.

The atmosphere that was still rather relaxed became more and more tense. The party began to collect the planets with all their might. There was no more banter during this period.

Every one of them used their most powerful techniques, without any intention of holding back.

Rumbling noises reverberated throughout heaven and earth. Under the powerful cooperation of Zi Chen and the Cauldron Spirit, the third planet was sucked into the Universal Origin Cauldron.

Then, the fourth planet, the fifth planet, the sixth planet … the tenth planet.

Obtaining ten planets this time was undoubtedly a huge gain. For this trip, it was completely worth it.

In the void, rainbow-colored lights flashed like lightning and thunder.

Above Tyrant's head, the enormous planet finally began to shrink little by little under the enhancement of the seals.

When the planet shrunk to the size of a palm, Tyrant smiled with satisfaction and kept the planet.

During this period, Zi Chen had collected as many as twenty planets using the Universal Origin Cauldron.

Then, the demonic ape, Xing Chen, and the others also collected a planet each.

The void that was originally a solid state of energy once again turned into a small area of nothingness after the disappearance of the twenty planets and a large amount of energy.

However, compared to the entire void, the total amount of resources collected by Zi Chen and the others was probably less than one-thousandth of the total amount.

While collecting resources, the Universal Origin Cauldron was still expanding. In the end, Zi Chen's speed also became faster and faster.

Initially, the sound wasn't very loud. However, in the end, it carried obvious vibrations that caused the entire space to tremble.

The tremors continued to spread to the depths of the void and eventually to a large planet nearby.

There seemed to be a layer of restriction on the surface of the planet. The entire planet appeared to be in a petrified state.

As the tremors grew louder and louder, the surface of the petrified planet gradually began to glow.

After the petrified surface completely disappeared, the entire planet began to glow and release the aura of life.

This planet that had been sealed for god knows how many tens of thousands of years once again glowed with new vitality.

The space on the surface of the planet distorted and formed a spacetime tunnel. A figure walked out of it.

He had a relatively young face. When he came out and saw the scene before him, he was rather surprised. However, when he sensed the vibrations coming from all around him, the surprise on his face was quickly replaced by anger.

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PS: I'm going to pay a New Year's visit on the second day of the New Year. This is one of the few manuscripts I have saved up. I've been unable to make ends meet for the past few days.