Lu Yin did not know whether to rejoice or not. The battle between the Progenitors had not caused any abnormalities in the Astral River's energy, or else the Innerverse and Outerverse would have been connected.
He took a deep breath and decided to forget about it. None of that mattered to him. What he needed to do now was to comprehend the Nine Cauldrons' battle techniques while no one was around in the Daosource Sect's ruins.
He sat down cross-legged and emptied his thoughts. Half an hour later, he began to recite the Stonewall Scriptures.
The moment he started reciting the Stonewall Scriptures, the cauldron shook. Lu Yin was delighted, as it was indeed useful. The Stonewall Scriptures could help him comprehend the Nine Cauldrons' battle techniques, which was too miraculous.
Legend had it that the Nine Cauldrons' battle techniques would be invincible when combined, and Lu Yin wanted to see just how powerful they were.
Three legs as a cauldron, suppressing the heavens!
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As Lu Yin recited the Stonewall Scriptures, he unknowingly lost consciousness. Or rather, his consciousness did not completely belong to him. He seemed to have become a ray of light that traveled through the river of time and arrived in a world that had existed for an unknown amount of time.
He did not know who he was, as he had no memories, no emotions, and no consciousness. He had nothing. He was the heavens and the earth, and the heavens and the earth were him.
He saw an incomparably large tree towering in the heavens, and he did not know how tall or large it was. Its branches drooped down, and there were all sorts of strange things hanging from its leaves.
A blurry figure appeared, and his clothes did not cover his body. He looked like a savage, and he was holding some dirty dirt in his hands as he pinched something. After an unknown amount of time, he had pinched something into a strange shape. It was long and had a depression at the top. The savage had broken off a branch and placed it in the depression. It seemed like he wanted to ignite it, but the long object toppled over easily.
The savage shook his head and then split the long object in two, which made it more stable, but it still toppled over easily. Finally, the savage seemed to have become smarter, and he split the object into three legs and placed them in the depression. After that, the object did not topple over. The savage was delighted, and he lit the branch on fire as if he was burning something.
Another unknown amount of time passed, as time did not mean anything to a ray of light.
The ugly, three-legged object that the savage had pinched out of the dirt slowly hardened under the burning flames. It was unknown what it had experienced, but it eventually took shape. Not only did it not topple, but it was also used by the savage as a weapon that could flatten the heavens.
That three-legged object had existed for an unknown period of time, and it had a name — cauldron.
Time passed, and an indescribably cold pair of eyes enveloped the heavens. It was a pair of terrifying eyes that could not be looked directly at. Even though Lu Yin had transformed into a stream of light, he still felt a subconscious fear. A large hand pressed down, and the cauldron shattered into nine fragments that scattered in all directions.
Time passed again, and the fragments of the nine cauldrons were fused into nine huge cauldrons, which were stored in the sect's Dao Field. They were given a new name, the Nine Cauldrons.
When the nine cauldrons appeared, nine blazing suns appeared in the sky, illuminating the starry sky and illuminating the dazed eyes of countless people. It also illuminated Lu Yin.
Lu Yin's eyes flew open, and he propped himself up with his arms as he panted heavily. His gaze was dazed at first, but he gradually regained his senses.
What happened?
He seemed to have traveled through the long river of history and seen something. However, he shook his head with all his strength. He couldn't remember anything. He couldn't remember anything at all. The only thing he could remember was four words — Nine Yang Cauldron.
Nine Yang Cauldron, Nine Yang Cauldron, he muttered to himself as he tried to recall the words. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and slammed his palm against the ground. The cauldron trembled, and then something invisible condensed and fused into Lu Yin's palm and into his body.
No one could see what it was, not even Lu Yin himself, but he knew that he had absorbed something called cauldron qi. He instinctively knew how to absorb it, and he even knew how to use it.
He raised his left hand and gathered the star energy in his body into his palm, gradually forming a sphere. This sphere was formed purely from star energy, and it contained a quarter of the star energy in his body. This amount of star energy was only a quarter to him, but it was equivalent to all the star energy of an ordinary Hunter with a power level of 150,000. Its power far surpassed that of a peak Explorer, but it still could not compare to the power of his battle techniques.
Just because his star energy was comparable to a Hunter's didn't mean that he could display the power of a Hunter.
All this time, Lu Yin had felt that his star energy was a waste. Aside from being able to resist the suppression of realms, there was no other use for it. He had never run out of star energy.
Now, however, he had a use for it.
The Nine Yang Cauldron Transformation required the creation of suns, and each sun was equivalent to a ninth of a battle technique. Only when all nine suns were gathered could the Nine Yang Cauldron's full power be displayed. However, even if the full power of the technique could not be displayed, the suns formed from the cauldron qi fused with star energy were still astonishing. The more star energy gathered, the more powerful the technique would be.
Lu Yin's right palm absorbed the cauldron qi and fused it into his body, which then naturally fused into the sphere of star energy in his left hand. Suddenly, the number of rune lines on the sphere of star energy rapidly increased until it was comparable to a Hunter's. This was an amount that could only be achieved by using the Skybeast Claw battle technique.
This was only a quarter of the technique's power. Once he gathered all the star energy in his body, his power might even shock an Enlighter.
Lu Yin was delighted, as he finally had another powerful attack. More importantly, there was no upper limit. Whether it was the Dream Finger or the Skybeast Claw, they would only grow stronger as his strength increased. However, this technique was different. The more cauldron qi he absorbed, the more star energy he could gather, and the more star energy he would be able to use.
Absorbing star essence could still produce star energy, which meant that the Nine Yang Cauldron Transformation had no upper limit to its power. The more star energy there was, the more powerful it would be.
Hold on. Lu Yin's face suddenly turned bitter. Star energy meant money, and he had always been short on money. Everything required money, but now, even a battle technique required money. It seemed that he was walking further and further down the path of being short on money.
The Nine Yang Cauldron Transformation required him to absorb cauldron qi, and the cauldron qi came from this large cauldron. He had forgotten why, but he had a vague feeling that this cauldron might contain the source of this battle technique.
This was just one cauldron. Lu Yin looked in another direction and saw that there were nine cauldrons in this space. Did the Nine Yang Cauldron Transformation mean that the cauldron qi within each cauldron was enough to open a single sun? Once all nine cauldrons' cauldron qi were absorbed, all nine suns would open, and he would be able to fully display the Nine Yang Cauldron Transformation battle technique.
It was no wonder why it was rumored that the Nine Cauldron Transformation battle technique was invincible when combined. This wasn't nine battle techniques at all, but rather one battle technique that had been split into nine parts. In other words, one needed nine cauldrons to successfully cultivate this battle technique.
Lu Yin calmed himself down and sat down cross-legged. He didn't know how long it would take for him to completely absorb the cauldron qi within this cauldron, but no matter what, if he wanted to cultivate the Nine Yang Cauldron Transformation, he would have to absorb it step by step.
As he thought about this, he discarded all distracting thoughts and began to recite the Stonewall Scriptures while simultaneously concentrating on absorbing the cauldron qi within the cauldron.
Time quickly passed, and Lu Yin cultivated within the cauldron for nearly a month without being disturbed by anyone. Finally, the scenery in front of him changed, and he left the Daosource Sect's ruins.
There was one thing that he found strange. The time that he had lasted in the Daosource Sect's ruins was not much longer than the first time he had been there. He had clearly absorbed Liuying Zishan's spiritual force, which had greatly increased his spiritual force, but he still hadn't been able to last that long. The last time he had been there, he had been impatient to leave as soon as possible, but this time, he had paid more attention.
Could it be because he didn't know how to use spiritual force?
Lu Yin was puzzled.
After staying in the Daosource Sect's ruins for nearly a month, Lu Yin looked at his hands. He didn't know how much cauldron qi he had absorbed, as this thing did not have any rune lines, and it was as if it didn't exist. However, when it fused with his condensed star energy, it had actually increased his strength by a great deal. There was even a trace of an unfathomable might within it, which was a very strange thing.
The universe was too vast, and most of what they saw were mainstream cultivation methods. Many planets actually had their own cultivation methods, but they all led to the same destination. However, some cultivation methods were truly unique, and this was especially true for a battle technique that had originated from ancient times.
Cauldron qi did not have any rune lines, and Lu Yin even suspected that this battle technique had been created even earlier than the Rune Progenitor.
"You're suffocating me, Seventh Bro! I don't even know what you're doing in that damn cauldron! You made me stare at it for an entire month!" the monkey complained.
"You'll find out in the future." Lu Yin was in a good mood.
Bei Qing was the first to rush over when he heard that Lu Yin had exited seclusion. He told Lu Yin that the Premium Auction would be held the next day. They had been promoting it for an entire month, and it had caused a huge commotion. The results were even better than the previous time, and many of the people who truly had the power to make decisions had appeared.
Lu Yin had missed the first auction, and he decided to go to the auction site the next day to take a look. His thirst for money was growing stronger by the day, and no one needed it more than he did.
After resting for a while, Lu Yin activated his gadget and contacted Elder Lohar.
Elder Lohar's image appeared, and he smiled. "Alliance Master Lu, you've been in seclusion for a month. Your strength must have improved quite a bit."
Lu Yin smiled. "Based on Elder's expression, is the Technocracy's attack going to be fine?"
Elder Lohar's tone was relaxed. "It should be fine. The Technocracy only attacked for less than ten days before retreating."
Lu Yin's expression was solemn. "If I were an elder, I wouldn't be so relaxed. This past month, I went to the Daosource Sect's ruins and ran into the Ten Arbiters."
Elder Lohar's expression changed, and his heart sank when he saw Lu Yin's serious expression. "How's the Innerverse?"
Lu Yin replied, "Don't worry, Elder. The Innerverse is fine." Lu Yin then explained the situation regarding the war between the Innerverse and the Sixth Mainland, including the General Appointment Platform.
Elder Lohar was delighted. "That's good news. Why is Alliance Master Lu so worried?"
Lu Yin raised his brows. "According to the information I received, the Sixth Mainland has a total of nine domains. The Grand Martial Realm, War Martial Realm, and Blackblood Realm are attacking the Innerverse, while the Blood Homage Realm, Stone Realm, and Eastern Realm are attacking the Astral Beast Domain. I'm not sure how the war in the Astral Beast Domain is going, but since the Innerverse is at war, if I were one of the upper echelons of the Sixth Mainland, I would definitely change the battlefield. For example, the Outerverse."
Elder Lohar's expression changed. "Alliance Master Lu, are you guessing?"
Lu Yin replied, "That's right."
Elder Lohar fell into deep thought.
"There are conflicts of interest everywhere, and the Sixth Mainland's Martial Ancestor has already taken action. If the war is lost or the benefits are not as expected, then it will be a slap to the Martial Ancestor's face. Elder, do you think that the Martial Ancestor will agree?
Even if the Martial Ancestor doesn't care, the Martial Ancestor's three territories will not agree. Since the war has already started, then the Sixth Mainland will definitely obtain the benefits of the war. If the Innerverse cannot be taken, then the Outerverse cannot escape. Elder, please be cautious, "Lu Yin explained.