Liu Qing was furious and gritted his teeth as he said, "They don't know where they heard that spiritual energy can nourish a land, so for many years, they have often left some cultivators in this cave under the guise of demonic beasts, until they were drained of their spiritual energy and died. It's just that they have never been discovered before."
Cultivators have never been wary of mortals, which is why they have always been able to succeed. However, they hadn't expected that the disciples of the True Transformation Sect would be different from those of other sects undergoing training. They carried communication talismans, reported to each other daily, and maintained constant communication among fellow disciples. Therefore, they decided to go all in and lure them all over.
Youyou suddenly remembered the strange altar outside the cave. So that's how it was. Did the people in that town treat her, a disciple of the True Path Sect, as a living sacrifice?
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A surge of anger welled up inside her, then something else occurred to her, "Right, if they used you as sacrifices? How did everyone in the town die?"
"Everyone in the town is dead!" Liu Qing seemed even more surprised than her, and the other disciples looked at each other in disbelief.
"You didn't know?" Youyou was surprised.
Liu Qing shook his head and said, "We've been locked in the cave for the past few days, with other fellow disciples being sent in every now and then. If it weren't for Boss Lin and Boss Yin, we would have been drained of our spiritual energy long ago." He seemed to remember something, his face filled with sorrow and worry, "Oh, right, and Boss Lin and the others too!"
"Lin Feng and Yin Fan aren't here?!" You You exclaimed in surprise, only then realizing that the two of them weren't in the crowd. Her heart sank. "What happened? Where are they?"
"They're still inside!" Liu Qing said anxiously. "Those two were the first to be lured into the cave. That spirit-absorbing formation was too powerful; we couldn't resist it at all. One of our junior brothers almost died from being drained dry. To save everyone, Boss Lin forced his way through, hoping to attract a heavenly tribulation to destroy the spirit-absorbing formation. But who knew... the formation was destroyed, but it seems to have awakened something underground!"
He became increasingly anxious, looking as if he was about to cry, saying, "Sect Master, there is indeed something in this cave, but it's not a demonic beast, and we don't know what it is. Those black marks suddenly appeared. Boss Lin and Boss Yin stayed behind to hold it off so we could run out first, and then we were blocked by the formation! We don't know how they are now!"
You You's expression was solemn. He immediately instructed, "Ling Qi, you quickly lead everyone out. I'm going to rescue people." Without waiting for anyone's reply, he rushed into the cave. Only Feng Rong reacted quickly and immediately followed.
The two continued deeper into the cave. After running for only a few minutes, a flash of white light appeared before them. The area ahead suddenly opened up, and a large swath of sunlight streamed down from the opening above, illuminating the courtyard-like space in front of them. This courtyard was enormous, as wide as a football field, and filled with a dense aura of lightning, as if it had just undergone a tribulation of lightning.
Right in the very center, there was a huge, translucent cauldron that looked like a pavilion, lying upside down. The cauldron was filled with a violent aura, and streams of black energy were constantly emanating from it, raging in all directions and leaving black marks wherever it landed. Below the cauldron, even more violent black energy was spreading into the ground.
"The Earth-Shaking Cauldron!" Feng Rong was stunned, instantly recognizing what it was, her face filled with disbelief.
You You spotted it immediately: a figure covered in blood, enveloped in the cauldron. "Boss Lin! Boss Yin!" she cried out, turning to rush to save him. The moment she touched the edge of the cauldron, a powerful force attacked her, leaving black marks on her arm. You You felt a sharp burning sensation, unlike the previous slash from the Crimson Sword Qi; this time it truly hurt, as if her arm had been ripped apart.
"Youyou!" Feng Rong reacted quickly and pulled her back. The pain in Youyou's hand disappeared, but her hand was now red and painful, as if it had just been doused with a pot of boiling water.
"Are you crazy!" Feng Rong was both angry and anxious. While treating her hand, she scolded her angrily, "This is the Earth-Shaking Cauldron! The strongest earth-type artifact in ancient times. As long as you stand on the ground, you can't move it at all."
“But Boss Lin and the others…” You You looked anxiously at the two people in the middle. They seemed to be suppressed by some powerful force and were obviously unable to hold on. They were kneeling on the ground, supporting themselves with their swords, and did not even notice their presence.
"What should we do?" She hadn't expected this cauldron to be so powerful. Aside from the harmless sword energy last time, this was the first time she'd been truly injured. "Do you have a sword with you? Maybe I should try to cut this thing in half." With her skills, she should be able to manage.
"No!" Feng Rong shook her head, objecting, "The Earth-Shaking Cauldron has clearly gone out of control. It was originally a divine cauldron guarding the land and water, and it shouldn't appear so easily. It was those townspeople who extracted the spiritual energy of the living to nourish the earth, and the resulting resentment stimulated the Earth-Shaking Cauldron underground. Those black marks are the land's backlash against the townspeople. Forcibly breaking the cauldron now will only intensify its violence. Lin Feng and the others have no ability to resist now and will only die faster!"
"What should we do then?" You You asked anxiously.
Feng Rong glanced at her, a hint of struggle flashing in her eyes, and asked in a deep voice, "You... do you really want to save them that much!"
“Of course!” Youyou replied without hesitation, “They are my brothers!” She looked back and forth at the semi-transparent giant cauldron, “Do you think we can lift this thing?” She looked like she was about to step forward and lift the cauldron without a care in the world.
Feng Rong's eyes darkened, and she gritted her teeth, as if she had made a decision. "Damn it, I really owe you something!" She pulled the person back again. "Wait a minute! I can break open a void above the cauldron, so we might be able to go in. I will use flames to suppress the violent energy inside the Earth-Shaking Cauldron, and you can take the opportunity to save people."
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