Chapter 212: The Tutu Tribe's Sacred Treasure: The Void Heaven Cauldron

"Brother Yan, I never imagined our luck would be this good. I once saw this 'Ming Wang Art' in our tribe's ancient records; it is one of the top-ranked cultivation arts of the Buddhist sects. Although it focuses primarily on body tempering, it can indeed neutralize a cultivator's baleful aura, though it requires a Sarira as an auxiliary. I do not know if that treasure vault mentioned contains such a Sarira; if not, we might need to make a trip to the Buddhist sects of the Dajin Cultivation World."

"However, Brother Yan, you need not worry. My tribe has some relations with the Buddhist sects of Dajin. Although this Sarira is precious, as long as we are willing to pay a certain price, exchanging for one from the Dajin Buddhist sects should not be a problem."

The Mulan Tribe's Le Shennü had a face full of smiles; she truly had not expected their luck to be so good, resolving a trouble before even reaching the Dajin Cultivation World.

This made her increasingly certain that Yan Taibai was a person of great opportunity and great fortune, as recorded in ancient texts.

Of course, she could also be considered one; after all, who among those who reach the Nascent Soul Late Stage as a Great Cultivator lacks numerous opportunities and fortunes? But compared to Yan Taibai, her own opportunities seemed insignificant.

"Very well, we shall see when we get there."

Hearing this, Yan Taibai merely nodded faintly, while in his hand he held the very key the blue-robed man had given him in exchange for a chance to live.

As for the "bitter poison" inside the blue-robed man's body, although it was a counterfeit, and although Yan Taibai could have neutralized it, he only delayed it for a few years, telling the other party to go to the Tiannan Cultivation World to find Wei Wuya, who should be able to neutralize it—provided the blue-robed man could live long enough to find Wei Wuya.

Although he carried his token, the journey was long, and the grasslands were not a safe place. On the contrary, whether it was the Tutu Tribe or the Mulan Tribe, they would basically kill any such foreign cultivator who intruded, unless they had a major background, such as the Yinluo Sect.

Therefore, whether the blue-robed man could survive to reach the Tiannan Cultivation World was truly an unknown.

Furthermore, besides the Mulan Tribe and the Tutu Tribe, there were numerous Demon Beasts, which were also a great threat to a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator like the blue-robed man.

Thus, Yan Taibai was deeply skeptical about whether the blue-robed man could reach the Huayi Sect of the Nine Nations Alliance and find Wei Wuya.

If the other party had such luck, he would not have ended up in this state.

"Brother Yan, this time as we head to the Tianlan Sacred Hall of the Tutu Tribe, should we wipe out a few of their Great Immortal Masters, so they won't be so presumptuous on the grasslands in the future?"

The Mulan Tribe's Le Shennü parted her lips slightly, asking tentatively.

"If you have the strength, feel free to act. I will not interfere."

Yan Taibai glanced at Le Shennü and said in a flat tone.

He understood Le Shennü's intentions perfectly well, but understanding was one thing; he would not let her have her way.

"Of course, if they refuse to hand over what I want, then I will not be polite."

Yan Taibai added.

"Mm-hmm."

Hearing this, Le Shennü, who had been disappointed and dim-spirited, rekindled her hope, looking forward to the Tutu Tribe being ignorant of the height of the heavens and the depth of the earth, refusing Yan Taibai's request, and even attempting to keep Yan Taibai and her there—that would surely be a spectacular show.

She naturally could not miss it.

Seeing this, Yan Taibai did not say much more, only looking at Xin Ruyin.

"Ruyin, when the two of us go to the Tianlan Sacred Hall, you just stay outside; do not go out."

"Very well, Brother Yan, rest assured, Ruyin understands."

Xin Ruyin smiled sweetly and agreed.

After all, she knew her own situation; even with the help of a Nascent Soul Puppet and the protection of Dayan Shenjun, she would still be of little help to Yan Taibai, so it was better not to drag the two of them down.

Moreover, with Yan Taibai's divine abilities and strength, dealing with the Tianlan Sacred Hall of the Tutu Tribe was absolutely no problem.

"Tell me about the situation of the Tutu Tribe's Great Immortal Masters! So I can prepare."

After giving instructions to Xin Ruyin, Yan Taibai asked Le Shennü.

After all, no one knew the Tutu Tribe's Great Immortal Masters better than this Le Shennü.

"Very well, I will tell Brother Yan now. There are five Great Immortal Masters in the Tutu Tribe, one more than our Mulan Tribe. They are..."

"This Great Immortal Master Xu's divine ability is..."

Half an hour later, the Mulan Tribe's Le Shennü had introduced the eighteen generations of ancestors, divine abilities, methods, Dharma Treasures, Ancient Treasures, and battle records of the five Great Immortal Masters of the Tutu Tribe, giving Yan Taibai a systematic and comprehensive understanding of them.

Just as Yan Taibai, Xin Ruyin, and Le Shennü were riding the Heavenly Moon Divine Boat toward the Tianlan Sacred Hall.

Inside the Tianlan Sacred Hall, a grand sacrificial ceremony was also underway.

At this moment, in a square spanning a thousand zhang within the Tianlan Sacred Hall, there was a giant array diagram, and merely the mid-grade Spirit Stones embedded in various parts of the array numbered over a hundred.

At the eye of the array in the center, a gray-white rectangular altar five or six zhang high had been built, primitive and simple, made of ordinary white stone, with several unknown rune symbols carved on the four walls, and no other inscriptions.

At this moment, around the array, there were over a dozen high-level Immortal Masters of the Nascent Soul Stage, all standing quietly with solemn expressions, evidently waiting for someone.

A quarter of an hour later, the person they were waiting for arrived—two women and one man, walking side by side.

In the center was a slender woman in a silver robe, her face covered by a white veil that obscured most of her jade-like features, but her hair hung down her shoulders like dark clouds, her skin was as delicate as cream and as white as snow, and her beautiful eyes were clear and dreamlike, enough to make one breathless.

The man on one side was a handsome youth who appeared to be in his thirties, but his eyes flickered with a feeling of extreme vicissitudes.

The woman on the other side was a voluptuous and alluring beauty with a full figure, dressed in yellow, with strange purple-satin-like long hair. On her exposed, bare arms, each had a fist-sized black ghost head biting down on them, yet she looked on with flowing eyes, showing not a trace of pain.

"I truly never imagined they would be conducting the Tianlan Demon Beast summoning ceremony again. I just don't know if they will succeed this time. However, Brother Yan, how did you know they were going to conduct the Tianlan Demon Beast summoning ceremony? And what use do you have for the Tianlan Demon Beast?"

Hidden in the dark of the Tianlan Sacred Hall, the Mulan Tribe's Le Shennü asked Yan Taibai several questions, full of curiosity and doubt.

Her heart was filled with joy at this moment; she truly had not expected Yan Taibai to want the Tutu Tribe's Tianlan Demon Beast. At this moment, she was even more expectant than the Tutu Tribe that the Tianlan Demon Beast could be left behind to reshape a physical body.

After all, this way, a great battle between Yan Taibai and the Tutu Tribe would be inevitable.

Based on her understanding of the Tutu Tribe, it was absolutely impossible for them to hand over the Tianlan Demon Beast capable of reshaping a physical body.

Therefore, a great battle would be unavoidable, and with Yan Taibai's divine abilities, the Tutu Tribe would surely suffer heavy losses.

"The Yinluo Sect Master's memory contained a record. When they came to the grasslands, their first stop was the Tutu Tribe, wanting to cooperate with them to deal with your Mulan Tribe and obtain enough Yin souls to repair the Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure, the Ghost Luo Banner, which their sect had imitated. But the Tutu Tribe was busy with this matter at the time and refused. Most importantly, it was too close to the Dajin Cultivation World, which could easily provoke the hostility of the Righteous Path cultivators of the Dajin Cultivation World. That is why the Yinluo Sect chose to help your Mulan Tribe deal with the Nine Nations Alliance of the Tiannan Cultivation World to obtain Yin souls to repair the Ghost Luo Banner."

Yan Taibai did not hide this, and the reason the two of them were able to enter the Tianlan Sacred Hall silently was also because of him. With his current divine abilities and strength, entering the Tianlan Sacred Hall silently was not a difficult task.

And since the Tianlan Demon Beast had not yet appeared, there was naturally no need to reveal themselves; it would be in time to appear after it emerged.

"So that is how it was. I never imagined our tribe had avoided a crisis of annihilation."

Le Shennü said with lingering fear after hearing Yan Taibai's words.

If the Tutu Tribe had not been wary of the Righteous Path sects of the Dajin Cultivation World and had not cooperated with the Yinluo Sect, then their Mulan Tribe would surely have been unable to escape the danger of annihilation.

After all, there was still Yan Taibai in the Tiannan Cultivation World, who would never have given them a way to live.

"Because it happened twice. If that fool, the Yinluo Sect Master, hadn't attacked Senior Sister Wan'er first and planted the Soul Sealing Curse on her, but instead chose to join forces with your Mulan Tribe to invade the Nine Nations Alliance, I would have certainly slaughtered all four Great Divine Masters of your Mulan Tribe and the Great Cultivators of Nascent Soul Late Stage like the Yinluo Sect Master at the very first opportunity. At that point, wiping out your Mulan Tribe naturally wouldn't have been a difficult task."

Yan Taibai's words made the face of Le Shennü of the Mulan Tribe turn pale and green, yet she could only force a smile and agree.

"Brother Yan is right; it is indeed true that our Mulan Tribe has been lucky enough."

Her tone revealed a hint of relief, and in reality, it was much the same.

After all, if even the slightest mistake had occurred, the Mulan Tribe would have completely vanished from the cultivation world.

"Hmm! Just wait! When the Tianlan Sacred Beast appears, you will take action to capture it, and then we can leave. Forget it, I had better do it myself!"

Yan Taibai's tone was as indifferent as ever, and in the end, he chose to take action himself.

After all, it would be faster if he handled such matters himself.

"Very well."

Upon hearing this, the smile on Le Shennü's face stiffened; she naturally understood what Yan Taibai was worried about.

And her previous actions had indeed caused Yan Taibai to feel dissatisfied.

It was just that they hadn't torn off the mask of civility yet.

After saying this, the two stopped talking and quietly waited for the appearance of the Tianlan Sacred Beast.

Yan Taibai wanted the Tianlan Sacred Beast naturally to understand the current situation of the Spirit World. Relying solely on what Wang Yu had told him was far from enough; he needed more detailed information.

As for Yinyue, it had already been tens of thousands of years, so how could she still be clear about it? Therefore, the Tianlan Sacred Beast was the best choice.

Although this big rat was a Demon Beast King with cunning thoughts, these were not problems.

……

Time flew by. The Tianlan Saintess of the Tutu Tribe and the two Great Immortal Masters were all doing their best to summon the Tianlan Sacred Beast, and the results were very significant.

One could see a layer of green light emerging on the Demon Beast corpse on the altar, and all the sand grains flickered, as if they were devouring flesh and blood; it was hair-raising to watch, and those with less courage dared not even look directly at it.

At the same time, a jade-green light orb unexpectedly flew out from the Demon Beast corpse and shot straight into the sky; it was the Nascent Soul that the Green Wind Ox had cultivated for many years. But countless green rays shot up from the altar like powerful bows and crossbows, knocking the light orb down from the sky in the blink of an eye, and then the green sand surged up, drowning the Demon Beast's Nascent Soul beneath it.

Before long, this Seventh-Level top-tier Demon Beast had completely vanished into nothingness, not even a single remnant bone left behind. And the green sand that had devoured the flesh and blood each faintly shimmered with a blood-red hue.

Seeing this scene, the expression of Le Shennü of the Mulan Tribe changed, and her smile completely disappeared.

Although she hoped for the Tianlan Sacred Beast to appear, when this scene was truly about to happen, she still felt incredibly uncomfortable.

If not for Yan Taibai, and if not for the fact that Yan Taibai wanted this Tianlan Sacred Beast, the Tutu Tribe might have possessed a Sacred Beast with supreme potential. In the future, not to mention being equivalent to a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage, even advancing to the Spirit Severing Stage would not have been impossible.

Under such circumstances, how could their Mulan Tribe exist?

Thinking of this, Le Shennü of the Mulan Tribe felt incredibly fortunate that she had formed a friendship with Yan Taibai, and with Yan Taibai's help, she had become a Divine Maiden of Nascent Soul Late Stage, surpassing her arch-rival, the Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping of the Tutu Tribe before her.

Now, seeing the other party about to lose the Tianlan Sacred Beast, a smile returned to the jade face of Le Shennü of the Mulan Tribe.

She felt even more fortunate to have a connection with Yan Taibai. At this moment, her gaze was fixed on Yan Taibai's face, which was even more handsome than a woman's, and a strange, unprecedented feeling made her cheeks flush slightly; she did not know what she was thinking.

As for the thoughts of Le Shennü of the Mulan Tribe beside him, Yan Taibai naturally had no intention of paying attention; his focus was entirely on the Tianlan Sacred Beast that was about to appear.

This Tianlan Sacred Beast was something he had to obtain, so he naturally would not allow any mistakes to occur.

……

Two days later, facing the appearance of Yan Taibai and Le Shennü of the Mulan Tribe, all the Tutu Immortal Masters of the entire Tianlan Sacred Hall were as if facing a great enemy.

Although the Tutu Tribe and the Tiannan Cultivation World were separated by the Mulan Tribe, they had some understanding of Yan Taibai's fierce reputation and naturally knew Yan Taibai's appearance.

"I did not know that True Master Taibai was gracing us with his presence; please forgive us for failing to welcome you properly."

At this time, the Great Immortal Master surnamed Xu of the Tutu Tribe spoke first.

"Forget about the hospitality. I need the Tianlan Sacred Beast of your Tutu Tribe, and furthermore, it is almost impossible for you to keep it in your current situation. I have other ways to keep it."

Yan Taibai shook his head and said straightforwardly.

"True Master Taibai wants our tribe's Sacred Beast; don't you think that is going too far?"

The face of the Great Immortal Master surnamed Xu sank, and the other Immortal Masters were much the same.

"Going too far? If you want to keep your Sacred Beast, then hand it over to me."

Yan Taibai chuckled and said indifferently.

"True Master Taibai, you say you can keep the Sacred Beast, but why should we believe you? You must provide some proof, right?"

At this time, the Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping, the arch-rival of Le Shennü, parted her lips slightly and pressed him for an answer.

"This should be enough, right!" Yan Taibai flipped his hand and directly took out the Void Heaven Cauldron.

The precious cauldron that Lin Yinping had just used was considered a replica of the Void Heaven Cauldron.

"The Sacred Object!"

(End of this chapter)