Chapter 699: The Origin of Lightning: Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron (Third update, seeking votes)

That's not right. If Spirit King Liu Yongtu had not fallen, how could he watch his own clan slowly decline, or even remain absent when the Clan Leader was killed?

If Spirit King Liu Yongtu were still alive, why wouldn't he come out?

In the entire Langya Kingdom, the only entity that could make Spirit King Liu Yongtu wary is the Imperial Family, yet there have been no rumors of any discord between the Spirit King and the Imperial Family; on the contrary, one can often see mentions of their intimacy in various records.

Most importantly, if Spirit King Liu Yongtu were still alive, he would likely be over three hundred years old.

Unless one rides a Dragon Horse, or finds top-tier Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure that only exist in legends—such as the Undying Tree, Undying Grass, Flat Peach, or Ginseng Fruit—it is almost impossible for a King to live to three hundred.

Li Zhangsheng remembered Flame King Di Zhiyi; even though Di Zhiyi exhausted everything and created the "Art of Crossing Tribulation and Feigned Death," a unique technique that could extend one's lifespan, his life still did not reach three hundred years.

Of course, if one advances to a Double-Character King, their lifespan would also increase significantly, but in that case, there would be no need for Spirit King Liu Yongtu to hide at all.

"Perhaps that guy, like Di Zhiyi, only had his physical body suffer annihilation, while his soul has yet to perish?"

Li Zhangsheng felt the possibility of Spirit King Liu Yongtu being alive was very low; the most likely scenario was that, like Di Zhiyi, he stored his soul in a specific object, quietly waiting for an opportunity for Possession, and it might just be among this haul.

Li Zhangsheng shared his thoughts with the two of them, then projected his Mental Power to carefully scan the items obtained from the Ruins, but no abnormalities occurred.

The next moment, an ancient-looking Copper Bell appeared above Li Zhangsheng's head and began to vibrate violently.

Ding-a-ling~

The Clear Heart and Stabilizing Spirit Bell vibrated continuously in the void, emitting a vigorous and long-lasting bell toll that enveloped the entire backyard.

After a long while, there was still no movement.

Li Zhangsheng stopped his actions; if the Clear Heart and Stabilizing Spirit Bell had been rung for so long and there really were a soul of Spirit King Liu Yongtu, it would have long since suffered Annihilation.

"Could it be that the object sealing Spirit King Liu Yongtu's soul is not here, or is that guy actually still alive?"

Li Zhangsheng frowned; only these two thoughts remained in his mind, with the former still being far more probable than the latter.

If there really were an object sealing Spirit King Liu Yongtu's soul, the most likely places to store it would be the Ruins or his clan.

The Ruins had already been thoroughly looted, so the probability was low; the probability of it being stored within the Langya Liu Clan was high.

Thinking this, Li Zhangsheng still felt a bit more vigilant; he decided to be more cautious toward the Langya Liu Clan in the future, using the Heavenly Vision and Earthly Hearing secret technique to monitor them from time to time, just as he had been monitoring Third Prince Dou Yuanbin during this period.

For the past half month, Li Zhangsheng had been monitoring Dou Yuanbin; he was very interested in the light spot in Dou Yuanbin's backyard suspected to be a Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit tree, and he would take action as soon as Dou Yuanbin left Yecheng.

Unfortunately, Dou Yuanbin was still recuperating and had been holed up in the Qin Prince Mansion the whole time, not going anywhere, which meant Li Zhangsheng had not yet succeeded.

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng turned his gaze to the corpses of Spirit King Liu Yongtu's two Demon Beast.

These two corpses were a Long-Eared Cold Jade Rabbit and an Eight-Winged Dragon Horse; the former possessed a Vigorous Grade Jade Rabbit Bloodline, while the latter had a Concentrated Grade Qiyu Bloodline.

The Qiyu is the largest among beasts, with a dragon's head, horse's tail, and tiger's claws, four hundred feet long, good at running, and feeds on humans. It hides when it encounters a person of the Dao, and eats those who are without the Dao.

"What a pity!"

Looking at the corpse of the Long-Eared Cold Jade Rabbit, Li Zhangsheng couldn't help but feel a bit regretful; Spirit Beast with Jade Rabbit Bloodline were already rare, let alone a Vigorous Grade Jade Rabbit Bloodline.

Even if he refined this Long-Eared Cold Jade Rabbit corpse into Jade Rabbit Spirit Essence, it would only amount to a little over a jar, which was nowhere near enough for a Cold Jade Rabbit to advance to the next stage.

"Let's ignore Spirit King Liu Yongtu for now; let's first take stock of these gains, mark their values, and finally distribute them."

Ning Bizhen and Dean Ning Wei had no objections and began to count the harvest.

This time there were no Soul Crystal or Demon Core, but there were five Inheritance Jade Slip.

Among these five Inheritance Jade Slip, two Demon Taming Art and three Secret Technique were recorded; these two Demon Taming Art were both fine examples of Advanced Demon Taming Art.

The three Secret Technique consisted of one Top-tier Secret Technique and two Advanced Secret Technique; Yuanling Academy had records of the two Advanced Secret Technique, so only the Top-tier Secret Technique was of use to Li Zhangsheng.

Boiling Heaven and Earth: Top-tier Secret Technique, instantly creates a large amount of scorching mist, covering a certain range, significantly reducing the vision of the opponent's Demon Pet, while the vision of one's own Demon Pet is not affected. Note: The range and duration depend on the Demon Tamer's realm.

This is a large-scale, interference-type Top-tier Secret Technique that can significantly affect the opponent's line of sight; its efficacy is powerful, especially suitable for group fights or escaping.

These Inheritance Jade Slip obtained from the Ruins did not need to be distributed; each person just needed to copy one, which was also the custom after treasure hunting.

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng picked up a pale cyan crystal-like treasure, about the size of an adult's fist.

At first glance, Li Zhangsheng indicated he was very familiar with it, because this was an Elemental Crystal, only this time what he obtained was a Wind Element Crystal.

Seeing the Wind Element Crystal, Li Zhangsheng set his heart on it; with this Wind Element Crystal, Ning Bizhen's Fifth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus could advance to Sixth-rank, and by then it would be a World Wonder.

The second item was a cyan-gold ore the size of a millstone, weighing over a hundred catties.

As soon as he picked up this ore, a faint, imperceptible stinging sensation came from his hands.

Li Zhangsheng's physical body was too powerful, comparable to a King; if his senses hadn't been sharp, it would not have been easy to discover.

The characteristics of this ore were so prominent, especially since he had obtained it before, that he naturally recognized it easily.

Misha Yuan Gang Stone!

This is a special ore containing Yuan Gang; if used to forge Treasure, it can give the Treasure a certain Armor Breaking effect.

Although it was only a Heavenly Essence Grade ore, given the volume of this Misha Yuan Gang Stone, its value was not much worse than a Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure Grade ore.

Soon, the three of them discussed and gave a reasonable price for this ore.

The third item was a mask, but this was a fine Top-Grade Treasure, especially one that was a Top-Grade Treasure without attribute restrictions.

Ghost Chariot Mask: Top-Grade Treasure, made using Ghost Chariot bones as the main material, increases Demon Pet strength by 60%, and automatically activates a life aura after wearing, restoring friendly Demon Pet within a certain range every short interval.

The advantages of the Ghost Chariot Mask went without saying; it was a non-attribute Treasure, and it increased strength. Furthermore, it came with an aura-type skill, which greatly increased its value.

However, the Ghost Chariot Mask was not of much significance to Li Zhangsheng, especially since Adai and the Chi Dragon had both comprehended the life aura.

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng picked up a small cauldron the size of a fist, with two handles and three legs; the cauldron was carved with lifelike five phoenixes, and the five characters "Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron" were engraved under the cauldron.

As a Refining Master who had made up for his flaws, he saw at a glance that this was a refining cauldron, and it possessed the function of changing size and being retracted at will.

Simply put, this was a Strange Treasure-class refining cauldron.

Li Zhangsheng checked it carefully and let the Crown Flame Bird spit out a ball of flame to calcine it; the five phoenixes on the cauldron seemed to come alive, with five phoenix phantoms emerging and flying around the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron, and one could clearly feel the temperature rise by a notch.

"Good stuff!"

Li Zhangsheng exclaimed; after this test, he roughly judged the rank of the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron, which was about the same as the Clear Heart and Stabilizing Spirit Bell, belonging to the Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure Grade Strange Treasure.

The rank of the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron was one or two grades higher than the previously damaged Jade Dragon Mist Cauldron, and it had the advantages of effectively increasing Li Zhangsheng's refining success rate and finished product quality, as well as having a higher melting point and not being easily damaged.

Originally, Li Zhangsheng had wanted to repair the Jade Dragon Mist Cauldron, but now with the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron, there seemed to be no need for that.

Of course, that was on the condition that Dean Ning Wei did not choose the Five Phoenix Pan Wang Cauldron.

Although Dean Ning Wei could only obtain fifty percent of the proceeds due to encountering danger in the Ruins, she still possessed the right of first refusal and could choose one item first.

The next item was a Jade Gourd slightly larger than a palm; Li Zhangsheng opened the stopper and looked inside, his face showing a bit more excitement, for it contained ten drops of Three Lights Divine Water, a value comparable to a Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade treasure.

If he had these ten drops of Three Lights Divine Water, as long as he gathered the Cangxuan Earth-Fixing Pearl, Li Zhangsheng could once again upgrade the Seven-Rank Star Palace Lotus Platform, at which point his cultivation speed and defensive power would be able to rise another level.

By this time, only the last two Jade Boxes remained.

Neither of the two Jade Boxes was large; one was a square Jade Box the size of an adult's palm, and the other was a long, strip-shaped Jade Box about a foot long.

There were no Restrictions on the two Jade Boxes; Li Zhangsheng opened the square Jade Box, which contained a palm-sized silver leaf that floated slightly, with wisps of silver electric light faintly emerging from it.

"Thunder Origin!"

In just the time it took for a breath or two, Li Zhangsheng recognized it.

Thunder Origin: Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure, has a relatively high probability of increasing the quality of a Thunder Attribute Demon Pet; the higher the Demon Pet's own quality, the lower the probability of improvement. Note: This item contains a large amount of special Thunder Attribute energy; please do not use it on non-Thunder Attribute Demon Pets, otherwise, they will definitely suffer from energy backlash.

Thunder Origin is an absolutely good thing, its value far exceeding the previous treasures, but it is limited to Thunder Attribute Demon Pets.

Among Li Zhangsheng's Demon Pets, the only one that met the requirements was the Ancestor Leopard Qilin Beast; if it consumed the Thunder Origin, there would be a significant possibility of it becoming Half-Step Epic Quality.

Not only Li Zhangsheng, but Ning Bizhen and Dean Ning Wei also wore expressions of excitement on their faces.

Li Zhangsheng suppressed the excitement in his heart and opened the final long, strip-shaped Jade Box.

The moment the Jade Box was opened, the attention of all three was instantly drawn; compared to the treasure inside the Jade Box, even the Thunder Origin would inevitably be eclipsed.

Today's goal: Three, pigs, verified!

(End of chapter)