Chapter 905: Chapter 122: The Nine Cauldrons Reappear, Realm Breakthrough!
The ancient Red Dragon, with eight thousand years of life, appeared astonished:
"You have finally awakened, where is that Divine Weapon?!"
"Just now, a torrent of the people’s might from mountain and river converged upon you, almost pouring into your body, yet I could not detect any Divine Weapon aura on you."
Li Guanyi hesitated for a moment and said: "It’s within me."
The ancient Red Dragon, knowledgeable as ever, immediately reacted and said:
"Within you?"
"If so, perhaps this Divine Weapon has been dormant for some reason, causing its Primordial Qi to dissipate greatly, its power drastically reduced."
"Or perhaps you’ve obtained this item, but your own foundation and strength cannot yet fully stimulate the weapon’s power, so it sleeps within you still; yet, I’ve never seen anyone so swiftly bear the Qi Fortune of mountain and river."
"For eight thousand years, I’ve surveyed the world and never imagined there existed an item more suited to bear the Qi Fortune of the people than the Chi Xiao Sword, which bore the Red Emperor’s World for eight hundred years. What is this item called?"
Li Guanyi took a deep breath.
With solemnity, he spoke in the language of his past life:
"Nine Cauldrons."
"Nine Cauldrons?"
The ancient Red Dragon reiterated, and when Li Guanyi repeated it in the current epoch’s language, the dragon understood and said slowly: "Though you possess this item, you cannot use it, carrying the Human Dao’s Qi Fortune but unable to proceed to the next step."
"We are both left hanging in midair because of it."
"I am curious about these Nine Cauldrons, let me see what they truly look like. Hahaha, boy, get ready!"
The ancient Red Dragon chanted with a long sound, and waves of immense aura erupted, then surged toward Li Guanyi. Inside him, the enlarged bronze tripod suddenly emitted waves of powerful aura and began assimilating the ancient dragon’s strength.
The ancient Red Dragon possessed an unrivaled foundation in the present age.
Yet the Nine Cauldrons seemed capable of bearing endless amounts of Primordial Qi.
Li Guanyi understood the legendary weight of the Nine Cauldrons, opened his eyes, and advised, "Senior, this Divine Weapon is unique; honestly, as it is now, it’s usable, no need to gather more Primordial Qi."
"Continuing further risks harming you, Senior."
Though Li Guanyi meant well, the ancient Red Dragon was unaware of the Nine Cauldrons’ burden.
Li Guanyi had no means to explain to the ancient dragon.
To single-handedly awaken the full power of dormant Nine Cauldrons—such talk in his past life would cause anyone to break into a cold sweat and then immediately advise stopping.
Dear Lord, how dare you?
The ancient Red Dragon merely thought Li Guanyi was challenging it.
This age-old dragon roared with laughter, sound shaking the lands within and out, then said: "Ahaha, is your true nature finally revealed? You truly are no different than that Sword Madman Murong Longtu’s great-grandchild, sharing his same wild temperament."
"My foundation, so deep, yet cannot awaken your item to its full splendor?"
"Ridiculous!"
"I’ll help you activate these [Nine Cauldrons] completely!"
The ancient Red Dragon sang resonantly, sending waves of Dragon Essence towards Li Guanyi, thinking it’d fill the weapon and fully activate its power in moments.
But after several breaths, seeing no waning in Qi absorption, the dragon sensed something amiss.
The dragon instinctively tried to withdraw Primordial Qi.
Yet withdrawal was impossible.
The Qi seemed uncontrollably absorbed by the tripod!
"!!!"
What is this thing?!
The ancient Red Dragon was stunned, feeling its terrifying Qi amassed over eight thousand years rush towards the bronze tripod like a reverse flow, unable to halt it.
The bronze tripod underwent dramatic change.
Having previously absorbed Primordial Qi from a Martial Arts Legend Ruins, coupled with the return of the mountain and river Qi Fortune, aided by the ancient dragon’s Qi, the Divine Weapon finally revealed its true form.
Accompanied by crisp cracks and buzzing sounds.
The surface on one side of the bronze tripod shattered, the original blue color breaking apart into ash, revealing a faint golden hue.
This is the Nine Cauldrons’ original true form.
Engraved upon this surface was a map, a city layout of Jiangnan’s territory.
Yet, even still, the bronze tripod would not cease.
The ancient Red Dragon, seeing the inability to reclaim its Qi, fumed with temper, laughing thunderously, causing winds and clouds to surge.
"What an appetite!"
"What an appetite!"
"I will see how much you can gulp down!"
Eight thousand years of vast Qi kept pouring in.
Li Guanyi was caught between the ancient Red Dragon and the Nine Cauldrons, feeling the terrifyingly pure Dragon Essence constantly flood the bronze tripod, reverberating tendencies escaping and merging with the Nine Cauldrons’ power into his body.
All he could do was fully operate his cultivation technique.
The True Yuan from the ancient Red Dragon, the Nine Cauldrons’ unveiled echoes gathered, falling into Li Guanyi’s Dantian, rapidly boiling his Primordial Qi and Inner Qi like cold water meeting hot oil.
The initial stage of the Fifth Heaven rapidly advanced to perfection.
The initial stage of the Fifth Heaven, breakthrough!
The mid-stage of the Fifth Heaven, perfection! Breakthrough!
Qi blaze ascending.
Breakthrough!
Breakthrough!!!