This place seemed steeped in an aura of death, but there was no danger to be found.
In fact, after staying here for a while, Han Yuan felt a sense of eternal tranquility well up within him, as if he wanted to fall into an endless sleep in this very place.
But his consciousness quickly sensed that something was wrong, and he immediately dispelled the thought.
’Looks like this place isn’t as dangerous as I thought... I was expecting a huge battle... Now it seems I was just overthinking things.’
Han Yuan shook his head slightly.
The Spiritual Worlds he had entered recently were either tainted by the Source Seed Shredded Meat or irradiated by the dust of that Ancient God Stone... It was safe to say he’d been narrowly escaping one danger after another.
This caused Han Yuan to have a stress reaction the moment he entered any Spiritual World.
However, he quickly readjusted.
’Rebirth from death... The Spiritual World of this Black Phoenix Pearl is indeed filled with the aura of death...’
’But where is the ’rebirth’ part...? I haven’t found it yet.’
After a moment’s thought, Han Yuan decided to simply unleash his own spiritual fluctuations.
His spiritual fluctuations were now immense and terrifying.
When he began to release them, the entire world of darkness seemed to tremble.
But the strange phenomenon Han Yuan had hoped to see never appeared, which left him somewhat confused.
’Could the legends be false...? Can this Black Phoenix Pearl not resurrect people?’
Han Yuan frowned internally.
He didn’t dare find a dead person to test it on either.
The Black Phoenix Pearl could only be used once.
Once used, it would become inert.
After exploring the dark world for a long time without any discoveries, Han Yuan had no choice but to leave.
When he opened his eyes again, he found that the sky had already brightened.
However, that fellow Ding Zihu was still sprawled across the stone table, fast asleep and snoring.
Just then, Chunyangzi also walked out of the house. Seeing Ding Zihu in this state, he had no intention of disturbing him.
"Sometimes, getting drunk is a good thing."
Chunyangzi said, his voice laced with profound meaning.
"But I can’t afford to get drunk right now..."
"Just like you, Daoist Master, endured a century of solitude to stand guard over the Source Seed Shredded Meat alone."
Han Yuan said softly.
Chunyangzi nodded. "It is precisely because I have experienced it that I understand how you feel now."
"What you are about to face... is a true Source Seed."
Han Yuan smiled. "Rest assured, Senior... I will take care of that Source Seed."
"Haha, then I am relieved," Chunyangzi said with a laugh.
"By the way... I want to completely eliminate that Source Seed Shredded Meat."
Han Yuan said softly.
He had always been curious whether the Source Seed Shredded Meat inside the Pill Furnace was still alive.
Hearing this suggestion, Chunyangzi laughed. "Haha, I’ve actually wanted to open the Pill Furnace for a long time. I was just afraid my Cultivation was insufficient and wanted to wait until I broke through to the Primordial Spirit Realm before dealing with it."
"Since you’re willing to act now, there’s no better time."
Ignoring Ding Zihu, the two of them headed directly for the former stronghold of the Profound Celestial Alliance.
After entering the cave and navigating a complex series of tunnels, Han Yuan once again arrived in the cavern where he saw the Alchemy Furnace that sealed the Source Seed Shredded Meat.
Back then, it was him, Chunyangzi, Ding Zihu, and the Fat Thief.
It had taken the combined strength of all of them to barely suppress the Source Seed Shredded Meat inside the Alchemy Furnace.
As for whether it was truly and completely dead, no one knew.
At the time, Chunyangzi had chosen the safest method.
That was to not open the Alchemy Furnace, but to keep it sealed and wait for the right moment to open it.
And now, that right moment had finally arrived.
Han Yuan walked up to the Alchemy Furnace and struck out with his palm.
BANG!
The lid of the Alchemy Furnace flew open instantly.
A distorted aura that had been dormant for a long time suddenly erupted.
BOOM!!!
An indescribable mass of charred, tumorous flesh flew out of the Alchemy Furnace, transforming into a savage maw that lunged toward Han Yuan to devour him.
"So it really wasn’t dead... Good thing I didn’t let you out back then."
Seeing this charred, tumorous flesh, Han Yuan couldn’t help but smile.
There was no trace of nervousness on his face. His qi and blood surged, and his body erupted with a terrifying, scorching heat, like an ancient furnace.
He clenched his five fingers into a fist and punched forward violently!
BANG!
The fist slammed viciously into the mass of charred, tumorous flesh.
In this punch, Han Yuan used the Divine Fist of Primordial Qi.
The Five Elements generate and overcome one another.
When the five types of Evil Qi were converted among themselves, they could form a terrifying explosive force.
A burst of scorching fire exploded.
The savage maw let out an extremely sharp wail as it was suddenly set ablaze by the aura of the Fire Evil. It was completely refined mid-air, turning to ash.
When Chunyangzi saw Han Yuan dispose of the Source Seed Shredded Meat so effortlessly, he was still filled with amazement, even though he had anticipated it.
This power was truly beyond his comprehension.
"Daoist Master, it seems your choice back then was the right one."
"This Source Seed Shredded Meat really wasn’t completely dead."
Han Yuan said with a smile.
"Mm... This Source Seed Shredded Meat is as cunning as I thought."
"Back then, I took precautions, but after so many years of silence, I actually thought it was most likely dead."
"I never expected the Source Seed Shredded Meat to have been hiding all this time."
Chunyangzi said softly.
With the Source Seed Shredded Meat dealt with, he felt a sense of melancholy loss.
For over a hundred years, he had been guarding this Alchemy Furnace in solitude.
And now, he was no longer bound to this place.
But for a moment, Chunyangzi felt a sense of bewilderment.
After all, the matter of the Source Seed Shredded Meat was completely over, and he felt like he didn’t know what to do next.
However, Chunyangzi’s mental fortitude and cultivation were excellent, and he soon calmed his state of mind.
"Let’s go."
Finally, Chunyangzi exhaled a breath of impure air and spoke softly.
Han Yuan nodded and left the cave with Chunyangzi.
By the time they returned to the bamboo hut, Ding Zihu was just waking up.
"Where did you two go?"
Ding Zihu’s head was throbbing.
"We went to take care of the Source Seed Shredded Meat," Han Yuan said simply.
"Damn! You didn’t even call me for something so important," Ding Zihu said, shaking his head.
"Having you there wouldn’t have made a difference," Han Yuan laughed.
"That’s true... With you around, there are no surprises," Ding Zihu nodded as if it were a matter of course.
In the days that followed, Han Yuan stayed at the bamboo hut for several days.
He mainly discussed matters concerning immortalization and Ascension with Chunyangzi.
Chunyangzi also offered some of his own opinions, which gave Han Yuan a spark of inspiration.
Of course, Han Yuan also entered the Black Phoenix Pearl, but no matter what he did, he could not find the spark of "rebirth from death" within the pearl’s spiritual fluctuations.
Having no other choice, he could only leave Taicang Mountain for now and head to the Wutong Mountain Range in Yan Province. He would go to Nirvana Cliff and see if he could find some inspiration there.
Before leaving, however, he left some Elixir Pills for Ding Zihu.
These Elixir Pills were all refined by Ling Yunzi and were exceptionally precious.
Han Yuan did this as a way to compensate Ding Zihu.
The Wutong Mountain Range was not very far from Taicang Mountain.
At Han Yuan’s speed, he arrived three days later.
Wutong Mountain was covered in enormous wutong trees with crimson leaves. From a distance, they looked like burning flames, exceptionally brilliant, like an eternal, unquenchable fire.
According to legend, a Black Phoenix once fell here, and the entire Wutong Mountain Range burned with black flames for seven days and seven nights.
After seven days, the Black Phoenix was reborn from the ashes and flew into the sky.
As far as he could tell, Han Yuan felt this legend had some credibility.
He just didn’t know where that Black Phoenix ended up going.
"It’s quite hot."
As Han Yuan walked into the Wutong Mountain Range, he felt the air was unusually hot and muggy, like being in a giant furnace.
Perhaps because of the hot climate, the beasts here were also exceptionally irritable and ferocious.
He was subsequently attacked by several waves of beasts.
It was only after he released a sliver of his own violent aura that the beast attacks ceased.
Following the route Ding Zihu had given him, it wasn’t long before Han Yuan arrived at Nirvana Cliff.
The Wutong Mountain Range had many towering peaks, but Nirvana Cliff was located on a low mountain.
This low mountain showed no abnormalities; it looked like an ordinary, small peak.
If not for Ding Zihu’s directions, even Han Yuan would have likely overlooked it.
It was simply too ordinary.