Cultivating To Immortality

Fang Hong drove his Divine Sense to quickly scan every ancient treasure in the air, but he was not moved by most of them.

He observed and secretly judged in his mind.

Although some ancient treasures were exquisitely shaped and emitted impressive spiritual light, upon closer inspection, he found that their grade was not even as good as his Life bound Treasure, the Heavenly Thunder Needle, so he certainly wouldn't choose such treasures.

There were also some ancient treasures with powerful auras and dazzling spiritual light, but the restrictions set up around them were extremely complex, so much so that even a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator might not be able to forcibly break them, and Fang Hong would not waste time trying to acquire them.

Therefore, Fang Hong could only choose those ancient treasures that looked good and could be successfully obtained…

"Eh? That giant cauldron i-"

Just as Fang Hong's Divine Sense was rapidly scanning, his gaze suddenly focused.

He discovered a black giant cauldron, three to four zhang tall, placed conspicuously in a corner.

This giant cauldron was completely different from the other ancient treasures around it; its surface was not protected by a white light shield restriction, but instead was enveloped by a layer of strange black flames.

The flames were as black as ink, burning fiercely, and Fang Hong didn't know how these black flames ignited, as they never extinguished.

Seeing this, Fang Hong's interest was immediately piqued, and he flashed forward, quickly approaching the giant cauldron.

However, when he was less than ten zhang away from the giant cauldron, his body began to tremble uncontrollably, as if a sense of crisis had suddenly struck.

"How is this possible?" Seeing this, Fang Hong's expression suddenly changed.

This was his body's instinct telling him not to approach the black flames, otherwise, he would surely die.

With the alarm bells ringing in his head, Fang Hong was so frightened that he retreated several steps, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead, not daring to approach the giant cauldron by even half a step.

This black giant cauldron, protected by such terrifying flames, was undoubtedly no ordinary item.

To be honest, Fang Hong was even more drawn to it; if he could acquire it, perhaps the giant cauldron possessed some formidable Divine Power.

"Flames? Doesn't Little Rainbow like to eat fire the most?" Suddenly, Fang Hong remembered Little Rainbow.

Fang Hong immediately stopped hesitating and quickly summoned Little Rainbow from his Spiritual Beast Bag, pointing at the black flames ahead and instructing, "Little Rainbow, look at those black flames, can you eat them?"

Giggle. Giggle.

As soon as Little Rainbow saw the black flames, her small eyes lit up instantly, and she shrieked excitedly, her small wings suddenly spread, and with a flapping sound, she flew directly towards the giant cauldron.

"Hey be careful." Fang Hong's heart tightened.

Such terrifying flames, and she just flew into them like that, nothing bad will happen, right?

However, in the next moment, Fang Hong's expression relaxed significantly.

Because Little Rainbow was already on the black flames, rolling around excitedly, still chirping with giggles, looking very much like she was enjoying herself.

"It really is one conquering another's fear." Fang Hong secretly clicked his tongue.

These flames filled him with immense fear, but in front of Little Rainbow, they were like a comfortable spiritual spring.

Fang Hong once again deeply realized that Little Rainbow's origin as an exotic beast was absolutely extraordinary.

"Alright, Little Rainbow, stop playing, quickly get rid of these black flames, I want to collect this black giant cauldron." Seeing this, Fang Hong quickly urged her.

The Golden-winged Bird might catch up at any moment; he couldn't delay for even a moment longer.

"Chirp." Little Rainbow chirped spiritedly, immediately becoming serious.

She opened her small mouth, aimed at the black flames on the giant cauldron, and inhaled forcefully, and the black flames immediately transformed into streams of black Qi, rapidly being swallowed into her belly.

In just a moment, the black flames on the surface of the giant cauldron had been completely devoured by Little Rainbow.

Little Rainbow let out a satisfied burp, flew back to Fang Hong's palm, her belly bulging, and her two claws pointing skyward, revealing a comical appearance of being overstuffed.

"Haha, it seems you're really full this time. Go back and refine it properly."

Fang Hong couldn't help but laugh, gently stroking her feathers, then put her back into his Spiritual Beast Bag.

Fang Hong looked at the giant cauldron; without the protection of the black flames, the giant cauldron revealed its true appearance.

It was a three-legged giant cauldron, dark and lustrous overall, with carvings of the Human Race and various flying and walking beasts on its body, exuding an ancient, wild aura.

Fang Hong was overjoyed and wasted no more time, channeling his magic power into the giant cauldron and beginning to collect it with all his might.

Although there were many good ancient treasures in the ancient treasure room, Fang Hong still firmly chose this special item, hoping it wouldn't disappoint him.

Soon, under Fang Hong's powerful magic power, the giant cauldron slowly floated up, continuously shrinking, finally transforming into a palm-sized object that flew into Fang Hong's palm.

"It's done." Fang Hong's heart filled with joy.

Boom.

Before Fang Hong could rejoice for a moment, suddenly, a powerful pressure descended upon the entire ancient treasure room, and Fang Hong's expression changed abruptly as he looked towards the palace entrance.

A golden light flashed, and a yellow-robed, bird-headed person appeared at the gate; Fang Hong was terrified, it was actually that eighth-level Golden-winged Bird.

The Golden-winged Bird recognized Fang Hong at a glance, paused for a moment, then became furious.

"It's you. Die for me."

Without another word, the Golden-winged Bird immediately unleashed a golden Qi blade; this time, he wanted to instantly kill Fang Hong with one strike.

Fang Hong's heart pounded, and he hurriedly put the newly acquired black cauldron into his storage bag, while also trying to summon a Turtle Shell Talisman for defense.

But before he could complete the action, space suddenly fluctuated violently, and a powerful spatial force appeared out of thin air, enveloping his entire body, and with a "whoosh," he was teleported out of the ancient treasure room.

Bang.

The Golden-winged Bird's Qi blade missed, striking heavily against the stone wall of the ancient treasure room, exploding into a shower of golden, turbulent sparks.

Fortunately, the construction materials of the ancient treasure room were quite tough, and the Qi blade failed to cause any damage.

"Damn it." Watching Fang Hong slip away again, the Golden-winged Bird roared in anger.

At this moment, Fang Hong had been teleported by the restrictions in the ancient treasure room to the third layer of the Dragon Palace.

He landed steadily, immediately letting out a long breath, feeling incredibly fortunate; thankfully, the ancient treasure room had an automatic teleportation restriction, otherwise, that last strike would have been quite dangerous.

"Damn birdman. When I reach Major Achievement in the Nascent Soul Stage, I will definitely pluck your bird wings and refine them into a Spiritual Treasure."

Fang Hong felt a bit annoyed in his heart, secretly vowing to remember this grudge.

Fang Hong suppressed the anger in his heart, adjusted his mood, and quickly rushed forward to prevent that birdman from catching up.

Although each layer of the Dragon Palace had different spaces, he couldn't guarantee that the Golden-winged Bird wouldn't be teleported with him, so it was best to escape quickly.

As Fang Hong walked, he vigilantly observed his surroundings, finding that the sky in this space was covered with dark clouds, dim and lightless, and the ground was full of strangely shaped rocks and withered trees, exuding a desolate and silent aura.

After running for a while, Fang Hong saw a huge city appearing ahead, and he immediately understood in his heart.

"It seems this is Demon Corpse City."

Demon Corpse City was the city in front of Fang Hong.

Xiao Yu had mentioned to him that this was one of the spaces on the third layer of the Dragon Palace, and as long as he safely passed through the city ahead, he would reach the destination.