Chapter 857 Opening the Cauldron (1/2)
“Open the cauldron!”
When Chi Jing’s clear voice rang out across the area, countless gazes converged over the Great Flame Mountain. Lava rivers boiled as something enormous slowly emerged.
It was a humongous cauldron.
The cauldron looked as if it were made from colored gla.s.s. Its interior was extremely vast and mountains seemed to rise within it.
It was the Heaven Flame Cauldron!
When it appeared, sect master Xuan Kun nodded with a nonchalant face.
Swis.h.!.+
Ninety-nine figures flew into the air and appeared below the cauldron where ninety-nine magma stone platforms sat. The ninety-nine figures quickly seated themselves.
These figures gave off powerful Genesis Qi undulations, and faint burning suns seemed to rise behind them.
These were ninety-nine Heavenly Sun stage experts.
Zhou Yuan could not help but sigh inside as he watched from afar. The Tianyuan Region’s foundations were indeed strong. A Heavenly Sun stage expert would probably be able to take on the position of an elder in the Cangxuan Sect. What was more, even all the Heavenly Sun stage experts in the entire Cangxuan Sect could not possibly add up to ninety-nine.
In contrast, a single Heavenly Spirit Sect in the Tianyuan Region was more than capable of gathering such a number of Heavenly Sun stage experts. From this, one could easily see how terrifying the entire Tianyuan Region was. The power of a single region could easily match the entirety of Cangxuan Heaven.
All of this was because Hunyuan Heaven was a very blessed and lucky land.
While Zhou Yuan was sighing, the ninety-nine Heavenly Sun stage experts shouted in unison. Their shouts boomed across the area like thunder, and the Genesis Qi suns behind them grew increasingly dazzling. When the brightness reached its peak, golden flames began to burn.
Zhou Yuan’s eyes burned with desire. This was the Heavenly Sun Fire unique to Heavenly Sun stage experts!
If the Divine Dwelling halos were the mark of the Divine Dwelling stage, Heavenly Sun Fire was the symbol of the Heavenly Sun stage.
Once Heavenly Sun Fire was born, it would tirelessly refine one’s Genesis Qi and body. In other words, once one stepped into the Heavenly Sun stage, even someone with a weak body would slowly grow stronger under the tempering of the Heavenly Sun Fire.
Although Zhou Yuan’s body was quite strong due to the Mythic Saint Body, he might not be able to stand up to ordinary Heavenly Sun stage experts in terms of physical prowess.
Of course, when Zhou Yuan reached the Heavenly Sun stage, his physical body’s starting point would naturally be much higher than a normal Heavenly Sun stage expert’s.
The Heavenly Sun Fire on the ninety-nine Genesis Qi suns grew increasingly intense. In the end, the suns began to revolve as ninety-nine pillars of fire shot out, pouncing towards the enormous Heaven Flame Cauldron.
Ancient runes squirmed on the Heaven Flame Cauldron and ultimately merged into a giant vortex that swallowed the fire and sent it into the cauldron.
As the cauldron devoured the Heavenly Sun Fire, the interior of the cauldron turned golden. Countless wisps of golden fire rained down within, the golden light growing purer and purer due to the purifying effect of the Heaven Flame Cauldron.
Golden fire drifted inside like golden fire lotuses floating in the air.
Desire emerged in the eyes of the numerous Divine Dwelling stage experts present as they gazed at the golden fire lotuses.
Chi Jing gave a faint nod as she watched atop her magma lotus seat. The appearance of the golden fire lotuses represented the beginning of the Heaven Flame Ritual.
“Four pavilions, prepare to send your Spirits into the Heaven Flame Cauldron,” her clear and commanding voice echoed in everyone’s ears.
The members of the four pavilions respectfully acknowledged her before quickly seating themselves.
Bzzbzz!
Spirit light flickered between their brows. In the next instant, tens of thousands of Spirits soared into the sky, creating an extremely spectacular sight.
Zhou Yuan’s Spirit stood amongst the few thousand Wind Pavilion Spirits. His Spirit appeared exceptionally corporeal compared to the surrounding Spirits, and the Spirit undulations that pulsed from him were far more powerful than the others.
These Spirits immediately moved towards the Heaven Flame Cauldron. The cauldron lid cracked open slightly as a suction force emerged, swallowing the several tens of thousands of Spirits nearby.