“ zhè jǐ zūn xiǎo yào wáng dǐng nèi ， zì chéng kōng jiān ， líng qì chōng zú 。”
“这几尊小药王鼎内，自成空间，灵气充足。”
"These small药王鼎 each have their own space and abundant spirit energy."
“ jì rán néng yòng lái zhòng zhí líng wù ， xiǎng bì rén jìn qù dài yī huì wèn tí yě bù dà 。”
“既然能用来种植灵物，想必人进去待一会问题也不大。”
"Since they can be used to cultivate spiritual objects, it's likely that a person could enter for a while without much issue."
zhāng hào bō mǎ shàng jiù fǎn yìng le guò lái 。
张浩波马上就反应了过来。
Zhang Haobo quickly understood.
“ nǐ de yì si shì ， yǐ dǐng wèi zhōu ， shuō bù dìng jiù néng chōng pò zhè céng kàn bú jiàn de jié jiè ？”
“你的意思是，以鼎为舟，说不定就能冲破这层看不见的结界？”
"Your meaning is that we use the cauldron as a boat, possibly breaking through this invisible barrier?"
xiāo héng diǎn le diǎn tóu 。
萧恒点了点头。
Xiao Heng nodded.
“ nà jiù kuài shì shì ba ！”
“那就快试试吧！”
"Then let's try it!"
sū xiǎo mèi shuō bà ， biàn jiāng xiǎo yào wáng dǐng cóng chǔ wù jiè zhōng qǔ chū 。
苏小妹说罢，便将小药王鼎从储物戒中取出。
Su Xiaomei then took out the small药王鼎 from her storage ring.
“ xiǎo xīn diǎn ！” xiāo héng huà hái wèi shuō wán ， què jiàn sū xiǎo mèi yǐ jīng huà zuò yī dào liú guāng ， dùn rù xiǎo dǐng zhī zhōng 。
“小心点！”萧恒话还未说完，却见苏小妹已经化作一道流光，遁入小鼎之中。
"Be careful!" Xiao Heng had not finished speaking when he saw Su Xiaomei transform into a streak of light and enter the cauldron.
“ kuài jìn lái ， yì qǐ ！” sū xiǎo mèi de shēng yīn cóng dǐng zhōng chuán chū 。
“快进来，一起！”苏小妹的声音从鼎中传出。
"Come in quickly, together!" Su Xiaomei's voice echoed from within the cauldron.
zhāng hào bō hé xiāo héng jiàn zhuàng ， yě zhǐ dé dùn rù qí zhōng 。
张浩波和萧恒见状，也只得遁入其中。
Zhang Haobo and Xiao Heng, seeing this, could only follow suit.
zài kōng zhōng hū liū liū xuán zhuǎn piàn kè ， zhè zūn fàn zhe gǔ piáo qì xī de yào wáng dǐng biàn wāi wāi niǔ niǔ ， cháo zhe qián fāng chōng qù 。
在空中呼溜溜旋转片刻，这尊泛着古朴气息的药王鼎便歪歪扭扭，朝着前方冲去。
The ancient-looking药王鼎 spun in mid-air for a moment before awkwardly heading towards the front.
zhuàng dào tòu míng jié jiè de chà nà ， yǒu zhe yī céng qīng sè guāng bì xiǎn xiàn 。
撞到透明结界的刹那，有着一层青色光壁显现。
At the instant it collided with the transparent barrier, a layer of green light appeared.
xiǎo dǐng yǎn kàn jiù yào chéng gōng zuān jìn qù 。
小鼎眼看就要成功钻进去。
The small cauldron seemed about to succeed in entering.
yì biàn dǒu shēng 。
异变陡生。
Suddenly, the light wall vanished, and the small药王鼎 hit an empty space.
guāng bì zhòu rán xiāo shī ， xiǎo yào wáng dǐng pū le gè kōng 。
光壁骤然消失，小药王鼎扑了个空。
Unable to enter the True药王鼎, Xiao Heng and the others had no choice but to fly out from the small cauldron again.
méi néng jìn rù yào wáng zhēn dǐng ， xiāo héng sān rén zhǐ dé yòu cóng xiǎo dǐng zhōng fēi le chū lái 。
没能进入药王真鼎，萧恒三人只得又从小鼎中飞了出来。
"Strange, why didn't we get inside?" Su Xiaomei was slightly disappointed.
“ qí guài ， zěn me méi néng jìn qù ？” sū xiǎo mèi yǒu xiē yù mèn 。
“奇怪，怎么没能进去？”苏小妹有些郁闷。
"Key… perhaps it's because there are too many of us?" Xiao Heng speculated.
“ yào shi …… huò xǔ ， shì wǒ men rén shù tài duō de yuán gù ？” xiāo héng cāi cè dào 。
“钥匙……或许，是我们人数太多的缘故？”萧恒猜测道。
"The skull ancestor prepared four for us; I doubt we can cheat," Zhang Haobo agreed.
“ tóu gǔ qián bèi wèi wǒ men zhǔn bèi le sì zūn ， xiǎng lái shì bù néng qǔ qiǎo de 。” zhāng hào bō rèn tóng dào 。
“头骨前辈为我们准备了四尊，想来是不能取巧的。”张浩波认同道。
"Then let's try again!" Su Xiaomei acted decisively, entering the cauldron once more to collide with the barrier.
“ nà zài shì shì ！” sū xiǎo mèi léi lì fēng xíng ， dāng xià yòu jìn rù xiǎo dǐng ， kòng zhì zhe cháo jié jiè zhuàng qù 。
“那再试试！”苏小妹雷厉风行，当下又进入小鼎，控制着朝结界撞去。
Xiao Heng and Zhang Haobo watched intently at the transparent barrier from outside.
xiāo héng hé zhāng hào bō èr rén zé shì zài wài ， mù bù zhuǎn jīng dì dīng zhe tòu míng jié jiè chù fā shēng de biàn huà 。
萧恒和张浩波二人则是在外，目不转睛地盯着透明结界处发生的变化。
As expected, as the small药王鼎 flew towards the barrier,
bù chū suǒ liào ， xiǎo yào wáng dǐng fēi xíng zhe ， hé jié jiè chù pèng zhī hòu 。
不出所料，小药王鼎飞行着，和结界触碰之后。
it neither passed through like before nor was blocked by an attack.
jì méi yǒu xiàng xiān qián nà bān zhí jiē chuān guò ， yě méi yǒu xiàng gōng jī nà bān bèi zǔ dǎng zài wài 。
既没有像先前那般直接穿过，也没有像攻击那般被阻挡在外。
Instead, it vanished along with them, just like ice melting into water.
ér shì shēn xíng tóng yàng yī zhèn bō dòng ， xuán jí rú róng bīng rù shuǐ nà bān ， píng kōng xiāo shī zài èr rén shì xiàn zhōng 。
而是身形同样一阵波动，旋即如融冰入水那般，凭空消失在二人视线中。
"Surely this works!"
“ guǒ rán kě xíng ！”
“果然可行！”
Xiao Heng and Zhang Haobo exchanged a glance, feeling somewhat excited.
xiāo 、 zhāng èr rén duì shì yī yǎn ， xīn zhōng bù miǎn yǒu xiē xīng fèn 。
萧、张二人对视一眼，心中不免有些兴奋。
"Let's go!"
“ zǒu ！”
“走！”
To avoid any delays, they immediately followed suit, each controlling their own small cauldron to rush forward.
bì miǎn yè cháng mèng duō ， liǎng rén mǎ shàng xiào fǎng zhe ， gè zì yù shǐ zhe yī zūn xiǎo dǐng ， chōng le guò qù 。
避免夜长梦多，两人马上效仿着，各自御使着一尊小鼎，冲了过去。
At the same time,
tóng yī shí jiān 。
同一时间。
Li Fan in Lanlin State had already completed the验收 of the天玄锁灵阵 with Huangfu Song.
lán lín zhōu de lǐ fán yǐ jīng hé huáng fǔ sōng yì qǐ ， wán chéng le tiān xuán suǒ líng zhèn de yàn shōu 。
兰林州的李凡已经和皇甫松一起，完成了天玄锁灵阵的验收。
After bidding farewell to Guan Xing, they were now heading towards the western Qinghuang State.
hé guān xíng xiū gào guò bié zhī hòu ， tā men cǐ kè zhèng zài qián wǎng xī biān de qīng huāng zhōu 。
和关行修告过别之后，他们此刻正在前往西边的青荒州。
Indeed, these remote areas in the south are all in a similar predicament.
bù dé bù shuō ， nán miàn zhè jǐ chù piān yuǎn zhī dì ， dōu shì nàn xiōng nàn dì 。
不得不说，南面这几处偏远之地，都是难兄难弟。
They are basically at the bottom of the rankings among the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
jī běn dōu shì zhěng gè wàn xiān méng diào chē wěi de cún zài 。
基本都是整个万仙盟吊车尾的存在。
It was fortunate that they could save themselves from running around by clustering here to build their structures just as the deadline approached.
cǐ kè zài zuì hòu guān tóu zhā duī jiàn chéng ， dào yě shěng le lǐ fán tā men sì chù bēn bō de má fán 。
此刻在最后关头扎堆建成，倒也省了李凡他们四处奔波的麻烦。
They only needed to inspect each one sequentially.
zhǐ xū āi gè guò qù yàn shōu jí kě 。
只需挨个过去验收即可。
As soon as Xiao Heng and his companions entered the True药王鼎,
dāng xiāo héng sān rén jìn qù yào wáng zhēn dǐng de chà nà 。
当萧恒三人进去药王真鼎的刹那。
the scene in the Unformulated Slaughter Mechanism's perception suddenly vanished.
wú xiāng shā jī gǎn yìng zhōng de huà miàn tóng shí yě zhòu rán xiāo shī 。
无相杀机感应中的画面同时也骤然消失。
Even with the amplifying sensing array they carried, it could not transmit any images to him.
nǎ pà yǒu xiē xiāo héng tā men suí shēn xié dài zhe gǎn yìng fǎ zhèn zuò wéi zēng fú ， yě wú fǎ wèi tā chuán lái rèn hé huà miàn 。
哪怕有些萧恒他们随身携带着感应法阵作为增幅，也无法为他传来任何画面。
However, Li Fan was not at all worried.
bù guò lǐ fán què sī háo bù huāng 。
不过李凡却丝毫不慌。
"Thankfully I have another plan."
“ hái hǎo wǒ lìng yǒu zhǔn bèi 。”
“还好我另有准备。”
To prevent a repeat of losing contact immediately upon entering the朝元宗 and thus being unaware of their situation,
wèi le fáng zhǐ xiàng zhī qián jìn rù cháo yuán zōng lì mǎ shī lián 、 cóng ér duì tā men de zāo yù yī wú suǒ zhī de shì qíng zài dù fā shēng 。
为了防止像之前进入朝元宗立马失联、从而对他们的遭遇一无所知的事情再度发生。
Li Fan had engraved a hidden recording array on the pendant in addition to the sensing array.
lǐ fán zài nà méi xiàng liàn zhōng ， chú le gǎn yìng fǎ zhèn zhī wài ， hái juān kè le yǐn bì de liú yǐng fǎ zhèn 。
李凡在那枚项链中，除了感应法阵之外，还镌刻了隐蔽的留影法阵。
It would record the surroundings faithfully.
huì jiāng zhōu wéi jǐng xiàng rú shí jì lù 。
会将周围景象如实记录。
Once they regained contact, he could transmit the images through the sensing array.
děng dào zài dù qǔ dé lián xì zhī hòu ， biàn kě yǐ tōng guò gǎn yìng fǎ zhèn ， jiāng huà miàn chuán shū gěi lǐ fán 。
等到再度取得联系之后，便可以通过感应法阵，将画面传输给李凡。
"Patience is all that's needed now."
“ jiē xià lái ， zhǐ xū nài xīn děng dài jí kě 。”
“接下来，只需耐心等待即可。”
Li Fan closed his eyes, immersing himself once more in the contemplation of his divine power.
lǐ fán wēi wēi bì yǎn ， xīn shén zài dù xiàn rù shén tōng de gǎn wù zhī zhōng 。
李凡微微闭眼，心神再度陷入神通的感悟之中。
...
cāng wú yuān 。
苍梧渊。
True药王鼎
yào wáng zhēn
药王真
The surrounding scenery changed abruptly.
zhōu wéi guāng jǐng yī zhèn biàn huàn 。
周围光景一阵变幻。
After a moment, a force emerged from the small药王鼎 and expelled Xiao Heng.
piàn kè zhī hòu ， cóng xiǎo yào wáng dǐng zhōng hū rán shēng chū yī gǔ lì liàng ， jiāng dǐng zhōng de xiāo héng tǔ le chū lái 。
片刻之后，从小药王鼎中忽然生出一股力量，将鼎中的萧恒吐了出来。
Caught off guard, Xiao Heng appeared disheveled for a moment.
zhòu bù jí fáng xià ， xiāo héng yī shí xiǎn de yǒu xiē láng bèi 。
骤不及防下，萧恒一时显的有些狼狈。
Once he steadied himself, he found that Zhang Haobo was in the same state.
děng wěn zhù shēn xíng ， fā xiàn zhāng hào bō yě shì rú cǐ 。
等稳住身形，发现张浩波也是如此。
They were currently in an empty enclosed area.
dāng qián suǒ zài shì yī piàn kōng dàng dàng de fēng bì qū yù 。
当前所在是一片空荡荡的封闭区域。
Above them and at the boundaries of this region, there were metallic walls emitting a faint green light.
tóu dǐng yǐ jí qū yù de biān jiè ， jù shì fàn zhe yōu yōu qīng guāng de jīn shǔ qiáng bì 。
头顶以及区域的边界，俱是泛着幽幽青光的金属墙壁。
The small药王鼎 that had brought them here had vanished.
ér zài tā men qián lái cǐ chù de xiǎo yào wáng dǐng ， cǐ kè què shì yǐ jīng bú jiàn le zōng jì 。
而载他们前来此处的小药王鼎，此刻却是已经不见了踪迹。
"Xiao Heng, come over here!"
“ xiāo héng ， kuài lái zhè lǐ ！”
“萧恒，快来这里！”
Su Xiaomei's voice came from not far ahead. Xiao Heng and Zhang Haobo quickly flew to catch up.
sū xiǎo mèi de shēng yīn zì qián fāng bù yuǎn chù chuán lái ， xiāo héng hé zhāng hào bō lián máng fēi shēn gǎn shàng 。
苏小妹的声音自前方不远处传来，萧恒和张浩波连忙飞身赶上。
A large bronze door stood upright.
yī dào jù dà de qīng tóng mén shù lì 。
一道巨大的青铜门竖立。
Engraved on it was a pattern of a three-legged two-ear cauldron.
mén shàng ， juān kè zhe sān zú liǎng ěr de yuán dǐng tú àn 。
门上，镌刻着三足两耳的圆鼎图案。
Its appearance matched the small cauldron in their hands.
kàn qí yàng mào ， yǎn rán hé tā men shǒu zhōng de xiǎo dǐng yí zhì 。
看其样貌，俨然和他们手中的小鼎一致。
"This should be the legendary True药王鼎," Xiao Heng thought.
“ zhè shàng miàn kè zhe de yīng gāi jiù shì chuán wén zhōng de yào wáng zhēn dǐng le 。” xiāo héng xīn zhōng sī cǔn 。
“这上面刻着的应该就是传闻中的药王真鼎了。”萧恒心中思忖。
Su Xiaomei said, "I just checked around; there's only this bronze door here with no other exits."
sū xiǎo mèi shuō dào ：“ wǒ gāng gāng sì zhōu chá tàn le xià ， zhè lǐ chú le zhè shàn qīng tóng mén ， jiù méi yǒu bié de chū kǒu le 。”
苏小妹说道：“我刚刚四周查探了下，这里除了这扇青铜门，就没有别的出口了。”
"However, it can't be opened now."
“ bù guò zhè mén xiàn zài què dǎ bù kāi 。”
“不过这门现在却打不开。”
Zhang Haobo, upon hearing this, exerted his strength and pressed against the bronze door with both hands.
zhāng hào bō wén yán ， yùn zhuàn lì liàng ， shuāng shǒu kào zhe qīng tóng mén 。
张浩波闻言，运转力量，双手靠着青铜门。
He forcefully pushed, but the bronze door remained immobile.
měng dì yòng lì 。
猛地用力。
"Should we try attacking?" Xiao Heng suggested.
qīng tóng mén wén sī bù dòng 。
青铜门纹丝不动。
Zhang Haobo pondered for a moment before nodding slowly.
“ yào bù gōng jī kàn kàn ？”
“要不攻击看看？”
He stepped back slightly as a blood-red sea appeared above him.
xiāo héng jiàn yì dào 。
萧恒建议道。
"[Blood Sea Heavenly Realm]," Xiao Heng took a deep breath. "I never thought Zhang Haobo, so patient, would have such a terrifying Inner Immortal Realm."
zhāng hào bō chén yín piàn kè ， huǎn huǎn diǎn tóu 。
张浩波沉吟片刻，缓缓点头。
Despite not being the first time seeing this scene, facing the endless blood sea and its overwhelming煞气, Xiao Heng still felt a chill down his spine.
wǎng hòu tuì le shǎo xǔ ， zhāng hào bō tóu dǐng ， yī piàn xuè sè dà hǎi de xū yǐng zhòu rán xiǎn xiàn 。
往后退了少许，张浩波头顶，一片血色大海的虚影骤然显现。
Blood waves surged, and countless red swords flew out of the sea.
“【 xuè hǎi dòng tiān 】， xiǎng bù dào zhāng hào bō zhè me hǎo pí qì de rén ， yuán yīng dòng tiān jū rán rú cǐ kě pà 。” xiāo héng shēn xī le kǒu qì 。
“【血海洞天】，想不道张浩波这么好脾气的人，元婴洞天居然如此可怕。”萧恒深吸了口气。
Zhang Haobo pointed at the bronze door, and they whistled towards it.
jí biàn bú shì dì yī cì jiàn dào zhè fù chǎng jǐng ， miàn duì wú biān xuè hǎi zhōng de tāo tiān shā qì ， xiāo héng réng rán jué de yǒu xiē xīn jīng ròu tiào 。
即便不是第一次见到这副场景，面对无边血海中的滔天煞气，萧恒仍然觉得有些心惊肉跳。
"Boom!"
xuè làng fān yǒng ， wú shù dào xuè sè cháng jiàn zì hǎi shuǐ zhōng fēi chū 。
血浪翻涌，无数道血色长剑自海水中飞出。
"Boom!"
zhāng hào bō yī zhǐ ， biàn hū xiào zhe cháo zhe qián fāng qīng tóng dà mén zá qù 。
张浩波一指，便呼啸着朝着前方青铜大门砸去。
The loud explosions echoed as the bronze door and this space seemed to tremble.
“ hōng ！”
“轰！”
After some time,
“ hōng ！”
“轰！”
Zhang Haobo retracted his Blood Sea Heavenly Realm.
jù dà de bào zhà shēng bù duàn xiǎng qǐ ， qīng tóng mén nǎi zhì zhè piàn kōng jiān ， dōu fǎng fú zài zhèn chàn zhī zhōng 。
巨大的爆炸声不断响起，青铜门乃至这片空间，都仿佛在震颤之中。
He frowned upon seeing no change in the bronze door. "It's useless. The protective force here is clearly beyond what an Inner Immortal can breach."
guò le yī huì 。
过了一会。
Su Xiaomei, usually quick-tempered, did not argue but instead stared blankly, lost in thought.
zhāng hào bō jiāng xuè hǎi dòng tiān shōu qǐ 。
张浩波将血海洞天收起。
Xiao Heng was also thinking of a solution.
kàn le yǎn méi yǒu sī háo biàn huà de qīng tóng mén ， tā zhòu méi shuō dào ：“ méi yòng 。 cǐ chù fáng hù lì liàng ， xiǎn rán bú shì yuán yīng xiū shì néng gōng pò de 。”
看了眼没有丝毫变化的青铜门，他皱眉说道：“没用。此处防护力量，显然不是元婴修士能攻破的。”
The surrounding area fell into eerie silence.
yí xiàng pí qì bào zào de sū xiǎo mèi cǐ shí jū rán yě méi yǒu fǎn bó 。
一向脾气暴躁的苏小妹此时居然也没有反驳。
"I know!"
ér shì zhēng zhēng dì kàn zhe ， bù zhī dào zài xiǎng xiē shén me 。
而是怔怔地看着，不知道在想些什么。
Suddenly, Su Xiaomei seemed to have an epiphany.
xiāo héng yě shì zài sī suǒ zhe yìng duì zhī fǎ 。
萧恒也是在思索着应对之法。
"What do you know?" Xiao Heng looked curiously at Su Xiaomei.
yī shí jiān ， zhōu wéi xiàn rù le guǐ yì de ān jìng zhī zhōng 。
一时间，周围陷入了诡异的安静之中。
"鼎, cauldron," Su Xiaomei urged Xiao Heng. "You still have one small cauldron left. Look at this door; it's likely a mechanism. Just like the barrier outside, there must be an identification system."
“ wǒ zhī dào le ！”
“我知道了！”
"In the past, only those who cultivated the sect's功法 could enter."
hū rán ， sū xiǎo mèi huǎng rán dà wù dào 。
忽然，苏小妹恍然大悟道。
"We can't do that now. But we can trick it using our small药王鼎 as we did before," Su Xiaomei said seriously.
“ nǐ zhī dào shén me ？” xiāo héng yǒu xiē hào qí dì kàn zhe sū xiǎo mèi 。
“你知道什么？”萧恒有些好奇地看着苏小妹。
Xiao Heng nodded first and then suddenly changed his expression, retreating swiftly.
“ dǐng ， dǐng 。” sū xiǎo mèi kàn zhe xiāo héng ， cuī cù dào 。
“鼎，鼎。”苏小妹看着萧恒，催促道。
His face darkened as he shouted angrily, "You're not Su Xiaomei! Who are you?"
“ nǐ nà lǐ bú shì hái shèng xià yī zūn xiǎo dǐng ma 。 nǐ kàn zhè shàn mén ， yīng gāi shì dào jī guān 。 gēn wài miàn de jié jiè yī yàng ， kěn dìng yǒu zhe biàn bié dí wǒ de jī zhì 。”
“你那里不是还剩下一尊小鼎嘛。你看这扇门，应该是道机关。跟外面的结界一样，肯定有着辨别敌我的机制。”
Su Xiaomei was taken aback for a moment.
“ dāng nián yào wáng zōng mén rén ， zhǐ xū yùn zhuàn zōng mén suǒ xiū gōng fǎ ， jiù néng jìn rù 。”
“当年药王宗门人，只需运转宗门所修功法，就能进入。”
Then her face turned bright red.
“ wǒ men kěn dìng bù xíng la 。 bù guò kě yǐ xiàng gāng gāng zài wài miàn nà yàng ， yòng xiǎo yào wáng dǐng lái piàn guò tā 。”
“我们肯定不行啦。不过可以像刚刚在外面那样，用小药王鼎来骗过它。”
"Xiao Heng! You're asking for it!"
sū xiǎo mèi rèn zhēn dì shuō dào 。
苏小妹认真地说道。
A crimson sun suddenly appeared above her head.
xiāo héng wén yán ， xiān shì diǎn diǎn tóu 。
萧恒闻言，先是点点头。
After some time,
suí hòu tū rán liǎn sè dà biàn ， shēn xíng cháo hòu shǎn shuò ， xùn sù yuǎn lí 。
随后突然脸色大变，身形朝后闪烁，迅速远离。
Xiao Heng, bruised and swollen, apologized solemnly to Su Xiaomei. "Little Sister, I'm sorry."
miàn sè yīn chén ， nù hè dào ：“ nǐ bú shì sū xiǎo mèi ！ nǐ dào dǐ shì shuí ？”
面色阴沉，怒喝道：“你不是苏小妹！你到底是谁？”
"What are you apologizing for? In your heart, am I that stupid?" Su Xiaomei snorted coldly, turning away from him.
sū xiǎo mèi xiān shì lèng le lèng 。
苏小妹先是愣了愣。
"Um…" Xiao Heng, realizing he was in the wrong, felt awkward and didn't know what to say.
"These small药王鼎 each have their own space and abundant spirit energy."
"Since they can be used to cultivate spiritual objects, it's likely that a person could enter for a while without much issue."
Zhang Haobo quickly understood.
"Your meaning is that we use the cauldron as a boat, possibly breaking through this invisible barrier?"
Xiao Heng nodded.
"Then let's try it!"
Su Xiaomei then took out the small药王鼎 from her storage ring.
"Be careful!" Xiao Heng had not finished speaking when he saw Su Xiaomei transform into a streak of light and enter the cauldron.
"Come in quickly, together!" Su Xiaomei's voice echoed from within the cauldron.
Zhang Haobo and Xiao Heng, seeing this, could only follow suit.
The ancient-looking药王鼎 spun in mid-air for a moment before awkwardly heading towards the front.
At the instant it collided with the transparent barrier, a layer of green light appeared.
The small cauldron seemed about to succeed in entering.
Suddenly, the light wall vanished, and the small药王鼎 hit an empty space.
Unable to enter the True药王鼎, Xiao Heng and the others had no choice but to fly out from the small cauldron again.
"Strange, why didn't we get inside?" Su Xiaomei was slightly disappointed.
"Key… perhaps it's because there are too many of us?" Xiao Heng speculated.
"The skull ancestor prepared four for us; I doubt we can cheat," Zhang Haobo agreed.
"Then let's try again!" Su Xiaomei acted decisively, entering the cauldron once more to collide with the barrier.
Xiao Heng and Zhang Haobo watched intently at the transparent barrier from outside.
As expected, as the small药王鼎 flew towards the barrier,
it neither passed through like before nor was blocked by an attack.
Instead, it vanished along with them, just like ice melting into water.
"Surely this works!"
Xiao Heng and Zhang Haobo exchanged a glance, feeling somewhat excited.
"Let's go!"
To avoid any delays, they immediately followed suit, each controlling their own small cauldron to rush forward.
At the same time,
Li Fan in Lanlin State had already completed the验收 of the天玄锁灵阵 with Huangfu Song.
After bidding farewell to Guan Xing, they were now heading towards the western Qinghuang State.
Indeed, these remote areas in the south are all in a similar predicament.
They are basically at the bottom of the rankings among the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
It was fortunate that they could save themselves from running around by clustering here to build their structures just as the deadline approached.
They only needed to inspect each one sequentially.
As soon as Xiao Heng and his companions entered the True药王鼎,
the scene in the Unformulated Slaughter Mechanism's perception suddenly vanished.
Even with the amplifying sensing array they carried, it could not transmit any images to him.
However, Li Fan was not at all worried.
"Thankfully I have another plan."
To prevent a repeat of losing contact immediately upon entering the朝元宗 and thus being unaware of their situation,
Li Fan had engraved a hidden recording array on the pendant in addition to the sensing array.
It would record the surroundings faithfully.
Once they regained contact, he could transmit the images through the sensing array.
"Patience is all that's needed now."
Li Fan closed his eyes, immersing himself once more in the contemplation of his divine power.
...
Cangwu Abyss,
True药王鼎
The surrounding scenery changed abruptly.
After a moment, a force emerged from the small药王鼎 and expelled Xiao Heng.
Caught off guard, Xiao Heng appeared disheveled for a moment.
Once he steadied himself, he found that Zhang Haobo was in the same state.
They were currently in an empty enclosed area.
Above them and at the boundaries of this region, there were metallic walls emitting a faint green light.
The small药王鼎 that had brought them here had vanished.
"Xiao Heng, come over here!"
Su Xiaomei's voice came from not far ahead. Xiao Heng and Zhang Haobo quickly flew to catch up.
A large bronze door stood upright.
Engraved on it was a pattern of a three-legged two-ear cauldron.
Its appearance matched the small cauldron in their hands.
"This should be the legendary True药王鼎," Xiao Heng thought.
Su Xiaomei said, "I just checked around; there's only this bronze door here with no other exits."
"However, it can't be opened now."
Zhang Haobo, upon hearing this, exerted his strength and pressed against the bronze door with both hands.
He forcefully pushed, but the bronze door remained immobile.
"Should we try attacking?" Xiao Heng suggested.
Zhang Haobo pondered for a moment before nodding slowly.
He stepped back slightly as a blood-red sea appeared above him.
"[Blood Sea Heavenly Realm]," Xiao Heng took a deep breath. "I never thought Zhang Haobo, so patient, would have such a terrifying Inner Immortal Realm."
Despite not being the first time seeing this scene, facing the endless blood sea and its overwhelming煞气, Xiao Heng still felt a chill down his spine.
Blood waves surged, and countless red swords flew out of the sea.
Zhang Haobo pointed at the bronze door, and they whistled towards it.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
The loud explosions echoed as the bronze door and this space seemed to tremble.
After some time,
Zhang Haobo retracted his Blood Sea Heavenly Realm.
He frowned upon seeing no change in the bronze door. "It's useless. The protective force here is clearly beyond what an Inner Immortal can breach."
Su Xiaomei, usually quick-tempered, did not argue but instead stared blankly, lost in thought.
Xiao Heng was also thinking of a solution.
The surrounding area fell into eerie silence.
"I know!"
Suddenly, Su Xiaomei seemed to have an epiphany.
"What do you know?" Xiao Heng looked curiously at Su Xiaomei.
"鼎, cauldron," Su Xiaomei urged Xiao Heng. "You still have one small cauldron left. Look at this door; it's likely a mechanism. Just like the barrier outside, there must be an identification system."
"In the past, only those who cultivated the sect's功法 could enter."
"We can't do that now. But we can trick it using our small药王鼎 as we did before," Su Xiaomei said seriously.
Xiao Heng nodded first and then suddenly changed his expression, retreating swiftly.
His face darkened as he shouted angrily, "You're not Su Xiaomei! Who are you?"
Su Xiaomei was taken aback for a moment.
Then her face turned bright red.
"Xiao Heng! You're asking for it!"
A crimson sun suddenly appeared above her head.
After some time,
Xiao Heng, bruised and swollen, apologized solemnly to Su Xiaomei. "Little Sister, I'm sorry."
"What are you apologizing for? In your heart, am I that stupid?" Su Xiaomei snorted coldly, turning away from him.
"Um…" Xiao Heng, realizing he was in the wrong, felt awkward and didn't know what to say.