Chapter 1515 - 575: Jiu Provinces Cauldron Foundation
"Dongfang Liuli... you won’t die a good death. You’re a demon, you’ve ruined me so much. No wonder Di Shen doesn’t like you, you venomous woman!"
The demon hunter of the Small Divine Power Realm imprisoned in the cage before him has only been consuming Heart Execution Grass for about seven or eight months.
There is still a flicker of clarity in his eyes.
Seeing the face that once enchanted and obsessed him, now in his eyes, it’s like an Asura from hell.
He roared furiously.
Upon hearing Di Shen’s name, Dongfang Liuli’s expression suddenly changed.
A cold glint flashed at her fingertip, and a moment earlier, that peculiar Cauldron Breath swiftly pierced the Yintang of that demon hunter.
With a "bang," the demon hunter’s head exploded like a ripe watermelon.
Blood and flesh scattered on the ground, Dongfang Liuli wiped the bloodstains from her fingertips, turned around, and said nonchalantly.
"Throw his body outside to feed the demon beasts."
The alchemist waiting behind Dongfang Liuli couldn’t help but shudder, dared not say more, and quickly ordered someone to dispose of the body secretly.
Dongfang Liuli’s temperament these days has become increasingly capricious.
It seems that because of that earlier incident with Di Shen, it deeply wounded her proud self, and with the slightest carelessness, she’d vent her anger on these test subjects.
"Lord Dongfang, while you were away earlier, Lord Zhi sent a message."
The alchemist presented a letter.
"Finally, there’s news from Senior Brother. He mentioned infiltrating the Jiu Provinces Alliance, but over half a year has passed with no progress. I wonder what he’s up to this time."
Dongfang Liuli opened the letter and quickly glanced at it.
"The descendant of the Jade Hand Poison Master has appeared. This person may be hiding within the Huangquan Team and might have in their possession a Jiu Provinces Cauldron Fragment, possibly even the Hong Meng Fang Immortal and the Jade Hand Poison Master’s Poison Book."
After reading the letter, Dongfang Liuli frowned deeply.
Why is it again the Huangquan Team?
She had finally put the troublesome woman named Ye Lingyue out of her mind, only to unexpectedly have her senior brother show interest in that seventh-rank team.
Dongfang Liuli’s senior brother was the alchemist with Nie surname who had been hiding next to Elder Jing earlier.
His real name was Gongsun Zhi.
Both of them were not originally from the Ancient Nine Provinces Continent.
They were disciples under the Fang Immortal in the Divine Realm who planted Heart Execution Grass.
Years ago, the matter of the Heart Execution Grass was exposed, and that evil Fang Immortal was executed. Dongfang and Gongsun escaped early.
When they fled, they scavenged their master’s treasures and also stole some seeds of Heart Execution Grass.
They wandered to the Ancient Nine Provinces, seeing it was distant from the Divine Realm and not fearing pursuit, they settled and survived there.
One excelled in refining elixirs, the other in poison techniques, and quickly established their footing on the mainland.
Yet their ambitions were no small matter. Unsatisfied with being ordinary demon hunters in the Ancient Nine Provinces, after colluding, they decided to utilize the Soul-breaking Elixir recipe left by their master to refine Soul-breaking Elixirs.
The original plan of the siblings was to use the Soul-breaking Elixir to control as many Divine Skills Realm demon hunters as possible.
By then, they could make a significant impact in the Jiu Provinces Hunting, earning merits and climbing the ranks of the Jiu Provinces Alliance, perhaps even becoming a Hall Master or elder.
In the Ancient Nine Provinces Continent, only by entering the Jiu Provinces Alliance could one truly reach the pinnacle of power.
For this plan, Dongfang Liuli had been preparing for years, choosing Qiyu City as her base of operations.
Originally, everything was going smoothly, and her senior brother Gongsun Zhi had successfully infiltrated next to Elder Jing of the Jiu Provinces Alliance, until an unexpected derailment happened.
The one who disrupted the entire plan was the Jade Hand Poison Master.
Dongfang Liuli returned to the top floor of Liu Guang Pavilion.
In a hidden compartment in the western chamber on the top floor, she took out a uniquely shaped necklace.
Inside was half a Fragment of the Cauldron.
If Ye Lingyue saw this Cauldron Fragment, she would surely be overjoyed but also puzzled as to why it’s only half a Fragment.
Originally, the other half of the Fragment was in the hands of Dongfang Liuli’s senior brother, Gongsun Zhi.
It turns out that one of the people who secretly attacked the Jade Hand Poison Master to seize the Jiu Provinces Cauldron years ago was Dongfang and Gongsun’s master.
However, their master was not the mastermind. At the time, their master was just a Fang Venerate who conspired with a renowned Fang Immortal from the Divine Realm to attack the Jade Hand Poison Master.
At that time, the Jade Hand Poison Master was also quite famous in the Divine Realm.
In that great battle, the Jiu Provinces Cauldron shattered, but their master and the mastermind were seriously injured, though they managed to snatch a Cauldron Fragment and parts of the Five Poison Treasure Record from the Jade Hand Poison Master.
After destroying the Jiu Provinces Cauldron, the mastermind distributed rewards, giving the Fang Venerate a Jiu Provinces Cauldron Fragment and the incomplete Five Poison Treasure Record.
The mastermind himself was also a renowned Fang Immortal, uninterested in such things.
Little did they know, that Fang Venerate had a stroke of luck combined with extraordinary talent, and after acquiring the Five Poison Treasure Record and that Cauldron Fragment, he comprehended it, and through the Five Poison Treasure Record’s records, discovered the Soul-breaking Elixir.
This ambitious person, after advancing to become a Fang Immortal, couldn’t find a way to join the ranks of the Eight Great Immortals in the Divine Realm. Feeling underappreciated, he harbored resentment and ultimately orchestrated the Soul-breaking Elixir scheme to control the Divine Citizens, nearly causing chaos.
At that time, the young Dongfang and Gongsun were also involved, but when they saw the scheme exposed, they took advantage of the Fang Immortal’s secluded cultivation, stealing the Cauldron Fragment and the remnant of the Five Poison Treasure Record.
That evil Fang Immortal, having lost both items, succumbed to Deviation in a fit of rage and was eventually killed by Ye Lingri. It’s said that there is divine justice after all.
After arriving in the Ancient Nine Provinces, Gongsun and Dongfang argued several times over the Cauldron Fragment and the Five Poison Treasure Record. To prevent strife between them, they agreed to split the Jiu Provinces Cauldron Fragment in half, each holding one half.
Thus, Dongfang possesses this half of the Cauldron Fragment.
Unlike the Cauldron Embryo, Cauldron Name, Cauldron Soul, and Cauldron Qi that Ye Lingyue previously collected.
The part of the Jiu Provinces Cauldron Fragment in the possession of Dongfang and Gongsun is the Cauldron Foundation.
It is the largest in size and, moreover, it records the wondrous uses and cultivation techniques of the Jiu Provinces Cauldron.
Dongfang Liuli relied on this part of the Cauldron Fragment to cultivate a wisp of Cauldron Breath, refine elixirs, and spiritual artifacts.
As for Gongsun Zhi, he is more interested in the Five Poison Treasure Record, specializing in medical and poison techniques, and has become quite proficient in this area, capable of killing invisibly.
After discovering the Cauldron Fragment’s wondrous uses, both became even more eager to collect other fragments of the Jiu Provinces Cauldron, not to mention the complete Five Poison Treasure Record.
Unfortunately, for a long time, there has been no news of the Jade Hand Poison Master or the Jiu Provinces Cauldron.
Even news of Jade Hand Poison Master, Ye Yao, was unheard of. It was rumored that the Jade Hand Poison Master was severely injured in the ambush, perhaps long dead.
However, it can’t be ruled out that the Jade Hand Poison Master might have descendants.
Gazing at the half Cauldron Foundation Fragment in her hand, a glimpse of greed flashed in Dongfang Liuli’s eyes.
"If the Huangquan Team truly has descendants of the Jade Hand Poison Master, perhaps I can learn the whereabouts of the Jiu Provinces Cauldron Fragment. It seems I must deal with the Huangquan Team before senior brother returns."
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