With that, Lin Zeyu flicked his sleeves and walked away from the cauldron, leaving it to Long Ming to deal with.
Long Ming first tried to take the cauldron, but the result was the same as Lin Zeyu's. The cauldron didn't react at all, as if it had taken root in the ground.
Long Ming frowned, then turned to the Jiuhua Alliance cultivators and said, "Everyone, come with me. Let's see if we can open this cauldron."
In order to prevent any accidents, Long Ming excluded the people of the other four sects, and only allowed the Jiuhua Alliance disciples to step forward.
Hearing this, the Jiuhua Alliance disciples all stepped forward and surrounded the cauldron. At the same time, they grabbed the lid of the cauldron, waiting for Long Ming's command.
Under everyone's gaze, Long Ming said in a low voice, "I'll count to three. Everyone, use your strength together. If we can open it, I'll report to the sect that you'll be rewarded."
With the promise of benefits, the Jiuhua Alliance cultivators' spirits were roused. They secretly resolved to open this damned cauldron.
"One, two, three, rise!"
As Long Ming's final word rang out, the twenty-odd cultivators all shouted at the same time. Their loud voices resounded throughout the great hall, but to everyone's disappointment, under everyone's expectant gazes, the pill cauldron remained as stable as Mount Tai.
"How can this be!" Long Ming's expression was a little ugly. The treasure was right in front of him, but he couldn't get it. This kind of feeling was unbearable.
"It seems that something like a cauldron requires a special method to open and use. Many powerful alchemists even have their own unique methods. I think senior brother Long Ming's method of collecting it is wrong." Lu Xuan reminded him. Because he was also an enchanter, he had some understanding of the alchemists and alchemists who were equally famous as enchanters.
Hearing this, Long Ming's eyes couldn't help but light up. He had been bound by his usual train of thought. There weren't any amazing cauldrons in the Jiuhua Alliance that could be opened with force. So when he saw this giant cauldron, his first thought was to open it by force. Now that Lu Xuan had reminded him, he became much more clear-headed.
He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Lu Xuan, asking with slight expectation, "You know alchemy?"
Along the way, Lu Xuan showed a lot of highlights. First, he thought of a way to force the Tree Demon out, and at the critical moment, Lu Xuan killed the Tree Demon. Then, he showed his research on Spirit Arrays and was the first to break Lin Zeyu's Endless Sun Array. Just now, this Alchemy Hall was also first discovered by Lu Xuan, so Long Ming subconsciously looked forward to Lu Xuan's Alchemy.
However, Lu Xuan just shook his head and shrugged, "I only have some understanding, but I haven't mastered it."
Hearing this, the hopeful look in Long Ming's eyes disappeared. He circled around the crowd and asked, "Who among you knows alchemy and how to open the cauldron? If you can open the cauldron, I will make the decision to give you ten percent of the pills inside the cauldron. "
A ten percent pill! Hearing this generous reward, many people's eyes were filled with greed. The four Sects could only get thirty percent of the pills, so whoever could open the cauldron would receive more than any of the Sects! Unfortunately, not everyone had the ability to take ten percent of the pills.
Following Long Ming's words, some of the Nine Eastern Alliance's disciples turned to look at one of them. That disciple bitterly smiled and said, "I do know a little about alchemy, but I don't know how to open the cauldron. I've never even heard of it. The cauldron I use is the most common, and I only know a few recipes for pills and how to control the flames."
Yun Qi said with some suspicion, "You're not purposely not doing it, are you planning to take it by yourself later?"
Hearing this, the disciple flew into a rage. Pointing at Yun Qi, he said, "Don't slander me! I think this cauldron opening method was made up by Lu Xuan. I've never heard of it. If you don't believe me, you can ask Junior Brother Shi. He and I have listened to the sect's Alchemy Elder's lectures several times, and he has never said anything about opening the cauldron."
Everyone looked at Junior Brother Shi, and he nodded. "I can testify that the Alchemy Elder directly used his spiritual energy to open the lid, and didn't use any special methods."
Lu Xuan couldn't help but be a little puzzled. How could he have never heard of the cauldron opening method? That was impossible. The ancient talisman technique clearly recorded that the cauldron opening method was also a method of using the array. Refining low level pills was fine, but refining high level pills required a specific method of opening and closing the cauldron. If one was the slightest bit careless, then the entire cauldron of pills would be completely wasted.
Could it be … that the Alchemy Elder of the Nine Eastern Alliance didn't know how to refine high level pills? Or could it be that the so-called high level pills of the Sky Sword Continent weren't the same as the ones in the Qing-Yun Realm?
Lu Xuan's heart suddenly jumped. From all the signs, it seemed that this ancient almighty had been to the Qing-Yun Realm, and the cauldron he had left behind was quite extraordinary. Perhaps it was an extremely high level cauldron, which was why it required the cauldron opening method. But it seemed that no one here knew how to open the cauldron …
With this thought in mind, Lu Xuan quickly skimmed through the ancient talisman technique in his memory. He had once read the formation section of the ancient talisman technique, but because he wasn't strong enough, he didn't want to study it in detail. However, Lu Xuan remembered very clearly that the cauldron opening method was mentioned in that section. If the ancient talisman technique recorded the cauldron opening method … Lu Xuan couldn't restrain his excitement.
"This little girl knows a method, but I don't know if it can open this cauldron." As Lu Xuan hurriedly searched through the records of the ancient talisman technique, he heard the melodious voice of Imaginary Dependence.
Most of the people present knew that the Peony Palace had a few unique methods, such as the peony they had used to deal with the Treant Yao. Perhaps it would be useful. Long Ming looked at Imaginary Dependence and nodded. "Come and try. If you can open it, the Peony Palace will receive ten percent more."
Hearing this, Yun Qi and Xiang Tao couldn't help but feel a wave of envy. Their emotions were complicated. They didn't want Imaginary Dependence to open the cauldron, but at the same time, they knew that Long Ming wouldn't give up on the benefits of the Nine Eastern Alliance. The ten percent he offered would most likely be taken from their thirty percent. That way, they would receive even less. But if Imaginary Dependence couldn't open it, they wouldn't receive anything at all.
With such complicated feelings, the crowd stared at Imaginary Dependence's movements.
Imaginary Dependence gracefully stepped forward until she reached the cauldron's side. She stretched out her slender jade-like hands, her movements graceful. However, the crowd's minds were focused on the cauldron. They didn't pay attention to her enchanting figure.
Ruo Xiangyi gently waved her hands and pinched out a series of hand signs. Her elemental energy fluctuated, and it was obvious that she was preparing a method. After about three breaths, Ruo Xiangyi made a hand sign. She separated her hands and gently raised them. Except for Lu Xuan, who was already immersed in the ancient talisman technique, everyone's attention was completely focused.
The cauldron remained unmoved. Imaginary Dependence couldn't help but frown. She didn't give up. She quickly waved her hands again, but this time her hand seals changed. In a short time, Imaginary Dependence changed her hand seals three times. Unfortunately, the cauldron didn't move.
Imaginary Dependence couldn't help but sigh, "This won't do. The method I used is used to activate the Peony Palace's divine peony. It doesn't seem to be compatible with this cauldron."
Disappointment flashed in Long Ming's eyes. It seemed that this time, he would have to miss this great treasure. It was truly regretful, and he was unwilling to give up!
But at this moment, Lu Xuan was pleasantly surprised. He found it!
The ancient talisman technique contained many things. Just the array method alone recorded countless strange array methods. Lu Xuan hadn't carefully looked at it before. Now that he wanted to deliberately find the method to open the cauldron, it was truly exhausting. But hard work paid off. Finally, he found the method to open the cauldron.
"The Dao of Formations covers an extremely wide range. Formations exist everywhere in the world. The Dao of Enchantment requires carving a formation on a scroll. The Dao of Weapon Refinement requires carving a formation on a weapon. Even alchemists need to have a grasp of formations …"
"... When refining high level pills, one needs to use an extremely high level cauldron. Whether it's opening the cauldron, closing the cauldron, or using the cauldron, all of them require the use of arrays. There are countless cauldrons in the world. Many high level cauldrons even have their own special usage methods that outsiders don't know about. I have left behind two cauldron usage methods for reference. One is a common method that can be used by most cauldrons. The other is my cauldron, the unique method of the Tai Yi Cauldron."
Lu Xuan secretly thought that this "I" should be the author of the Tai Yi Origin Technique. This was the first time he had seen the author's first name in the Tai Yi Origin Technique. Since the Tai Yi Cauldron was the cauldron of the author of the Tai Yi Origin Technique and had a unique method to open the cauldron, it must be of an extremely high level.
Immediately after, Lu Xuan put aside his random thoughts and began to concentrate on memorizing the two methods of opening the cauldron in the ancient talisman technique, especially the first method. If the cauldron in front of him had a unique method to open the cauldron, then he wouldn't be able to obtain it. Moreover, that kind of cauldron was probably extremely rare. He reckoned that this cauldron was an ordinary high level cauldron.
"Lu Xuan, Lu Xuan!" Zhao Binger called out to Lu Xuan a few times. Only then did Lu Xuan, who was concentrating on memorizing the method, suddenly wake up.
"What are you daydreaming about?" Zhao Binger looked at Lu Xuan suspiciously.
"Junior Brother Lu, this cauldron probably can't be opened. Everyone has decided to look around and see if there are any gains. Let's go together." Yang Weili said from the side.
Although the palace was small, other than the main hall, there were still many rooms. Seeing that the cauldron couldn't be opened, Long Ming had no choice but to give up and turn to look for other pills that might exist.
Lu Xuan raised his head and looked around. Only then did he realize that most of the people had left and were rushing into the rooms to search for treasures.
But at this moment, he was thinking about the method to open the cauldron. How could he be in the mood to search for treasures? If he could control the cauldron in front of him, then it would be much more valuable than the pills that he didn't even know existed!
Immediately, Lu Xuan smiled and lied, "I suddenly felt something, like I'm about to break through."
Yang Weili was stunned, "Now? Here? You're about to break through? "
"Yes, now. Binger, help me protect me." As soon as Lu Xuan finished speaking, he called out the four iron puppets and sat down cross-legged, as if he was cultivating.
Lu Xuan's "decisiveness" and "willfulness" made Zhao Binger a little surprised. However, she naturally considered Lu Xuan's safety to be the most important. Immediately, she unsheathed her sword and tightly guarded Lu Xuan's side.
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