In the quiet Towering Sky City, every carved railing and painted building had their own unique craftsmanship. Exquisite works of art from the Hundred Races were displayed here.
The entire city did not look like a residence, but more like a museum. The main hall of the Towering Sky City was where its essence lay.
However, the people in the hall were not in the mood to enjoy it. Li Qingshan's astonished voice echoed in the empty hall.
"Transform into a well!"
"Senior, do you want to form a world of your own, or merge with the Nine Provinces?" Little Ann seemed to have understood something.
"Since I want to stay in this world forever, it's naturally the latter. However, it's not merging. If it does, it'll be over." The Banyan Tree King then looked at Li Qingshan. "If I use the Asura Field in your hand as an example, I want to become an artifact spirit. I want to use my own heart as the heart of the heavens and use my own consciousness to replace the consciousness of this world."
Only now did Li Qingshan understand why the Banyan Tree King kept expanding his branches without caring about the price. It was like moss growing on the walls of a well. What an inconceivable ambition!
"But what do you want to do? Could it be that you want to expand to cover the entire Nine Provinces? "
This was impossible. Even if the humans did not obstruct the Banyan Tree King's actions, he did not know how long it would take him. His lifespan was definitely not that long.
"Of course not."
The Banyan Tree King smiled and waved his hand. He turned around and walked into the depths of the hall until he arrived in front of a mental map of the Nine Provinces.
"Every world has its own laws. If you want to replace the consciousness of this world, you must first understand the laws of this world. However, the laws of a world are profound and complicated. It is not something that can be completely understood with the so-called comprehension ability. You must have a large number of calculations. Although too many branches are not beneficial to cultivation, it can greatly increase the speed of calculations."
Li Qingshan had a strange expression. The thousands of kilometers of forest he had walked through had turned into a whole in his mind. Every branch of the banyan tree was both a collector and a calculator of information. Countless pieces of information were transmitted through every root and finally gathered here to decipher the code of heaven and earth …
This did not sound like something a monster would do. The Banyan Tree King in front of him was like a three-dimensional projection. Its real identity was a giant supercomputer!
"No wonder you're known for your profound wisdom. However, what's the result of deducing the laws of heaven and earth?"
"The result is not bad. At the very least, it is very helpful for divination. However, Qiongqi's trap is far beyond my divination ability. The difference between our levels is too great. I believe you already know that there might be a time trap in this bet."
"Mm." Li Qingshan nodded.
"If I can succeed, I will be able to lend you a hand." The Banyan Tree King said. A single Demon King was nothing more than an ant in front of Qiongqi. However, if it transformed into a world, even Qiongqi wouldn't be able to go against it directly.
"I also hope that you can succeed, but how can I help you? I don't understand any laws of heaven and earth. " Li Qingshan said. Compared to something as troublesome as comprehending the laws of heaven and earth, he preferred to use brute force to destroy the laws of heaven and earth.
"Just comprehending the laws of heaven and earth is useless. Although you can better adapt to this world and use these laws in various aspects, it's just like how even if you see through every grain on the walls of a well, you won't be able to turn it into a well. Comprehending is just the first step. Furthermore, with my current realm, it's impossible for me to completely comprehend it. It's like an ant trying to shake a tree! "
The Banyan Tree King sighed. Even if he used all sorts of methods to make up for it, a third heavenly tribulation realm was still too low.
"Isn't that a dead knot?" Li Qingshan asked.
"There's always a way out. An ant can shake a tree. Even a dead knot can be solved. Do you know of the Mountainwater Divine Seal?" The Banyan Tree King asked.
"I know. I've even refined a few before." Li Qingshan seemed to have understood something. From a certain perspective, the Mountaingod Seal and Water God Seal were the condensation of the laws of heaven and earth.
"Then do you know of the Nine Cauldrons?" The Banyan Tree King asked again.
"Who doesn't know about the national treasures of Great Xia? It's said that they've been forged from all the god seals in the world. They can suppress the fortune of the nine provinces and make the world devoid of gods. "
Li Qingshan came to a realisation. Grasping a single god seal meant grasping a river or a mountain range. If he grasped all of the Divine Seals of Mountains and Rivers, would he be able to grasp the nine provinces?
"Sir, you want to refine the Nine Cauldrons and become a god on the spot?"
"That's roughly what I'm thinking, but I don't have that great of an appetite. My current plan is to refine the Mist Province Cauldron first, which will greatly extend my lifespan and ensure my own survival. Afterwards, I'll comprehend the laws of the world a step further and use that as a breakthrough until the day I succeed."
"Sir, you want me to go to the King of Southern Yue's estate and steal the Mist Province Cauldron?"
Li Qingshan frowned slightly. Even if the King of Southern Yue's estate was not as tightly guarded as Towering City, it was definitely not a place easy to enter or leave, let alone the fact that he had to bring his supreme treasure with him. It really was not a simple matter, and regardless of whether he succeeded or not, he would directly fall out with the King of Southern Yue.
"That's not it!" The Banyan Tree King waved his hand, and the surroundings twisted and changed. He arrived in a huge hollow in the centre of the banyan tree.
"The Mist Province Cauldron!"
Li Qingshan's eyes narrowed. All he saw was an ink-green, three-legged cauldron sitting in the centre of the hollow. Countless famed mountains, great rivers, and wondrous treasures were engraved on the cauldron. It was a style unique to the Mist province. Gazing deeply, the flat image seemed to turn into countless mountains and rivers, buried deep within the mist.
It was one of the nine cauldrons, the Mist Province Cauldron!
The Mist Province Cauldron was not particularly large, but it gave off an extremely heavy feeling, as if it was the condensation of the Mist province that spanned a hundred thousand kilometers. Even with countless aerial roots wrapped around it, it struggled to hide its profound, profound light.
"I obtained this cauldron five thousand years ago!" The Banyan Tree King stroked the inscriptions on the cauldron gently, removing some of the roots wrapped around it.
"Sir, why haven't you been able to refine the cauldron?" Li Qingshan was slightly surprised. The Great Xia empire had only been established for five thousand years, so didn't that mean the King of Southern Yue had given the cauldron to him as soon as it was forged?
"It's not time yet. The nine cauldrons are a single entity, possessing the power to rule the world. Let alone refining it, even shaking it will be difficult. In the past few years, I've only been deriving its structure in preparation for refining it in the future. "
"Has the time come now?"
"Take a closer look!" The Banyan Tree King pointed at the cauldron. Only then did Li Qingshan see a few black spots on the cauldron. They seemed like rust, but he would not be able to tell if he did not look carefully.
"These are demon caverns!"
"That's right. The laws of the world that these demon caverns destroy and corrode this world have also manifested on the Mist province cauldron. This is where the cauldron's weakness lies."
"What can I do for you?"
"Destroy the Mist province cauldron!"
Before he had seen the Mist province cauldron, Li Qingshan really did not believe there was anything in the world he could not destroy, but now, he was no longer that confident. "I've forged it after so much difficulty. Will it still be effective even if I destroy it?"
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