Unfortunately, Chen Luoyang had yet to find the trick to controlling this supreme treasure that was being refined in the cauldron.
Perhaps, he needed to cultivate to a higher level before he could truly understand it.
After breaking through to the seventeenth realm, he could vaguely feel that his connection with the Demon Venerable's remains and the dark cave was even closer.
In the long run, he believed that the progress would be more and more gratifying.
But the key was that he had to be fast.
There were only two years left before the next Red Dust Star Brilliance would erupt.
Time waits for no man. If he couldn't resolve the battle with Young Master Tian by then, everything else would be in vain.
Especially when the opponent he was about to fight might not be Young Master Tian alone.
He had to seize the time and improve himself as soon as possible.
On one hand, he could better control the power of the Demon Venerable's remains. On the other hand, if he could truly control the treasure in the cauldron, it would undoubtedly increase his confidence.
It was an exaggeration to say that there were only about twenty big shot experts in the Mortal World, and all of them had died in front of Chen Luoyang. With the current situation, the amount of dark golden jade nectar in the white jade bottle was only enough for him to use the demon lord's remains for about twenty moves.
By then, would twenty moves be enough to face Young Master Tian, who was also the ruler of a realm like the Demon Venerable?
Right now, Chen Luoyang had indeed bought time for himself, but Xi and Young Master Tian would probably be even more energetic by then.
By then, there might be Buddha, Daoist, and Dark Lord eyeing them. Chen Luoyang had to be on guard.
At this time, he had to find a way to make the treasure that the Demon Venerable couldn't refine become another thing he could rely on.
But there were some obstacles in this.
The simplest problem was that even the cleverest housewife couldn't cook without rice.
The level of this treasure was obviously very high, so high that other treasures in the Mortal World couldn't reach it.
If Chen Luoyang wanted to refine it, what kind of material would be worthy of it?
He illuminated the dark cave, but other than the cauldron itself, he didn't find any other treasures left behind by the Demon Venerable.
He wasn't sure if the Demon Venerable had already used up all his savings on this half-finished product, or if there was another place where the treasure was hidden. Chen Luoyang could only try to figure out the treasure while looking for clues.
To him, everything was in preparation for the upcoming battle with Young Master Tian.
It didn't matter if he didn't completely refine this treasure.
For now, it was enough for him to control it.
Chen Luoyang walked to the side of the giant cauldron and stared at it silently. He sensed the aura of power that seemed to be slumbering inside, yet it was extremely fierce and violent.
After a moment of contemplation, he stretched out a hand and pressed it on the cauldron.
In an instant, it was as if an abyss had directly swallowed his spirit.
In a daze, he felt as if his soul had left his body and been sucked into the three-legged cauldron.
Within the cauldron, a dark and gloomy ball of light floated in Silence.
Within the ball of light was a faintly discernible pitch-black pagoda.
The body of the pagoda was incomplete and incomplete, and even its shape was irregular. It made one wonder if it was actually a pagoda.
However, the terrifying aura from before came from this jet-black pagoda.
Chen Luoyang's Divine Soul was about to be sucked into it.
Fortunately, he was prepared.
The slough of the Demon Venerable outside the cauldron seemed to tremble slightly.
Affected by this, the flames of the jet-black pagoda seemed to pause for an instant.
Using this opportunity, Chen Luoyang successfully stabilized his mind and withdrew his Divine Soul back into his body.
He released his hand from the three-legged cauldron and silently adjusted his breathing, stabilizing his mind.
Although it had been somewhat dangerous just now, Chen Luoyang had already gotten used to it.
It was precisely because he had walked on the edge of a knife again and again that he had gained a deeper understanding of the Demon Venerable's slough and the Cave of Darkness.
After organizing his thoughts and summarizing what he had gained this time, Chen Luoyang let out a long breath and left the central hall.
In a side hall to the side, he could see that Bie Donglai was also silently cultivating.
Perhaps he was a very unreliable person, but as the youngest major figurehead expert apart from the Empress of East Zhou, Bie Donglai's talent and potential were unquestionable.
Chen Luoyang could clearly sense that Bie Donglai seemed to have received some sort of enlightenment after staying in the Cave of Darkness for the past half-year.
The enlightenment stemmed from the aura left behind by the Demon Venerable in the Cave of Darkness.
Bie Donglai's cultivation was high enough, and his talent and comprehension were strong. Even a little bit of enlightenment could greatly benefit him.
It was always the hardest to make progress.
Sometimes, this bit of enlightenment could be the key to breaking through a bottleneck.
In addition, Bie Donglai already had a page of the Heavenly Book in his possession, which he had been studying recently and had also improved.
Chen Luoyang suspected that the current Bie Donglai was perhaps only a paper-thin distance away from breaking through.
Chen Luoyang did not disturb Bie Donglai and went elsewhere.
In a group of halls far away from the central hall, Chen Luoyang went to one of the halls and then to the courtyard behind the hall.
There, a white-clothed girl was sitting cross-legged in meditation.
The girl opened her eyes. When she saw Chen Luoyang, she stood up and bowed. "Hierarch Chen."
"It seems that Lady Qingqing has recovered quite well." Chen Luoyang strolled leisurely over to her and examined the solitary Ying Qingqing.
She had not only recovered quite well.
Chen Luoyang's expression was calm, but he was somewhat speechless.
Because the Ying Qingqing in front of him was clearly level 18, the peak of Martial Saint.
Back in the Divine Land, after she had used a sword from beyond the heavens to kill the Martial Saint of Fusang Island, her level 15 strength had instantly fallen to level 6.
The two pieces of memory that she had recovered had even been lost again.
But after Chen Luoyang had brought her to meet the Sword King Tao Wangji, she had recovered a piece of her memory, and even the previous two pieces of memory had slowly recovered.
As her memory recovered, her cultivation also began to skyrocket.
In Chen Luoyang's view, the change in her cultivation should not be called an improvement, but a recovery of memory.
Her growth in cultivation was not gradual, but from level 6 to level 9, then to level 12, then level 15, all the way to level 18. Each time, she would rise by a large step.
Previously, when she had fallen to the lower level of level 6, it had not affected the rapid rise in her cultivation after she recovered three pieces of memory, stopping only when she reached the peak of Martial Saint.
Chen Luoyang was sure that her background was not simple, and he suspected that her true age was not her appearance.
"I'm recovering … I guess." Hearing Chen Luoyang's words, Ying Qingqing looked slightly confused.
She looked at the palaces in the dark cave in a daze.
But Chen Luoyang felt that she was only looking at the darkness.
"Does this place make you uncomfortable?" Chen Luoyang asked calmly.
Her sword will was vaguely opposed to the Demon Venerable's dark cave. It was reasonable for her to feel uncomfortable in a place like this.
"No, this place is very good," Ying Qingqing answered instinctively.
After a short pause, she said softly, "My body is a little uncomfortable, but it is very peaceful here. I am fine staying here."
Chen Luoyang shook his head, "If you just don't want to see people, I can arrange it for you."
Hearing this, Ying Qingqing was silent.
Chen Luoyang looked at her in Silence.
Since this dark cave was built to be the Demon Venerable's residence, it was not a place that just anyone could enter.
Since there were no servants here to begin with, Chen Luoyang couldn't make any arrangements.
In reality, if he wasn't here, then there were usually only two living people here.
One was Bie Donglai, and the other was Ying Qingqing.
And the two of them didn't even come into contact with each other.
Over the past half year, Ying Qingqing had spent most of her time alone.
In this darkness where there was no sun or moon, no life.
But Chen Luoyang could tell that she was not lying.
She really was at ease here.
Or rather, compared to the mortal world outside, she was more at ease here.
"What did you do in the past that would affect your decision now?" Chen Luoyang casually sat down on a stone bench in the courtyard. "You're worried that you'll lose control?"
Ying Qingqing said, "I can control myself now, but I'm worried about the future."
Chen Luoyang lightly tapped his fingers on the stone table, looking at the white-clothed girl in front of him with interest.
He suddenly laughed. "It seems that I was right."
Hearing this, Ying Qingqing tightly pursed her lips.
In her mind, Chen Luoyang's words appeared when she was still in the Divine Land.
Have you ever thought that before you lost your memory, you might be colder and more ruthless than me?
Then, he recovered some of his memories, and images flashed through his mind like a lantern.
That feeling of coldness enveloped her again.
From Chen Luoyang's point of view, Ying Qingqing's eyes were absent-minded and unfocused. Her body seemed to be slightly trembling, as if she had fallen into a nightmare.
Chen Luoyang looked at her in Silence. His fingers that were tapping the stone table suddenly stopped.
The sound stopped abruptly.
Ying Qingqing came back to her senses.
Her face was a little pale. She raised her head to look at Chen Luoyang and smiled weakly. "Thank you, Hierarch Chen."
Chen Luoyang's eyes were calm. He gently shook his head at her.
Ying Qingqing's body was a little warmer. After a moment of silence, she softly said, "I … I killed a lot of people. I can't remember who they are, but I can see a lot of people … I can't remember why, but … but I didn't seem to have hatred or anger at that time. I think, they didn't harm me, they didn't threaten me, but I killed them all …"
The girl's voice was intermittent. At this point, she finally couldn't continue.
Chen Luoyang's expression was calm. "Martial artist or mortal?"
Ying Qingqing smiled bitterly. "Martial artist, but I don't think there's a difference."
"There is." Chen Luoyang said casually, "I don't take the initiative to kill mortals."
Hearing this, Ying Qingqing was speechless for a moment. After a long time, she said, "Hierarch Chen has such a heart. It's a blessing for the world, but … but …"
Chen Luoyang looked at her. "In the battle of martial arts, people kill me and I kill others. It's a very common thing. You don't seem to be able to accept it?"
Ying Qingqing said, "I think it's better if people don't offend me and I don't offend them."
"I don't offend people if they don't offend me? There's nothing wrong with this statement. " Chen Luoyang nodded. "However, there's a premise. First, you have to be able to beat the other party. Only then will your words have weight."
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