Devour

A faint sigh came from behind: "You guessed right."

The two were horrified and had no idea they were being followed. They were about to draw their weapons and turn around to fight the enemy, but Cheng Bai, who was following behind them in stealth, swung his killing knife and the silent assassination energy chopped off their heads, and their bodies fell limply.

Cheng Bai appeared, very satisfied with the quietness of the alley. He put away his killing knife and said cheerfully, "You are a ruthless killer after all. How can I let you get away with it after paying me? Pick a quiet corner to deal with it. It's not nice to bleed in someone else's store."

He took away the black gold blades and the money he had given them before, and quickly teleported away.

Chu Kangtian saw Cheng Bai walking out of the Jingbao Pavilion in the open-air garden and asked, "Have the two Naihe envoys left?"

Cheng Bai smiled and said, "They said they were going to the East China Sea to look for the Black Dragon Prince. They've been gone for quite a while."

Chu Kangtian nodded and said, "The envoys are not ordinary assassins of the Tumin Society. They are often entrusted with special missions and have higher strengths. The two just now were at the initial stage of Wuwei. Looking at the Beilin Continent, they can be regarded as quasi-first-class masters. Brother Chengxian, I'm glad that there was no conflict."

Cheng Bai asked: "When will Min Wushuang return to Qian'an City?"

Chu Kangtian said: "The expedition against Lanhui City mainly involved the forces of Beiwei State. Pan Yu took the initiative to provoke and died in the battle. Jingtao Sect was in the wrong first. Unless they send out the Sect Leader and several Supreme Elders, they will not be a match for Min Wushuang. If the older generation comes forward, there will be old monsters behind the Tumin Society. For just one or two cities, the two major sects will not throw out their foundation and fight to the death. They will definitely endure for a while and stop. In my opinion, he will come again when Prince Nie returns to the court. If it's fast, it will be about five or six days later."

"Thanks for the advice."

Cheng Bai returned to his room and thought to himself, "That is to say, I still have these few days to prepare."

Without further ado, Cheng Bai arrived at Huijin Spring deep in the Blue Eye Maze of Shengjin Pagoda. The gardens here are like a poetic painting, fascinating, and the flowing golden water gurgles and plays a unique ancient music.

Cheng Bai took out the Four Symbols Cauldron, awakened Si Ye, placed the lava giant's inner elixir into the cauldron, and asked, "Are you sure you can upgrade from a supreme spiritual weapon to a soul weapon?"

Siye cheered and said, "My lord, with this inner elixir, plus so much gold and water, and with the help of the power of the brilliant spiritual fire, it will be no problem for you to soar into the sky. But the immortal weapon is isolated from the heavenly calamity, and once it enters the world, it will face a stronger heavenly punishment. Siye just wants to go all out and have no regrets."

"Okay, let's start." Cheng Bai used the brilliant spiritual lamp to light the fire.

The Four Symbols Cauldron floated up and hovered over the Huijin Spring. Several streams of golden water were swept up and sank into the cauldron like a long dragon sucking water. The surface of the water that was glittering with golden light suddenly became much shallower.

Cheng Bai's eyes twitched slightly, and he thought to himself, "I'm afraid that hundreds of tons of gold water were consumed just now. Fortunately, the Shengjin Tower has enough in stock. For others, where can they get so much? Isn't it impossible to upgrade to a Horcrux?"

The Four Symbols Cauldron devoured and absorbed the treasure, integrating its energy and essence into itself. Its power became stronger and stronger, and its momentum surged again and again. Its body was surrounded by flames, and golden and red lights took turns to shine. The dazzling light complemented each other, dazzling the person.

Then, the gold and red colors seemed to be pulled by a mysterious force and gradually merged into one, interweaving and penetrating each other, bursting with dazzling and brilliant light, like the rising sun, illuminating the entire Blue Eye Maze. The brilliant and magnificent flames surrounded the Four Symbols Cauldron and lingered for a long time, demonstrating its majestic power.

After a long time, the shocking changes finally subsided.

The Four Symbols Cauldron retracted its flames and slowly fell to the ground. Although its appearance remained the same, it seemed to have been reborn. It was filled with a mysterious and powerful aura, and contained power that was enough to shock the heavens and the earth and make ghosts weep.

Li Tong watched from the sidelines and whispered, "It's a top-grade soul weapon. All the natural resources and treasures are ready. It's going very smoothly. There's only one last step left. Whether it can reach the top level depends on whether the thunder tribulation tempering is perfect."

Cheng Bai said: "That's a good thing. If the thunder tribulation is of high quality, there will be gold to be gained."

Li Tong advised: "There are many natural treasures in the world, and collecting the thunderbolt gold is too risky. We immortal weapons dare not easily join the thunderbolt to protect you. The power of the heaven is endless. If you rashly resist, you may trigger your own thunderbolt. Don't be careless."

Cheng Bai disagreed and said, "I will be careful."

As soon as he came out of the Shengjin Pagoda with the Four Symbols Cauldron, the entire Qian'an City was immediately shrouded in dark clouds, so gloomy that it made people breathless.

Seeing the situation was not good, Li Tong said, "In this busy city, the thunder is extremely deadly to mortals. Taking the Four Symbols Cauldron up to the sky to survive the thunderstorm can avoid innocent casualties."

Cheng Bai immediately put away the Shengjin Pagoda, held up the Four Symbols Cauldron in his hand, and flew up to the sky.

Li Tong hesitated for a moment and followed closely behind.

The dark clouds in the sky rolled, stirred, and boiled violently, with golden lightning faintly visible in the clouds. Thunder roared through the sky, as if an invisible hammer was striking the entire world. The huge city of Qian'an was shaking, and the people in the city were frightened and panicked, looking for a safe place to hide everywhere.

As Siye was promoted to a soul weapon spirit, his perception became more acute, and he hurriedly said: "Master, this kind of power must be a high-level heavenly tribulation, please let me face it alone."

After saying that, the Four Symbols Cauldron flew into the air from Cheng Bai's hand and passed through the heavy clouds. One could see that the depths of the clouds were magnificent, like a landscape splashed with ink, with mountains upon mountains, distant and deep. Countless golden electric lights were dancing, and they were moving back and forth between the clouds as if they had life consciousness.

Cheng Bai was far away and saw the Four Symbols Cauldron slowing down and staying among the clouds. Immediately, golden lightning shaped like a dragon struck the cauldron.

The power of the Four Symbols Cauldron far exceeds that of the past. It is covered in flames and a spark can dissolve the lightning. The vitality of heaven and earth then dissipates and is quickly sucked into the cauldron's mouth.

Cheng Bai felt relieved and focused on searching for the gold that flashed by in the thunder.

After searching for a while, he saw a star really flying towards him, heading out of the clouds. Cheng Bai couldn't catch up with it with his flesh-and-blood body, so he hurriedly used his Phoenix power to capture it and stop it from running around, only then was he able to catch it.

During the chase, they ran to the edge of the clouds. Outside the hazy clouds, there was a magnificent chariot pulled by six pegasus horses. It stayed in the air, as if watching the shocking catastrophe.

"Who is that?" Cheng Bai used the power of the Phoenix to sense, which was clearer than what he could see with his eyes.

The body of the carriage rotates a pair of fire wheels to ride on the clouds, and there is a wide red umbrella cover in the carriage, embroidered with yellow dragons playing with clouds and decorated with metal beads. It is extremely luxurious without losing its majesty and solemnity.

There was no driver in the carriage, only one person sitting upright.

He wore a golden crown and a robe with dragon patterns and golden rings. At first glance, he looked like a noble god who had descended to earth. But a closer look revealed his greasy and powdered face, as if he had applied exaggerated white paper makeup, smoky panda eyes, and lips covered in bright lipstick, looking a bit like someone on stage, and it was difficult to tell whether he was young or old.

Cheng Bai's face was solemn, he did not dare to show any contempt.

The other party made him feel extremely dangerous, as if he were a sharp sword. Wherever his eyes looked, it was like a sword unsheathed, and he could send and receive it freely. There was only majesty but no murderous intent.

"The birth of an outstanding soul weapon has triggered a rare thunder catastrophe. It will definitely feature heavily on the Tianbao List." The strong man in the car shook his head and said so.

Li Tong followed closely behind and whispered, "This guy is several times stronger than You Fu." Suddenly, he dived into Cheng Bai's treasure bag to avoid his attack.

Forty-four golden thunderbolts flashed in succession in the clouds, becoming more and more powerful. The Four Symbols Cauldron put up a tenacious resistance, but from its initial calmness, it gradually became exhausted.

The dark clouds were so thick that water seemed to be dripping out. Suddenly, a strange phenomenon occurred. In the east, the waves parted like surging sea waves, and a majestic god with a human face and a bird body walked out. It had wings in its hands and two golden dragons under its feet. Its body was as big as a mountain. It stared at the Four Symbols Cauldron, and slowly condensed the last golden lightning in its palm.

Suddenly, Siye asked for help: "My Lord, the situation is critical. Can you give me the Red Refining Cauldron?"

I didn't expect that facing the thunder tribulation, all the previous preparations were still insufficient.

The Red Refining Cauldron was passed down by Yang Kaiping. It was not only valuable as a treasure, but also had the relationship between master and apprentice. But if this step could not be taken, the Four Symbols Cauldron would be destroyed, and all the previous efforts would be wasted.

Cheng Bai acted decisively and used the power of the phoenix to pick up the Red Refining Cauldron and threw it to the Four Symbols Cauldron at high speed. In an instant, it was swallowed up by the cauldron and refined into its own essence.

The god with a human face and a bird body held a bolt of lightning in one hand, which turned into a golden spear and threw it fiercely at the Four Symbols Cauldron. The power of this bolt of lightning was comparable to all the previous ones combined.