Time Travel: Did My Sister-in-Law Get Slapped in the Face Today?

"You came……"

A faint voice rang out, and Li Lan turned around abruptly. The voice did not come from the Scripture Pavilion, but... from outside!

He quickly walked out, following the sound to the center of the temple, where the huge altar stood before him.

On the altar, a huge Xuanhuang Cauldron stood tall. Even though it had gone through the Dharma-ending Age of the Earth, its luster remained undiminished. It was majestic and proud, as if it could support the entire world.

A radiant light emanated from the cauldron, the light of faith formed through countless sacrifices throughout history. The smoke from the incense money in Li Lan's hand merged into it and disappeared.

"This……"

Li Lan's heart grew heavy; he already had a guess, and the voice continued to resound from within the cauldron:

"The ancestral god Yu left the tripod here, and finally, the person who came arrived—"

This statement directly confirmed Li Lan's idea!

When he obtained the Xia Jing, he already had some guesses. After all, since this place belonged to the Daoist temple of Yu the Great, then this great cauldron... should be one of the "Nine Cauldrons" left behind by Yu the Great!

Yu the Great cast nine tripods to pacify the world!

"And you are?" Li Lan asked.

"The spirit within the cauldron".

With a soft sigh, he said, "If you had arrived any later, perhaps I too would have become a demon spirit within the cauldron. The divine artifact that has guarded China for countless years will also have turned into a world-destroying evil."

The spirit of the weapon!

The giant cauldron actually possesses a spirit?

Seemingly understanding Li Lan's doubts, the spirit of the cauldron continued to speak:

"In the ancient war, the Emperor Star suffered a crushing defeat. Many ancestral gods and immortals did their utmost to protect the Emperor Star from the storm. The ancestral god Yu the Great left behind two cauldrons to guard China. One cauldron is on Mount Song, which guards the center of the world, and the other cauldron is on Mount Tai, which guards the fire of the human race."

"Even though Kuafu escorted the Imperial Star here in the past and killed most of the enemies from the Divine Realm, a few people still infiltrated the Imperial Star. These people coveted the Imperial Star, but they were suppressed by the two cauldrons and could not set foot on the land of China."

Upon hearing this, Li Lan was deeply shocked.

The enemies that the artifact spirit spoke of infiltrating the Imperial Star must be the "them" who tampered with the Galaxy Array?!

"They cannot set foot on Chinese soil?" Li Lan asked.

"Indeed, the land of China is the homeland of many ancestral gods and immortals, and it is also suppressed by two cauldrons, so it has always been a forbidden area for the gods."

"But now, they have found a way to crack it."

The spirit within the cauldron spoke: "In the past, the ancestral god Yu the Great forged the Nine Cauldrons. The key lay in the fire of humanity. The fire of humanity could make the Nine Cauldrons complete, or it could destroy them. I am too weak now. If this continues for a while, I may truly be influenced by evil spirits..."

Li Lan felt heavy-hearted.

He finally understood why, even though he had been infiltrating Earth for so long, "they" had still not taken any action.

After all, once "they" saw the Galaxy Array restart, they would definitely be able to guess Li Lan's existence.

It now seems that it was precisely because of the existence of the Nine Cauldrons that Li Lan had been able to enjoy such peace during this period.

Otherwise, given their strength, their search for Li Lan would likely cause storms and disasters across the entire Earth!

The Nine Tripods of Yu the Great were not only a matter of the safety of the world, but also a matter of life and death for Li Lan.

Faced with the Nine Tripods of Yu the Great, they were at a loss, so they turned to the Li family to influence the Nine Tripods through the Li family in China.

"They are trying to control me, to control the Nine Tripods."

The spirit within the cauldron sighed softly, "If I lose my mind and the Nine Cauldrons fall into their hands, they can use the Imperial Star as their training ground and advance even further, perhaps even reaching the realm of the God Emperor..."

In the past, "they" spared no effort to hunt them down from the realm of gods, all for this very reason!

"Since they cannot set foot in China, they can only cultivate their own power within China and have it work for them."

Li Lan said, "As long as we eliminate all these traitors within, the Chinese imperial star will be safe!"

He stared intently at the large cauldron, already having an idea in mind.

Before this, Li Lan was unsure of their true nature, so he acted very cautiously. But now, if they were just traitors within China... Li Lan could easily wipe them out!